Price of debt – austerity and the plight of a project finance partner Legal Business The Magic Circle has so far been able to hold off the advance of US firms in project finance, but…
The end of the tunnel – litigation and regulatory challenges in financial services Anthony Notaras Legal Business teamed up with Simmons & Simmons to discover how financial institutions are coping with the twin threats of…
A year in finance Legal Business Nick Grandage and Daniel Franks of Norton Rose Fulbright discuss major developments over the last year in finance law.
Swaps: signs of a shift? Legal Business 3 Verulam Buildings’ Gregory Mitchell QC and Alexia Knight on what lies ahead for banks Banks have had a bruising…
Structured finance heavyweight Severs departs BLP for Paul Hastings Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s (BLP) head of structured debt and capital markets, Paul Severs, is leaving the firm to join Paul…
Cleaning up: Linklaters and Slaughters advise on record-breaking disposal of Northern Rock mortgages Legal Business Linklaters and Slaughter and May have landed major roles advising on the government’s record-breaking £13bn sale of former Northern Rock…
It’s a people game – what PE lawyers can teach global law firms Alex Novarese If a good chunk of the latest issue of Legal Business is focused on technology and machines replacing lawyers, our…
City firms poised to ride fintech wave Legal Business Victoria Young reports on the diverse mix of law firms looking to take advantage as finance meets technology UK Economic…
Fine wine and classic cars don’t necessarily make vintage investments Legal Business Chris Cole at Towry advises on financial planning. Knowing where to invest your money can be a challenge, especially if you…
Finance view: The night of the living wills – bank resolution work offers opportunity for FinReg counsel Legal Business Michael West reports on the introduction of bank resolution protocols Financial regulatory lawyers returned from their holidays this year to…
Your Legal Friend brings £9m shareholder group action against Quindell Kathryn McCann Liverpool-based law firm Your Legal Friend, formerly known as Camps Solicitors, has launched a shareholder group action against Quindell under…
Gates set to open for new financial court in London Legal Business A newly created financial court at the Rolls Building in London, the first of its kind in the City and…
Weil Gotshal, A&O and Freshfields advise on Worldpay float Jaishree Kalia Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have all picked up work advising card payment services…
The finance view: Bigger, simpler, cheaper? How to position the modern securitisation counsel Legal Business Securitisation lawyers have been hard pressed since the financial crisis, diversifying their practices and often even ditching the S word.
Hard graft – The pan-Europe bribery crackdown Legal Business As European agencies turn up the heat on bribery and corruption, we team up with Simmons & Simmons to assess…
The Finance View: Bigger, simpler, cheaper? How to position the modern securitisation counsel Legal Business Michael West assesses the impact of the ongoing rehabilitation of structured finance Securitisation lawyers have been hard pressed since the…
Clifford Chance advises Co-Op Bank as it avoids financial watchdog’s ‘substantial fine’ Sarah Downey Clifford Chance (CC) has advised the Co-Operative (Co-Op) Bank as the high-street lender avoided a substantial fine following an investigation…
Dealwatch: US trio’s City teams take lead roles on GHG’s £1.5bn three-year debt restructuring alongside Simmons and CC Legal Business Teams at the London offices of Paul Hastings; Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy all took…
Linklaters finance practice knocked as firm loses leading partners in Germany and Hong Kong Tom Moore Linklaters has suffered senior exits in two key financial centres, with former German international board member Eva Reudelhuber departing for…
Coming off the naughty step: Bakers’ Jonathan Walsh charts the quiet rehabilitation of asset-backed lending Guest Blog Securitisation has taken a battering in recent years. A complex financing technique, little understood by the public, it was an…
