Last week saw a range of firms bolstering key practices areas with a capital markets partner returning to Simmons & Simmons, Nabarro building its disputes resolution group, Jones Day hiring a team in The Netherlands while Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) made a significant appointment.
Asia: Nabarro hires Clyde & Co senior disputes partner to head Singapore office
Joining the spate of firms to bolster their offering in Singapore in recent months, Nabarro has today (30 April) announced the appointment of senior disputes partner Steven Lim, the founder and managing director of Clyde & Co’s joint venture partner Clasis, to head its Singapore office.
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£1.1bn of student digs: Nabarro, Clifford Chance and Morgan Lewis take lead on Liberty Living acquisition
Nabarro and Clifford Chance have picked up a major real estate instruction advising on the £1.1bn acquisition of UK student accommodation provider Liberty Living by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
In-house: Mercedes Benz appoints Nabarro and Shoosmiths to UK legal panel as WLG loses out
Nabarro and Shoosmiths have secured a joint appointment to the legal panel of Mercedes-Benz UK following a competitive tender process, while Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has failed to win a place.
Life During Law: Ciaran Carvalho, Nabarro
I decided I wanted to be a lawyer aged 14. My parents’ friends were looking after me while my parents were away. They didn’t have children and wondered what to do with me – we started playing around with words during a game of Scrabble and after that it turned into a career talk because I was slightly argumentative. It struck a chord.
Titmuss Sainer & Webb was a real estate firm before forming an alliance with Dechert Price & Rhoads. The London property guys were worried because they wondered what a US firm would think of real estate. For me, it was an enormous benefit. It opened my eyes to international clients, the wider world, and not just domestic practice.
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Targeting Manchester: Nabarro bolsters office with Pinsents and Eversheds hires
Nabarro has bolstered its recently opened Manchester office with the hire of corporate partner Howard Gill and real estate partner Peter Winnard.
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H1 2014/15: Nabarro posts 3% revenue increase for half year
Having posted broadly flat financials in recent years and endured a tough period, more than many top-30 firms, Nabarro has today (11 December) unveiled a 3% revenue rise for the 2014/15 half year to £54.1m for the six months to end October, compared to the £52.5m recorded the previous year.
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Nabarro forms new French alliance with Lefèvre Pelletier
Tie-up occurs after August & Debouzy quit network in March
French law firm Lefèvre Pelletier & associés will join Nabarro’s international alliance following the exit of former French member August & Debouzy in March this year.
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‘A matter of chemistry’: Nabarro finds a new alliance partner in French firm Lefèvre Pelletier
Nabarro has opted for Lefèvre Pelletier & associés to fill the France-sized hole in its international network after August & Debouzy left the alliance in March this year [2014].
Trainee retention: Nabarro and Fieldfisher maintain high rates while Trowers & Hamlins drops to 64%
Nabarro and Fieldfisher have kept on a high number of trainees this month with the latter firm retaining 100% of its intake, while Trowers & Hamlins posts a lower rate of 64%.