When I was 12, I was a competitive swimmer, and I used to swim every morning before school. If you’re swimming that much, your swimsuits get see-through, so for training, sometimes you’d have to wear double swimsuits, and that’s a bit of a drag when you’re in a competition. I’d asked my mum for a …
Fresh off a train from Blackburn, suitcase in tow, Lida Khanverdi arrives at the interview shortly after closing a new deal for EG Group. Having moved in-house just three years ago, the former Shoosmiths real estate associate is quickly making a name for herself, winning Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year at the 2023 …
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It has long been a peccadillo of business publishers to measure financial performance in five-year increments and for this, our final issue of the year, it seems churlish to break with tradition now. Revisiting our Global 100 coverage from 2018 calls to mind a time capsule, with some of the contents uncannily familiar and others …
The lateral hiring market in November was once again dominated by comings and goings between Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis, as well as big moves between Global 100 rivals in Europe. Just when the market thought Paul Weiss had eased up on its hiring spree in the run-up to Christmas, the firm announced it …
Almost 1,200 firms have secured spots in the most recent UK Legal 500 Solicitors research, which provides law firms, in-house counsel and individuals with accurate and in-depth analysis of the best firms and lawyers working across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Between them the firms, roughly half of which are in London, share almost …
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As the deadline for Allen & Overy (A&O) to pay a multimillion dollar ransom on its data passed by without incident on 28 November, the firm declined to comment on whether it had paid the cyber criminals off. On 9 November A&O said it had suffered a ‘data incident’. Posts from X user and self-described …
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‘The US firms don’t have any magic formula – it’s just that they have a very large economic driver behind them, which is the US economy.’ Simon Levine, DLA Piper Global 100 leaders review the past 12 months and give their prognosis on how the market will shape up in 2024
What amendments or additions to Swiss ESG laws have been introduced in the past year, and how are these expected to influence businesses in the coming year? In January 2022, the Swiss rules on due diligence and reporting regarding non-financial matters in the Swiss Code of Obligations (Swiss CO), which were adopted as a counterproposal …
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Dutch listed companies may buyback their own shares free from Dutch dividend withholding tax (DWT), subject to certain conditions being met. Based on an adopted amendment to the Dutch Tax Plan 2024, the House of Representatives decided to abolish this exemption as of 1 January 2025. This would mean that share buybacks will be subject …
Bird & Bird is an international law firm with over 30 offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Africa working across multiple sectors and supporting organisations being changed by the digital world or those leading that change. Lorraine Bellinger joined the firm in 2020 to build Bird & Bird’s legal project delivery function, …
