‘A great tactician’: Latham City disputes chair exits for boutique
Boutique disputes outfit Signature Litigation has landed top commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer Simon Bushell from Latham & Watkins.
‘Old fashioned and bureaucratic’: Law Society chief exec Dixon resigns over lack of governance reform
The chief executive of the Law Society Catherine Dixon resigned last night (3 January) citing a lack of governance reform in the group’s council.
Hogan Lovells appoints three in London in 29-strong global partner promotions round
Hogan Lovells‘ round of New Year promotions has seen the firm appoint 29 new partners including three in London.
Linklaters continues litigation push with Goldman Sachs hire
Linklaters has hired Goldman Sachs managing director Susana Cao Miranda as a partner to strengthen its London litigation offering.
Football start-up Dugout appoints first in-house lawyer
Social media football start-up Dugout has appointed its first in-house counsel from Perform Group as it gains backing from some of the sport’s biggest clubs.
US partner promotions: Cadwalader adds two as Jones Day promotes five partners in the City
US firm Jones Day has promoted five to partner in London as part of a 47-strong promotions round, while New York outfit Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft elected two in the City as part of a 10-strong cohort.
Victory for Dentons as judge throws out £30m PAG claim against RBS
Dentons client The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has won a battle over interest rate swaps mis-selling against Bird & Bird client Property Alliance Group.
Linklaters joins SullCrom and Cravath on $65bn Linde and Praxair megadeal
Sullivan & Cromwell, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Linklaters and Hengeler Mueller have won roles on another potential mega merger, between US and German oil and gas giants Praxair and Linde.
Law Society chief executive appointed to London mayor Sadiq Khan’s Brexit panel
The chief executive of the Law Society Catherine Dixon has joined a panel of experts instructed to advise London mayor Sadiq Khan in upcoming Brexit negotiations.
In-house: Davis Polk added to HSBC global roster as firms retain places
US giant Davis, Polk & Wardwell has won a spot on HSBC’s global legal panel as a host of firms retain their places.