Heavyweight US trio advises on €15.6bn Alcatel takeover
Three US law firms – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell – leveraged…
Partner promotions: Eversheds makes 22 up to partner with nine overseas
As LB100 firms continue to make efforts to improve the gender diversity of their partnerships, Eversheds has made up 22…
Going mainstream: Barclays breaks ground to forge first contract lawyer panel
After establishing a global two-tier panel last year, Barclays has launched a procurement process to formalise its flexible resourcing usage…
Q&A: Pinsents new managing partner Cleland on priorities, understanding the numbers and what he will miss most
Pinsent Masons‘ John Cleland (pictured) takes up the reins as the firm’s new managing partner today (Friday 1 May). He…
Revolving doors: European hires as HSF recruits in Germany and Bird & Bird focuses on Denmark while Ogier hires from Kirkland
King & Wood Mallesons real estate team hire from Eversheds may have made the headlines last week, but there were…
Winning work: Addleshaws picks up lead role on Tate & Lyle’s joint venture break up
Addleshaw Goddard has secured a lucrative mandate from British-based multinational Tate & Lyle, a client traditionally associated with the Magic…
Partner promotions: Stephenson Harwood makes up five in London as Ince promotes City duo and one in Dubai
Stephenson Harwood and Ince & Co are the latest firms to announce their partner promotions, with the former making up…
Consolidation: DWF to merge with City-based insurance practice Watmores
The acquisitive DWF shows no signs of slowing down with the announcement today that it is to acquire niche insurance…
Partner promotions: Wragge Lawrence Graham promotes six to partner
One year on from its merger, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has promoted six new partners across the firm’s corporate,…
Middle East: DLA Piper opens second office in Saudi Arabia with plans for a third
Following its Canada merger last month with Vancouver-based Davis, DLA Piper has embarked on further international expansion opening a second office…
Partner promotions: Weightmans makes an all-female round as BLM cuts its to six and Browne Jacobson’s partnership passes 100
This week saw Weightmans carry out its first all-female promotions round, making four women up to partner level, while BLM…
Leadership: David Ryan set as Pinsents London head after leaving managing partner role
David Ryan (pictured) is set to take up the role as head of Pinsent Masons‘ London office following the end…
International ambitions: Kennedys enters formal association with Chilean boutique
Insurance specialist Kennedys, which has been boosting its international ties in recent months, has entered into another formal association –…
Graham Vinter set to retire as BG Group appoints a new GC
In-house heavyweight Graham Vinter is set to retire as the general counsel (GC) of BG Group later this year, with…
Last orders – Addleshaws gets behind its new leader, but can it regain its form?
National thoroughbred Addleshaw Goddard has consistently struggled to find its form since the credit crunch. Kathryn McCann assesses if new…
Pinsents launches infra-focused Australia outpost
After much speculation, Pinsent Masons announced the launch of an infrastructure sector-focused practice in Melbourne and Sydney last month, with…
Client profile: Suzanne Wise, Network Rail
The rail company’s GC on the challenges of working in a highly specialised industry. Suzanne Wise first thought it was…
Winning work: TLT picks up Halliwells dispute as Irwin Mitchell loses out
TLT has been gifted with a key mandate to defend a group of 26 former Halliwells partners in a dispute…
A £47bn deal: Slaughters and Freshfields win key roles on Shell’s acquisition of BG Group
Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both won key roles advising on Royal Dutch Shell’s £47bn acquisition of…
In-house: Graham Vinter set to retire as BG Group appoints a new GC
In-house heavyweight Graham Vinter is set to retire as the general counsel (GC) of BG Group later this year, with…