Eight already depart KWM partnership as European restructuring kicks in Legal Business Eight City-based lawyers have left the partnership at King & Wood Mallesons as part of a restructuring that will see up…
Simpson Thacher tops first quarter global deal tables, as Davis Polk dominates Europe Legal Business Despite a looming Brexit referendum swaying levels of transactional activity, certain law firms are enjoying a healthy pipeline of deals…
Heads roll on Queen Street: KWM to axe 15% of European partners in sweeping shake-up Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) told its London partnership this morning that 15% of its European and Middle Eastern partners…
KWM restructures London as Europe managing partner returns to full-time fee-earning Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is restructuring its London teams, which has delayed the election of a new European managing…
City lawyers form pro-Brexit coalition led by 8 New Square QC Victoria Young Lobby groups set up on both sides as questions loom large for the country’s legal framework Debate among lawyers over…
Comment: Privacy v transparency – Withers’ Noseda on incoming OECD tax rules opening a new battle front Legal Business In almost every field of legal work, privacy is regarded as a primary and legitimate concern to protect the interests…
Comment: What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit Legal Business Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
‘An environment conducive to M&A’: global elite anticipate busy year after record 2015 Legal Business Skadden heads US M&A tables while Freshfields leads in Europe Deal lawyers are unsurprisingly predicting another busy year in M&A…
What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit Legal Business Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
Privacy v transparency – incoming OECD tax rules are opening a new battle front Legal Business Withers’ Filippo Noseda casts a weary eye over the latest attempt to bolster tax disclosure In almost every field of…
DLA Piper expands Nordic footprint with Finnish tie-up Legal Business DLA Piper has agreed a combination with 30-lawyer Finnish law firm Peltonen LMR as it expands its Nordic footprint.
International moves: Bonelli recruits A&O Italy senior capital markets partner while BLP makes double Dubai hire Sarah Downey Italian firm BonelliErede, the European best friend of Slaughter and May, has made a key hire with Allen & Overy‘s…
Client profile: Paul van Reesch, Coca-Cola Enterprises Legal Business The soft drink giant’s top European lawyer talks about value and facing pressure from the sugar lobby. As a young…
‘More of a PR stunt than a constitutional milestone’: Government backtracks on withdrawal from ECHR Kathryn McCann The Conservative government has backtracked on any planned withdrawal from key provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)…
ABC – the brutally simple world of a private equity lawyer Tom Moore As diversifying private equity houses continue to drive transactional activity in Europe, the battle to build high-end buyout teams intensifies.…
The legislative framework for ‘trapped’ property buyers Legal Business Andreas Haviaras and Stalo Papoui of Haviaras & Philippou discuss the new development in Cypriot property law. The main problem…
Called to the bench: White & Case partner Ian Forrester QC made an EU judge Legal Business White & Case partner Ian Forrester QC has been appointed as the UK’s judge at the General Court of European…
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…
Host of Global 100 firms advise on Coke bottler’s $31bn three-way merger Legal Business Over ten firms were involved in the complex cross-border merger that saw three of The Coca-Cola Company’s bottlers unite to…
A&O boosts Spanish office ranks as it hires Ashurst’s banking head Jaishree Kalia After having launched a second office in Spain last year, Allen & Overy (A&O) has continued to build its offering in…
