Paul Hastings and Cleary advise on Marriott London Grosvenor sale and £200m buy-in of UK’s Victoria Plumb Legal Business The London offices of US firms Paul Hastings and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are advising on the £125m sale of the…
Asia: Latham hires V&E ex China co-head in HK; NRF hires DLA’s Singapore corporate head; Clayton Utz ends HK association David Stevenson The past week has seen global top three firm Latham & Watkins hire Vinson & Elkins’ former China co-head David Blumental…
Partner promotions: Skadden makes up 1 City partner out of 11; Morgan Cole promotes two Jaishree Kalia Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has promoted just one London lawyer to partnership in this year’s US-centric round of partner…
‘Why don’t parties and their donors pay to run Parliament?’ MoJ pushes ahead with controversial court fees reform Legal Business Despite fierce accusations from within the senior echelons of the legal profession that the Government has failed to comprehend the…
Hogan Lovells calls on non-equity partners to inject £60k to £100k in response to HMRC shake-up Legal Business Hogan Lovells has called on its non-equity partners to make a significant capital contribution in light of HM Revenue &…
Comment: Democracy and half measures are not delivering for Addleshaws Alex Novarese I wrote recently of the need, when commenting on the firms and individual lawyers we cover, to give the benefit…
Eversheds in merger talks with German partner as it opens a new Berlin office Francesca Fanshawe Eversheds has confirmed it is in talks over a full merger with its German partner Heisse Kursawe Eversheds as the…
Squire Sanders’ merger talks partner Patton Boggs approached by Dentons Legal Business Squire Sanders‘ merger talks partner Patton Boggs has been approached with an offer to combine from top 50 Global 100…
Irwin Mitchell’s departing CEO John Pickering points to ‘the changing legal sector’ as Tucker takes over Francesca Fanshawe Irwin Mitchell’s longstanding head John Pickering has pointed to changes in the legal sector for his decision to step down…
Taylor Wessing fills German head of private equity slot with Skadden hire as Bird & Bird bolsters Frankfurt Legal Business Taylor Wessing has hired Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom M&A partner Walter Henle to fill the role of German private equity head.…
Heineken UK in talks to appoint sole legal adviser Legal Business The UK arm of global cider and beer producer Heineken is actively considering going down the one-stop-shop route for the…
Deal Watch: Slaughters advises on £3.6bn ICI pension annuity buy-in and £390m Ignis buyout; Travers leads on $3.1bn Nets sale Francesca Fanshawe Standout corporate mandates over the past few days have included a high profile run by Slaughter and May on deals including…
Partner promotions – Trowers, Nabarro and BLP see reduced numbers as Addleshaws holds on eight Jaishree Kalia Partner promotions at the UK’s leading firms have largely been down so far down this year, as firms including Trowers…
Crown Estate halves coastal and rural property panel with appointment of Burges Salmon and Bond Dickinson Caroline Hill The Crown Estate has halved its rural and coastal portfolio and Windsor Estate legal panel from four to two, re-appointing Burges…
Freshfields earns £1.8m advising government on Royal Mail privatisation Legal Business Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer accumulated £1.8m in legal fees for its advice to the UK government on the controversial…
Tom Kilroy re-joins Misys in chief of staff role as financial market speculates over ‘eventual flotation’ Legal Business After a five month stint at biotechnology company Genus as general counsel (GC), Tom Kilroy has returned to banking software…
The new ASOS? Boohoo.com announces new panel after expectation-surpassing AIM listing Francesca Fanshawe Just a couple of weeks after online fashion retailer Boohoo.com became a stock market sensation, seeing its stock soar 50%…
Revolving Doors: Brodies hires Transocean former GC as Squire Sanders and Bird & Bird make key hires Legal Business The past week was one for lateral hires outside the City, as Brodies boosted its oil and gas practice with the hire…
Eversheds pursues Africa expansion with Morocco partnership Legal Business Eversheds has made good on its African expansion strategy by signing a partnership agreement with existing relationship firm CWA Morocco, establishing…
Management elections at Pinsents as firm makes up 15 new partners Legal Business Pinsent Masons is getting ready for its first management elections since current managing partner David Ryan was elected in 1999, after…
