‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry
Paul Hastings finance partner Reena Gogna, who joined the firm from Weil in summer 2024, on coming into law, inspiring…
Adviser reviews
Vodafone puts emphasis on ESG in new eight-firm adviser panel
Vodafone has completed the latest refresh of its legal advice panel, selecting eight firms based on a commitment to shared…
In-house: HSF and Beachcroft win spots as Sainsbury’s makes big cuts to adviser panel
Herbert Smith Freehills and DAC Beachcroft were among the firms to win spots on Sainsbury’s most recent legal panel, with…
In-house: RPC and DWF among four new firms on Dixons Carphone’s expanded roster
Retailer Dixons Carphone has added four firms to a revised legal roster, with DWF, RPC, Bristows and Carson McDowell winning…
In-house: Novartis to withhold 15% of fees if new panel firms miss D&I requirements
As in-house legal departments continue to push their law firms to be more diverse, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has pledged…
In-house: DWF leads as Eversheds loses sole adviser role on Severn Trent’s expanded panel
Eversheds Sutherland has lost its sole-adviser mandate to Severn Trent after the FTSE 100 water company appointed five firms to its…
Three firms cut as National Grid unveils panel following ‘pay to play’ review and BAE loses longstanding legal chief
Anna Cole-Bailey rounds up the latest in-house panel reviews and moves In a busy month of in-house activity, National Grid…
In-house: National Grid drops three firms from panel following ‘pay to play’ review
BDB Pitmans, Irwin Mitchell and Norton Rose Fulbright have been dropped from National Grid’s panel, understood to be worth about £12m a…
In-house: GC Risam draws on experience as Lombard International invites tenders for debut panel
Wealth-structuring company Lombard International is creating its first-ever legal adviser panel under the watch of general counsel (GC) Monica Risam,…
‘There will be pushback’: Dawn of pay-to-play tenders will stoke law firm tensions with GCs
Hamish McNicol assesses the adviser mood as clients flex buying power ‘Would I say it’s the norm? No. But would…
In-house: SSE launches first panel review as Balfour Beatty GC departs after just six months
Big Six energy company SSE is reviewing its legal panel for the first time since setting up its debut roster…
In-house: CMS bumped as core adviser following Lloyds panel review
CMS has dropped off Lloyds Banking Group’s core panel of advisers after a review which reshaped the roster into two lots.…
Pay to play – Bluechip clients force law firms to pay to pitch as GCs flex buying power
Major companies are pressing external counsel to pay to compete for adviser spots in a move set to be resisted…
In-house: Pinsents replaces Osborne Clarke spot on Siemens UK panel
Pinsent Masons has regained its spot on Siemens’ UK panel in favour of Osborne Clarke after the conglomerate’s latest legal adviser…
In-house: Eleven firms get workspace on WeWork’s debut EMEA legal panel
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells are among 11 firms to have secured spots on WeWork’s first legal panel for the EMEA…
In-house: Aviva reveals new adviser panel after first review since 2013
Ten firms have secured spots on FTSE 100 insurer Aviva’s refreshed legal panel, with RPC, Eversheds Sutherland and Bryan Cave Leighton…
‘An incredible opportunity’: DWF flexes New Law arm with BT managed services contract
DWF has landed its first major post-IPO client win after securing a five-year managed legal services mandate for BT’s insurance…
In-house: Severn Trent open to extending panel beyond Eversheds’ sole-adviser role
Severn Trent group general counsel (GC) Bronagh Kennedy (pictured) is keeping an open mind as to how many firms will…
In-house: TfL stations enlarged panel roster as WorldRemit GC exits for regtech start-up
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Simmons & Simmons and Lewis Silkin have lost spots on an expanded Transport for London (TfL) legal panel, while…
Point break – The extreme measures of Barclays’ adviser review
Legal spend is the second-largest ‘cost centre’ for £21bn global banking giant Barclays. This tantalising statement is in the bank’s…