I’ve been really fortunate. I’ve had extraordinary opportunities in my career. I’ve had the opportunity not just as a hands-on lawyer, but also to do some politics, to take part in the affairs of the country… I’d like to think also that I’ve helped some people in a number of ways. There have been a …
Social media giant Facebook has appointed Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s co-head of IT and data privacy Ashlie Beringer as deputy general counsel (GC), just weeks after Twitter announced Vijaya Gadde will take over as GC of the online social networking group. Beringer takes over from Colin Stretch, who this summer succeeded Ted Ullyot as vice president …
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A former Bircham Dyson Bell partner has been struck off the Roll after knowingly overcharging clients, misusing client funds and making false expense claims to the tune of nearly £2m. William Pencharz was asked to leave Bircham Dyson in February 2010 after a routine review of a file relating to the estate of ‘Ms JB’ raised …
Ashurst today (26 September) effectively threw down the gauntlet to a number of its newly-merged competitors by announcing it has ‘overwhelmingly’ voted in favour of full financial integration with Blake Dawson, including agreeing on a single profit pool. The united firm will operate a managed lockstep and will have a single unified management structure operating globally …
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Tensions surrounding the regulation of the various limbs of the legal profession are at an all-time high as this week saw a number of barristers resign from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) disciplinary prosecution panel in protest at the imminent launch of a new quality assurance scheme. The resignations come in a month that have …
The virtual law space has a new entrant after former Mercedes-Benz UK group general counsel and head of compliance Iain Larkins this month left his role at the luxury vehicle company to found virtual commercial firm Radius Law. Speaking to Legal Business, Larkins, who has worked in-house for 14 years, says the fundamental premise of Radius …
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Partly thanks to the shale gas energy phenomenon Texas has become one of the most attractive markets in the US and it is little surprise that Dentons yesterday (24 September) announced it is to open in Houston. Home to energy giants Baker Botts, Vinson & Elkins and Jones Day, the widening draw of Houston was …
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While Hogan Lovells has had its integration challenges since the three-year Anglo/American union that created it, the firm’s well-regarded German practice had seemed one part of the empire enjoying prosperous tranquillity. As such there was some surprise – not least at Hogan Lovells – with the announcement today (24 September), that a nine-partner team is to …
The Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO’s) long-awaited first prosecution under the UK Bribery Act began yesterday (23 September), as four men from biofuel investment promoter Sustainable AgroEnergy went on trial in Westminster Magistrates Court. Four of the men, all former employees of AgroEnergy, which parent company Sustainable Growth is now in administration, are charged with conspiring to …
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Leading civil liberties and human rights set Tooks Chambers has announced today (23 Sept) that it is to wind up its operations as a ‘direct result of government policies on legal aid’, following months of speculation surrounding its future. In a statement published on its website this afternoon, the 30-year old set, which has been involved in …
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