Fresh from finalising a major corporate reorganisation, Time Inc has also reshuffled leadership within its in-house legal team with the appointment of Lauren Ezrol Klein as general counsel.
Continue reading “In-house: Longstanding Time Inc lawyer made general counsel”
Ashurst‘s raft of investments are coming to light after managing partner Paul Jenkins flagged those costs as a reason the firm saw a 19% drop in profits per equity partner down to £603,000 from £747,000 for the financial year 2015/16.
Continue reading “Project Prism: Inside Ashurst’s integration plans”
Kennedys is to boost its marine and shipping departments through a City merger with boutique firm Waltons & Morse.
Jones Day is advising on the administration of BHS, joining Weil, Gotshal & Manges and DLA Piper in winding down the collapsed retailer.
Continue reading “Jones Day to examine role of BHS directors with new administrators”
Expansive US firm White & Case is preparing to launch in Australia after putting together a war chest to take partners from rival firms.
Continue reading “Heading down under: White & Case to launch in Australia”
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Eversheds have made up the bulk of UK admissions to the Irish bar so far in 2016, as the number soared to over 300 after the Brexit vote.
Having successfully won a privacy battle at the Supreme Court in May, celebrity threesome couple PJS and YMA has dropped lawyers Carter-Ruck for fellow media boutique Schillings.
Continue reading “Media musical chairs: Schillings takes celebrity threesome case from Carter-Ruck”
Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Norton Rose Fulbright have all taken key roles as William Hill has rejected a £3.6bn takeover bid from Rank Group and 888 Holdings.
Accounting systems developer Sage has confirmed Vicki Bradin as its new general counsel (GC), amid a leadership shake-up.
Continue reading “In-house: Sage GC to retire following management changes”
Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals has appointed Christina Ackermann as its new general counsel as it comes under scrutiny for its business and accounting practices. Continue reading “Embattled pharma giant Valeant picks new general counsel”
Legal Business catches up with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom disputes veteran Rory McAlpine (pictured) to discuss the Hong Kong legal market and the cases he has advised on throughout his career.
Olswang has seen a 11% drop in its turnover for the financial year 2015/16 with revenues tumbling by £14.2m to £112.5m, while firm’s profits per equity partner (PEP) remained steady at £490,000.
Continue reading “Olswang turnover drops 11% after Berlin ‘decoupling’”
In the latest development post-Leveson, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has launched a year-long arbitration scheme for major national newspapers. Continue reading “No happy ending: Media lawyers wary of new arbitration scheme for newspapers”
Shearman & Sterling and Goodwin Procter have taken the lead instruction on the sale of upmarket crisp and popcorn business, Tyrrells, to US snacks firm Amplify Snack Brands in a £300m deal.
Continue reading “Shearman and Goodwin Procter crunch into £300m Tyrrells deal”
Last week saw a trio of firms bolster their international offerings through lateral hires, including Clyde & Co, US firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and New Law provider Halebury.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made its fifth major lateral hire this month, taking on Simmons & Simmons head of IP Marc Döring in a boost to its patent litigation offering.
Continue reading “Simmons loses another patent heavyweight as A&O takes IP head”
Simmons & Simmons has laid off lawyers in London following the Brexit vote. While the firm has refused to comment on the number of redundancies, banking and real estate are two practices known to be affected.
Both Addleshaw Goddard and Gowling WLG have frozen their August salary reviews until the autumn as a result of Britain’s vote to leave the EU.
Disputes powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has launched a long-anticipated corporate crime practice in London through the hire of Covington & Burling partner and former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutor Robert Amaee.
Continue reading “Quinn makes City white-collar crime play with hire of former SFO prosecutor Amaee”
Clifford Chance (CC) has tapped Chadbourne & Parke for restructuring lawyer Douglas Deutsch, its second hire to the New York office this week.
