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Fountain Court boosts finance bench with arrival of Outer Temple silk Lissack

Fountain Court Chambers has bolstered its bench of finance silks after attracting banking heavyweight Richard Lissack QC (pictured) from Outer Temple Chambers.

Set to join the elite commercial and chancery set on Tuesday (3 May), Lissack is one of London’s most established finance silks. Called to the Bar in 1978 and taking silk in 1994, Lissack’s practice covers a broad range of advocacy across finance, regulatory, white collar crime and professional negligence. Continue reading “Fountain Court boosts finance bench with arrival of Outer Temple silk Lissack”

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Promotions 2016: Eversheds makes up 26 partners as TLT names four in reduced round

Eversheds has promoted 26 partners globally, with four in the firm’s London office, while TLT has made up four partners across the UK in a reduced round.

Of Eversheds’ 26 promotions, 11 of were female and ten are in its international offices with new partners in Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and United Arab Emirates.

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HSF leaders plot China launch and US merger amid new strategy

‘Could we have a 1,000 lawyers in China? We could,’ Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) co-chief executive Mark Rigotti said. ‘But that would be accessing a different client base. A thousand lawyers would be overcooking it. I would like 100 lawyers as then you get cultural and client alignment between high quality local and cross border. Would 100 lawyers in China by 2025 be feasible? Yes.’

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Hillsborough inquest: Birnberg Peirce wins for families as Crown mulls criminal charges

Birnberg Peirce & Partners, a law firm which provides representation to families whose loved ones have died in controversial circumstances involving the state, has led almost 20 different law firms in an inquest into the deaths arising from the Hillsborough Stadium Football disaster.

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Revolving Doors: Freshfields, Dentons and Pinsents make key hires as Uber and Callcredit build in-house teams

Following a string of seven recent hires to its Advanced Manufacturing and Technology (AMT) sector, Pinsent Masons has boosted its corporate team with the appointment of TMT specialist Andrew McMillan to its AMT sector. Previously head of Simmons & Simmons TMT practice, McMillan brings experience in advising TMT corporates, investment banks and private equity houses on in-sector mergers and acquisitions and high-value commercial contracts.

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