Energy Legal Business Donny Ching: Legal director, Royal Dutch Shell Team headcount: 980 Law firms used: Over 100 firms. Primary global panel includes…
Revolving doors: Reed Smith ups energy offering as Mayer Brown JSM and Ince & Co make Hong Kong hires Legal Business Reed Smith, which last week cut 45 jobs across its US, Europe and Middle Eastern offices, has bolstered its energy…
Ince & Co Singapore exits continue as energy head departs for Bakers Legal Business Ince & Co’s departures continue in Singapore with energy head Martin David being the latest to leave the firm, joining…
Hogan Lovells energy team exits continue as partner Levin takes up Nekton Group GC role Legal Business Hogan Lovells has confirmed the departure of leading corporate energy partner David Levin to energy merchant business Nekton Group, months…
‘We haven’t turned ourselves into a boutique’ – Ashurst’s head talks strategy, Bain and pushing energy and finance Jaishree Kalia After having brought in Bain & Co last year to advise on the firm’s strategy, Ashurst’s chairman and New Zealand-born…
Orrick hires Hogan Lovells’ heads of energy and renewables as it continues City build-out Legal Business Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has continued with its European strategy revamp, building its energy team in London by hiring Hogan…
SSE Legal Business Director of legal services: Liz Tanner. Team headcount: 63 lawyers. 2014 was a busy year for the legal team at…
Areva Legal Business Group general counsel: Coralie Bouscasse. Team headcount: 134 lawyers. The legal team at French nuclear giant Areva has been praised…
Royal Dutch Shell Legal Business Legal director: Donny Ching. Team headcount: 700 lawyers globally. Shell’s huge legal team, led by legal director Donny Ching, supports…
BG Group Legal Business General counsel: Graham Vinter. Team headcount: 82 lawyers. Cited as popular with its commercial partners, the legal team at FTSE…
Q&A: A year on – Shell’s legal director Donny Ching on handling oil industry pressures and a 1000-strong team Kathryn McCann Donny Ching (pictured) replaced Peter Rees as Royal Dutch Shell’s legal director in February 2014. After almost a year in the…
Reed Smith bolsters City energy practice with further hire from McDermott Legal Business Reed Smith has made a further lateral hire to bolster its City offering, as Prajakt Samant becomes the second energy partner…
CMS’ Aberdeen capability sees it awarded £572m BG Group disposal Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna’s capability in Aberdeen has seen it selected ahead of fellow BG Group panel law firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Energy lawyers welcome Queen’s speech as Infrastructure Bill set to open pathways to fracking Legal Business Energy lawyers are expecting a hike in UK shale gas projects after the Queen’s speech yesterday (4 June) outlined plans…
Power struggles – the challenges facing counsel in the $5trn oil and gas industry Francesca Fanshawe Legal Business talks to lawyers on the frontline of the controversial and risky oil and gas business to explore the…
With an external legal spend in excess of $1bn since 2010, BP launches panel review Sarah Downey Energy giant BP, which has paid around $1bn in external legal fees in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil…
Profile: Alison Kay, National Grid Caroline Hill The energy giant’s group GC discusses the overhaul of its legal function When the in-house legal team of a large…
Energy run: Clifford Chance advises Shell on series of major M&A deals Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has secured a run of major mandates for Royal Dutch Shell including last week’s A$2.9bn ($2.6bn) agreement to sell…
Breaking new ground – advisers hope shale revolution can restart CEE market Jaishree Kalia While most of central and eastern Europe (CEE) predictably remains in recovery mode from the global financial crisis, the buoyant…
