‘Highly regarded thought leader’: Sandie Okoro made World Bank GC
World Bank Group has appointed HSBC Global Asset Management general counsel (GC) Sandie Okoro as its senior vice president and GC.
Former child abuse inquiry judge Goddard enlists Carter-Ruck
The chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee has attacked retired New Zealand high court judge Dame Lowell Goddard QC for refusing to give oral evidence on the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA).
‘Bringing fresh thinking’: Manchester-based Haxby wins Squires EMEA managing partner job
Transatlantic firm Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Jane Haxby as its new European managing partner, taking on the role from Peter Crossley who is set to step down at the end of the year.
Q&A: Jolyon Maugham QC on the first victory for Brexit’s legal challenge
Devereaux Chambers Jolyon Maugham QC – who organised a crowdfunded movement to challenge the government’s triggering of article 50 without an act of parliament – speaks to Legal Business in the wake of last week’s High Court victory for remain supporters.
King & Wood loses five-lawyer energy team to Squire Patton Boggs
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has lost a five-lawyer team including global energy and infrastructure co-head Neil Upton to Squire Patton Boggs in the latest exits from its London office.
Hillsborough inquest: Birnberg Peirce and other firms take home £63m as government foots legal bill
The Home Office has spent £63.6m on the legal costs for the families of the 96 victims of the 1989 Hillsborough Football Stadium disaster, with London human rights firm Birnberg Peirce and Partners taking the lion’s share of fees.
Linklaters votes for Moore’s lockstep reforms but controversial features dropped
Linklaters partners have voted today (3 November) to accept changes to the firm’s lockstep that will provide more flexibility in moving partners on the ladder.
‘The next generation’: Linklaters appoints new corporate group heads as Comiskey takes charge
Linklaters has reshuffled the leadership of its corporate team, moving a number of key roles down to rising stars following changes to senior management in the department.
Dentons Nextlaw becomes largest global referral network of more than 290 firms
Dentons has officially launched its free-to-use Nextlaw Global Referral Network, signing up 291 firms to make the largest referral network by firm count in the world. The network now has access to more than 19,000 lawyers in more than 160 countries. Scottish firms MacRoberts and Lindsays both joined, as well as offshore firms Ogier, Appleby, …
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Freshfields and Linklaters lead on largest post-Brexit IPO
ConvaTec’s $1.8bn float bright spot in a subdued autumn market Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are advising on medical products company ConvaTec’s anticipated $1.8bn initial public offering (IPO).