To the bank: Linklaters’ Elliott takes chair role at Permanent TSB Legal Business After 27 years at the Magic Circle firm, former senior partner Robert Elliott has been appointed chairman at Irish bank…
‘We can compete’: A&O breaks lockstep again for new Manhattan finance team Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has broken lockstep again for a New York finance team hired last week, about six months…
A&O continues US spree with three finance partners from Paul Hastings Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has continued its US push picking up a three partner finance and securities team from Paul…
Sponsored briefing: Offshore but not off limits Guest Blog Navigant’s David Lawler on recent developments in asset-tracing claims Given the multiplicity of channels available to money launderers and the…
White & Case and SullCrom advise as Deutsche Bank fined over £500m for money laundering claims Legal Business White & Case and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised Deutsche Bank as Germany’s largest lender has been fined £500m by…
Too big to fail? The battle to keep ring-fencing reforms on track Legal Business Envisaged in the wake of the financial crisis, ring-fencing reforms will tie up banks and legal advisers for years. Legal…
Slaughters and Addleshaws follow Simmons in developing fintech funds Legal Business Slaughter and May and Addleshaw Goddard are targeting the fintech market, following in Simmons & Simmons’ footsteps to develop funds…
Rising star Sum quits for Sidley Austin in blow for Linklaters banking practice Legal Business Rising restructuring star Yen Sum will exit Linklaters‘ banking practice to join US firm Sidley Austin after eight years with…
Goodwin Procter poised to take majority of KWM’s prized funds team Georgiana Tudor Four King & Wood Mallesons partners, the majority of the firm’s influential funds team, are in talks to join Goodwin…
Repeat business: Slaughters and Spanish best friend act as Santander buys back its asset management arm Legal Business Slaughter and May, its best friend Uria Menendez and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have won roles advising on Santander’s…
Double hire for Dechert as White & Case PE player Allardice exits with K&E finance partner Legal Business Dechert has strengthened its private equity and finance practices hiring White & Case‘s Ross Allardice and Kirkland & Ellis partner…
Bank of Ireland GC latest to head to Santander UK Legal Business Bank of Ireland’s general counsel John Bennett has departed after three years in the role for Santander UK, where he…
Freshfields acts for the BBC in battle over presenters tax payments Matthew Field Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the BBC ahead of an investigation into the employment status and tax avoidance claims against…
Law Society weighs in on Senior Managers Regime, warns of conflict risk to in-house privilege Legal Business Already a contentious issue among financial companies pledging to tackle poor working cultures, the Senior Managers Regime, which holds executives…
Ashurst suffers further exits as Abu Dhabi head departs and A&O takes two Asia finance partners Madeleine Farman The exits continue at Ashurst as the firm’s Abu Dhabi head has quit for a US firm while two Asia…
Costs of capital – senior counsel discuss hard lessons from the post-Lehman clampdown Legal Business With regulatory focus on financial services business unrelenting, effective risk management strategies are vital. We teamed up with Cornerstone Research…
Client profile: Michael Shaw, The Royal Bank of Scotland Legal Business The veteran corporate lawyer on memorable moments in deal making and untangling himself from Barclays ‘It was ambition that made…
Revolving doors: Mishcon makes key City hire as K&L Gates boosts Fintech practice Legal Business Ahead of the expected summer slowdown, UK firms have made a spate of City hires, with Mishcon de Reya, K&L…
The finance view: Bespoke and busy – no return to the cookie cutter but plenty of creative lawyering for City’s property finance teams Legal Business Victoria Young reviews the changing property finance landscape Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) head of real estate finance Naveen Vijh surveys…
Another one bites the dust: KWM’s former European head of finance leaves for Cadwalader Tom Moore The partner exits at King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) City office keep coming, with former Europe head of finance, Jeremy…
