As Legal Business gathered a group of the legal elite at the top of Tower 42 to debate the issues facing the world’s top law firms – the question arose as to whether anything truly threatens law’s premier league.
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has added to its international bench yet again, with Allen & Overy (A&O) global co-head of arbitration Michael Young alongside the Paris hire of Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) Paris disputes head Isabelle Michou (pictured) Continue reading “‘Already deep bench’: Quinn boosts Paris offering with Allen & Overy and HSF hires”
Shearman & Sterling confirmed today (11 October) that Brussels antitrust partner Trevor Soames has resigned from the firm.
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King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) confirmed today (11 October) that Frankfurt corporate partner Michael Cziesla and Dubai-based disputes partner Tim Taylor QC are the two contenders for firm’s EUME senior partner position. The election was triggered by Stephen Kon’s early resignation in September halfway through his mandate.
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Soon to be merged firms CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang are to move in together into CMS UK’s current Cannon Place headquarters.
Continue reading “Moving in: Camerons, Olswang and Nabarro ink deal for Cannon Place”
In its first major mandate for The Carlyle Group in recent years, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised as the private equity firm picked up chemicals firm Atotech from Total for $3.2bn. Continue reading “Freshfields lands major Carlyle deal with $3.2bn Atotech acquisition”
Following its £47bn takeover of BG Group, Shell has appointed its ‘transitional’ GC James Hine as associate general counsel (GC) for Brazil, a region with one of the most prized oil plays in the world.
Inevitably with an event as dramatic as Brexit, the unintended consequences keep coming. One of the less noted is the 11th hour reprieve it has granted the Law Society, which in the spring was looking on course to lose much of its fund-raising powers as part of a government review.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the BBC ahead of an investigation into the employment status and tax avoidance claims against 100 current and former employees. Continue reading “Freshfields acts for the BBC in battle over presenters tax payments”
After weeks of speculation, CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang have voted to combine, taking on the CMS brand and giving Camerons over 1,000 partners and revenues of around £450m in the UK.
Having announced an audacious union yesterday (10 October) management at CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang are set to kick off the arduous process of consolidating their respective businesses over the next six months, an exercise which will see potential staff redundancies.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Slaughter and May and Ashurst have all won roles advising William Hill and Canadian online gaming company Amaya through merger talks in a deal worth about £4.5bn.
The first week of October brought with it several continental appointments at Simmons & Simmons, Dentons and Bird & Bird, while Clyde & Co and Trowers & Hamlins expanded in London.
Julia Chain (pictured) talks to Matthew Field on her in-house career, setting up RPC’s general counsel (GC) consulting practice and dealing with Richard Branson.
Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF’s) co-chief executive Mark Rigotti is set to take the helm as sole leader of the Anglo-Australian law firm, Legal Business has learned, with HSF phasing out its dual-CEO model.
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Australia’s largest global insurer QBE is to launch a review of its UK claims panel, following the appointment of a new group general counsel (GC) earlier this year.
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As part of an ongoing restructure, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made three key appointments to its legal team with hires from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells.
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Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow has taken on the chairman post at the City of London of Law Society (CLLS), amid a turbulent time for legal representative bodies.
Continue reading “‘Challenges ahead’: Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow takes on top CLLS job”
The best Freshfields corporate lawyer Silk Street ever produced is now leading Linklaters, with incoming senior partner Charlie Jacobs ushering in a very different style at the City giant to the technocratic revolution pushed through by previous regimes.
Continue reading “Comment: Winning hearts and minds (but mainly hearts) at Linklaters”
Shearman & Sterling‘s London tax head Sarah Priestley has now also quit the firm, closely following in the footsteps of global private equity chief Mark Soundy who confirmed he is leaving the firm earlier this week.
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