Latham makes double real estate finance play with hires from GE Capital and Dechert Legal Business Latham & Watkins has boosted its real estate finance practice in the City, hiring Quentin Gwyer, who was executive counsel…
Magic Circle meets big four – A&O teams up with Deloitte for pioneering JV targeted at banking giants Madeleine Farman In the first marquee joint venture between a Big Four accountant and a Magic Circle law firm, Allen & Overy…
Banking on change: bonuses still centre stage Legal Business Tapestry’s Janet Cooper on regulatory developments affecting pay in financial services. Since 2009, regulators around the world have been issuing…
‘Making a splash’: Ashurst hires RBS executive in syndicated loans push Madeleine Farman In a bid to market itself more innovatively to clients, Ashurst has hired RBS head of EMEA loan markets Dave…
Here come the accountants: PwC Legal hires former Milbank partner to head City finance division Legal Business PwC Legal has hired former Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy partner Laetitia Costa to run its banking and finance team…
Gowling WLG boosts banking and projects ranks with appointments from Dentons and HSF Kathryn McCann Gowling WLG has made a double partner hire, appointing Dentons’ Matthew Harvey in banking and finance and former Herbert Smith…
‘Too good to pass up on’: Former Addleshaw banking head Papworth joins gunnercooke Kathryn McCann Richard Papworth, who served as head of banking and finance at Addleshaw Goddard until retiring last May, has joined corporate…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2016 Legal Business FORSTERS AND SLAUGHTERS LEAD ON TATA STEEL SELL OFF Forsters and Slaughter and May acted on Greybull Capital’s rescue deal…
Fountain Court boosts finance bench with arrival of Outer Temple silk Lissack Legal Business Fountain Court Chambers has bolstered its bench of finance silks after attracting banking heavyweight Richard Lissack QC (pictured) from Outer…
‘The worst is over’: S&P report predicts end for mega regulatory fines for banks Legal Business As the UK bank reporting season gets into full swing, a new study says the era of fines, compensation and…
White & Case hiring spree continues with appointment of Ashurst capital markets partner Tom Moore As White & Case aims to build a 500-lawyer practice in the City by 2020, its recruitment spree has continued…
Linklaters makes key real estate finance hire with former Allen & Overy team leader Legal Business In a move to boost its real estate finance practice, Linklaters has hired former Allen & Overy (A&O) real estate…
Financial Services Legal Business Justin Bickle: Managing director, Oaktree Capital Team headcount: Four (UK) Law firms used: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Kirkland & Ellis,…
A&O and Linklaters win advisory roles on $965m financing of Travelex and UAE Exchange Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have won roles advising on a $965m combined financing deal for UAE Exchange Centre…
PPI costs drive Co-op Bank’s legal risk expense up 91% Legal Business The Co-operative Bank’s legal risk expenditure almost doubled in 2015 mostly to address issues caused by the mis-selling of payment…
Allen & Overy leadership latest: banking co-heads step down Jaishree Kalia In a run of new leadership announcements, Allen & Overy (A&O) has elected Philip Bowden and Andrew Thomas as the…
RBS hires Shaw as GC as the ex-Barclays veteran takes one of the top roles in finance law Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Michael Shaw (pictured) as its next general counsel with the former Barclays…
One Essex Court takes banking silk duo from 3VB Legal Business One Essex Court has hired banking silk duo Adrian Beltrami QC and Sonia Tolaney QC from 3 Verulam Buildings (3VB),…
Asia round-up: Stephenson Harwood formalises Guangzhou association as A&O makes FinReg play Victoria Young Stephenson Harwood has formalised its association with Chinese law firm Wei Tu, while Allen & Overy has made a key…
Derivatives experience helps Ashurst join Magic Circle on Credit Suisse UK panel Legal Business Bank’s European in-house team reshuffled as GC Leistner departs A strong reputation for derivatives work has seen Ashurst selected to…
