‘Status quo is not an option’ – leading fin reg lawyers gather to debate future enforcement challenges Theresa Hargreaves Private practice litigators, barristers and in-house lawyers gathered in the City’s Minster Building for Legal Business and Legal 500’s annual…
‘It was never a marriage made in heaven’- what Norton Rose Fulbright’s exit means for South Africa Kate Peacock Earlier this month, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) became the third major firm to withdraw from South Africa in just over…
Revolving Doors: Latham hires real estate partner as HSF Kramer loses partners in London and Middle East Eliza Winter Leading the high profile hires this week, Latham & Watkins has continued its financial sector push with a notable partner…
Norton Rose Fulbright becomes latest firm to pull out of South Africa Alex Ryan Norton Rose Fulbright is splitting from its South African business, with the firm’s offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban…
Revolving Doors: Proskauer, Mayer Brown and Pinsents hire in PE as A&O Shearman loses German arbitration head Will Lewallen Martin Graham has joined Proskauer’s private equity and M&A team in London, returning to private practice after 18 years at…
Revolving Doors: Eversheds hires in London and Frankfurt while Simpson Thacher and Cadwalader build in finance Theresa Hargreaves Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its tax department in London with the addition of Kevin Cummings from McDermott Will & Schulte.…
‘I realised how much difference it makes to have solid advice and real connections’ – Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright join Slaughters in social mobility initiative Bertie Ford Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright have joined Slaughter and May as corporate members of 93% Professionals – a social mobility…
Revolving Doors: Paul Hastings lands Kirkland M&A heavyweight as Clifford Chance adds laterals in New York Anna Huntley Leading this week’s high-profile moves, Paul Hastings strengthened its corporate M&A practice with the hire of Eric Schiele from Kirkland…
NRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committee Anna Huntley Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has today (24 September) formalised its leadership structure, with interim global managing partners Jeff Cody and…
Norton Rose and DLA post rising revenues as global footprint drives growth Anna Huntley Norton Rose has reported an 8.7% increase in global revenue, marking a turnaround from two years of declining revenue. Profit…
Business and human rights laws: CS3D and other important developments Guest Blog After a protracted and hotly contested legislative process, the forthcoming EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) is set to…
Leadership round-up: Shebson wins second term at HFW as Norton Rose Fulbright names new global chair Tom Baker HFW has re-elected managing partner Jeremy Shebson for a second four-year term, effective 1 April 2023. Shebson, who was originally…
NRF called to Qualcomm’s £480m class action defence as Quinn’s London team drops out Tom Baker Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has been called up to a new-look legal team for Qualcomm as it defends itself from…
Guest post: COP26 heats up and global temperature pledges spur optimism Guest Blog As the 2021 United Nations Climate Change conference gathers momentum, Tim Baines, counsel in Mayer Brown’s environmental team, finds optimism…
Sponsored briefing: German interlocutory injunction proceedings in patent matters under review of CJEU Guest Blog Clemens Rübel discusses patent matters under review by the CJEU in Germany The requirements of granting interlocutory injunctions in patent…
Sponsored briefing: Corporate criminal liability in Germany Guest Blog Alexander Cappel discusses how the German legal landscape is going to change based on the future Corporate Criminal Liability Act…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Real Estate Team of the Year Mark McAteer After much back-and-forth between the judges in a keenly contested category, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Insurance Team of the Year Mark McAteer The entries have been assessed, the shortlists have been drawn up and our panel of general counsel judges have had…
Martyr bows out after two-decade reign as NRF chooses new chief executive Thomas Alan The reign of one of global law’s longest-serving leaders will come to an end shortly with Peter Martyr completing his final term…
NRF asks staff to cut working hours by a fifth and defers partner pay in re-introduction of financial crisis-era flexi scheme Marco Cillario Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is asking its staff to agree to a 20% cut of weekly working hours and delaying profit…
