Global 100 firms continue to pile into South Korea, with Allen & Overy (A&O) and White & Case launching in Seoul in recent weeks, while disputes boutique Kobre & Kim has also opened a base in the Korean capital. White & Case launched an office in Seoul in the summer with plans to relocate three …
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My career has been one of misfortune for others and fortune for me. I had two senior partners that died – one was very young, Alan Rosin at Bayer Rosin – he was in his 40s, I was about 30. As a result of his death, which was a huge tragedy, I inherited a practice. …
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Following controversy after its £637m purchase of Quindell’s Professional Services Division (PSD), Australian-listed Slater & Gordon (S&G) has revealed a revised version of its accounts following an audit of its UK business, which shows profit after tax of nearly £20m on revenue of £128m for the 2014/15 financial year.
Clifford Chance (CC) and Shearman & Sterling have landed lead advisory roles on the floatation of Italy’s post office, in an initial public offering expected to be valued between €8 and €10bn, allowing the government to raise up to €4bn from its partial privatisation.
Criminal defence solicitors are expected to find out this week whether they will receive funding as the government will reveal who has been awarded new legal aid contracts as part of controversial cost cutting reform.
Hardwicke Chambers is the latest to take members from soon-to-be-dissolved London commercial and chancery set 11 Stone Buildings (11SB), confirming today it will take a junior barrister quartet and 11SB’s business development manager.
Weir Group has kicked off a search for its next legal chief as its incumbent general counsel (GC) and company secretary, Keith Ruddock, will retire from the engineering firm at the end of the year.
Having attended Legal Business’s first International Arbitration Summit in September to debate issues on investor-state disputes, Sir Frank Berman KCMG QC (pictured) of Essex Court Chambers talks to Sarah Downey about the highlights of his 50-year career, London’s status as a disputes hub, and the future of the Bar.
Wilberforce Chambers has taken silks Lexa Hilliard QC, Alan Gourgey QC and Marcia Shekerdemian QC from 11 Stone Buildings (11SB) alongside five junior barristers, following the news last week that the London commercial and chancery set will dissolve on 30 October.
Hogan Lovells has confirmed the departure of leading corporate energy partner David Levin to energy merchant business Nekton Group, months after losing a three strong energy team, including global co-head of energy and natural resources Matthew Williams to US firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
