Cleary and White & Case switch on for Canal+ £2.5bn IPO in London
Elite US firms played a key role as French broadcaster Canal+ made its debut on the London Stock Exchange, becoming…
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Black History Month Q&A: Naomi Tarawali, Cleary Gottlieb
In celebration of Black History Month, Cleary partner Naomi Tarawali shared her perspectives on her legal career during a recent…
‘A super guy’: Cleary hires Travers PE head Shawyer as City hiring spree continues
Cleary Gottlieb has brought in Travers Smith’s respected head of private equity Ian Shawyer (pictured) to strengthen its City practice,…
Cleary makes rare City M&A lateral play with hire of Linklaters deal star Rumsby
Cleary has turned to Linklaters M&A partner Nick Rumsby to boost its corporate offering in the City, in what will…
Partner promotions: Cleary makes up two in London as BCLP unveils 21-strong round
Cleary Gottlieb has made up nine new partners in its latest round of promotions, two of which are in London,…
Deals perspectives: Nallini Puri
I wanted a career that appealed to my academic side but was also practical; set in real life. Law appealed…
Life During Law: Tihir Sarkar
I grew up in the Midlands in the ̒80s. It was hard hit by the recession. My dad lost his…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – International Arbitration Team of the Year
After much back-and-forth between the judges in a keenly contested category, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of…
Firm focus: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
London headcount: 121 lawyers, 19 partners Lawyer headcount change since 2014: 1% (-17% partners) London head: Litigation partner Sunil Gadhia…
Dealwatch: Big-ticket M&A back on track as Cleary and NRF lead on Alstom’s €6.2bn rail acquisition
Amid a relative dearth of substantial European buyouts recently, the proposed €6.2bn acquisition by France’s Alstom of the rail business…
Dealwatch: Weil and Mayer Brown scoop leads on Nestlé’s $4bn US ice cream business sale
Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have advised on the sale of Nestlé’s US ice cream business to Froneri…
Partner promotions: Cleary bypasses the City as Ropes again makes up just one in London
Despite previously denying claims that the firm is retrenching in London, Ropes & Gray has promoted just one new partner…
Revolving doors: Akin Gump hires Orrick private equity player as Kirkland revisits Linklaters for tax lateral
City and US rivals in London have been continuing to ramp up lateral recruitment with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &…
Global Outlook sponsored briefing: Internal investigations and public enforcement: challenges under Italian law
Cleary Gottlieb’s Francesco De Biasi, Andrea Mantovani and Alessandra Anselmi examine the challenges facing companies Internal investigations and public enforcement…
Comment: Deal view – Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors
The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
Deal view: Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors
The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
Cleary Gottlieb makes London disputes play as Herbert Smith Freehills loses seasoned partner
The continued dominance of US firms in the City lateral market shows no sign of slowing, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen…
US firms lead in Europe as Franco-German merger creates new rail giant
Latham and Cleary advise as Siemens and Alstom combine US law firms took the lead as Siemens agreed to combine…
Akin Gump reveals trainee salary increases, as NQ pay remains static yet competitive
Akin Gump has increased trainee salaries by 12% and 8% for first and second years respectively, with the group representing the…
Cleary, CC and Covington lead as EC fine Google €2.4bn for abuse of dominance in online shopping comparison
The European Commission (EC) has today (27 June) fined Google €2.4bn for abuse of dominance as a search engine, illegally…