City lawyers anticipate more cooperation between the public and private sectors as the introduction of the Criminal Finances Bill into the House of Commons brings greater reform to white collar crime.
Clyde & Co‘s insurance head Simon Konsta will become the firm’s new senior partner, following an uncontested election, on 1 November.
White & Case has promoted 40 in an increased partnership round with eight made up in the City. This year’s bumper global round increased by 29% on the previous year when the firm made up 31, with eight made up in the City.
White & Case has continued its rapid expansion in London with the firm set to bring in Clifford Chance (CC) corporate partner Patrick Sarch, head of the Magic Circle firm’s global banks sector team.
Ever-expanding White & Case has bulked up its London financial services team, taking on BNY Mellon’s EMEA regulatory head.
In its first major mandate for The Carlyle Group in recent years, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised as the private equity firm picked up chemicals firm Atotech from Total for $3.2bn.
Soon to be merged firms CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang are to move in together into CMS UK’s current Cannon Place headquarters.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has added to its international bench yet again, with Allen & Overy (A&O) global co-head of arbitration Michael Young alongside the Paris hire of Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) Paris disputes head Isabelle Michou (pictured)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Slaughter and May and Ashurst have all won roles advising William Hill and Canadian online gaming company Amaya through merger talks in a deal worth about £4.5bn.
Beleaguered Ashurst has refreshed its board amid a turbulent time for the LB100 firm with London-based partner Jason Radford and Munich’s Bernd Egbers taking spots.
