Anna Lawrence Legal director, offer and supply chain KINGFISHER Anna Lawrence is legal director of Kingfisher’s offer and supply chain business unit. Formed in 2015, the business brings together the buying teams for a large portfolio of home improvement brands, including B&Q and Screwfix in the UK and Brico Dépôt and Castorama in France, with …
Alexandra McGurk Vice president and counsel, litigation WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT/IMG Recently promoted to vice president and counsel, litigation, Alexandra McGurk is described by one TMT partner as ‘a very clever lawyer who manages a diverse range of problems in a commercial manner with a high degree of focus on positive outcomes’.
Menu Swoop to conquer – a turbulent year for US firms in London but no retreat Global London 2017 – Main table To the hilt – Meet the US firms going all in to dominate the City’s leveraged finance scene Focus: Dechert Focus: Sidley Austin Focus: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer The last word: American …
Panel firms resist attempts to remove junior lawyer fees from pricing While more than a dozen firms – including the entire Magic Circle – have made it onto Deutsche Bank’s latest global legal panel, an attempt by the bank to remove fees for junior lawyers has proved controversial. The review process, which is understood to …
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Comment and analysis The GC Powerlist looks ahead to the client redefining the profession The fast fast track – meet the clients of tomorrow Great expectations – what happened next for our 2014 class of rising stars Sponsored The age of the lawyer Welcome to the GC Powerlist reception! Information is your organisation’s lifeblood Managing …
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SEEDRS Industry/sector: Venture capital Founded: 2009 Founders: Jeff Lynn, Carlos Silva Chief legal officer: Karen Kerrigan Based: London Seedrs began as an MBA project at Oxford’s Saïd Business School before launching in 2012. In May that year it raised £1.3m in funding and received authorisation to become the first regulated equity crowdfunding platform in the …
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SKYSCANNER Industry/sector: Travel Founded: 2001 Founders: Gareth Williams, Barry Smith, Bonamy Grimes General counsel: Carolyn Jameson Founded in Edinburgh in 2001, Skyscanner has revenues of £120m and has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London in the UK with additional offices in locations including Singapore, Beijing, Miami, Barcelona, and Tokyo. The site is available in …
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DEEPMIND HEALTH Industry/sector: Medical research/data Founded: 2010 (DeepMind), 2016 (DeepMind Health) Founders (DeepMind): Demis Hassabis (pictured), Shane Legg, Mustafa Suleyman General counsel: Trevor Callaghan (DeepMind) Based: London In early 2016, Google-owned artificial intelligence (AI) specialist DeepMind announced it would create a healthcare division. DeepMind has chalked up some notable successes in advanced AI – including …
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300 JOBS CUT AHEAD OF CMS MERGER Approximately 300 support staff roles are to be cut at CMS Cameron McKenna, Olswang and Nabarro ahead of their triple merger next month. The firms ran a redundancy consultation from January to March, with 650 of the 950 support staff offered roles in the combined firm.
