Slater and Gordon (S&G) which wrote down much of its UK business in February, has posted its LLP accounts for 2015, revealing while turnover was up and liabilities increased significantly at the PI firm.
Paris has been a hot spot for lateral hires this week, as firms including Squire Patton Boggs, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) and Mayer Brown make international appointments across the board.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up six in London in a reduced promotions round of 21, with almost half the promotions made in the firm’s banking team.
Last year European partners voiced their fears over the possibility of the UK leaving the EU. Now they could be preparing for grim reality. The issue on every European partner’s lips in London is the outcome and fallout of the UK’s Brexit referendum on 23 June. In last year’s Global London report, there was a …
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Three Magic Circle firms have closed the £2bn sale of London City Airport to a Canadian-led consortium of investors. Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May acted on the sale of the airport, located six miles from London’s financial district, which was completed late March after the Canadian consortium competed with two Chinese bidders.
International firms target local mergers in regional hub Asia’s burgeoning economic growth coupled with new initiatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) community has seen further interest in Singapore’s legal market spike as Global 100 firms explore new ventures in the city-state.
In-house counsel are increasingly united on the benefits of mentoring programmes. Is there substance behind the corporate fad? ‘I believe very strongly in leading by example,’ says Nokia global head of litigation Richard Vary. Although his legal team has a formal mentoring system in place, he believes it is the informal connections built in mentoring …
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The comms and IT multinational’s litigation head on the takeover of Alcatel-Lucent and its tax battle with India When asked what keeps him in-house, Nokia’s Richard Vary is quick to tout travel and the adrenaline as two top selling points of the job. His role as head of litigation has placed him in some interesting …
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have won roles advising on a $965m combined financing deal for UAE Exchange Centre and Travelex Holdings backed by nine banks, to support both forex companies’ growth plans.
Following a recent review, outsourcing company Serco has announced its UK legal panel with Clifford Chance, Clyde & Co, Pinsent Masons, Bird & Bird, Addleshaw Goddard and DWF all securing places.
