Paul Weiss builds City restructuring bench with ex-Kirkland hire
Paul Weiss has added another partner to its City restructuring practice with the hire of former Kirkland & Ellis partner Kai…
Restructuring
Dealwatch: US firms lead on household names The Body Shop and Yodel as restructuring returns
The long-dormant restructuring market has had a shot in the arm recently, with the City teams of US stalwarts winning…
Sponsored briefing: Valuation – the new frontline in restructuring under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
In the summer of last year, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) was rushed through the UK Parliament…
City biz support jobs axed again as Taylor Wessing makes 28 redundant
Taylor Wessing has made 10% of its 270-strong City business services staff redundant, the latest in a string of firms moving…
City biz services staff under threat again as Taylor Wessing mulls 34 redundancies
The transfer of business services roles into low-cost bases shows no sign of slowdown in 2019, with top 20 UK…
‘A bit unsettled’: Lloyds legal team to report to finance arm after latest restructure
The legal team at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) will now report to the bank’s finance team in the group’s latest…
Linklaters makes second restructuring hire this year with Ropes’ Douglas
Linklaters has hired Ropes & Gray partner James Douglas to its London office, its second restructuring hire in as many…
In-house: Channel 5 GC takes role at Viacom following internal restructure
Marcus Lee, previously general counsel (GC) of Channel 5, has been promoted to GC for UK, northern and eastern Europe…
‘People are really upset’: Lloyds to axe 22 legal roles as part of further restructure
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is to axe a further 22 legal roles as part of a further restructure of the…
RBS divisional GC leaves following legal team restructuring
RBS’ general counsel (GC) for corporate & institutional banking (CIB) Dan Williams has left the legal team of the banking…
Clydes to cut fee-earners in London as part of aviation restructuring
Clyde & Co will downsize its aviation team by three senior associates in a bid to streamline its offering.
New Johnson Controls EMEA legal head to review Eversheds sole adviser deal following restructure
David Symonds, EMEA general counsel (GC) for merged entity Johnson Controls International (JCI), is leading a restructure of the company’s…
EMEA GC leads legal restructure following $16.5bn Tyco-Johnson Controls merger
Eversheds sole adviser mandate to be reviewed next year David Symonds, EMEA general counsel (GC) for merged entity Johnson Controls…
Shell moves transitional GC Hine to Brazil role as post-merger restructure continues
Following its £47bn takeover of BG Group, Shell has appointed its ‘transitional’ GC James Hine as associate general counsel (GC)…
De Bie restructures Royal Mail legal team as she settles into group GC post
Royal Mail’s group general counsel (GC) Maaike de Bie has led an overhaul of the postal service’s legal team after…
Going generalist: Royal Mail GC delivers legal team restructure
Royal Mail’s group general counsel (GC) Maaike de Bie has led an overhaul of the postal service’s legal team after…
Eversheds starts talks on new management structure as leadership election looms
Eversheds has begun talks to forge a new leadership team as the firm strives to avoid a divisive contest after…
Clifford Chance latest Magic Circle firm to boost New York office with restructuring hire
Clifford Chance (CC) has tapped Chadbourne & Parke for restructuring lawyer Douglas Deutsch, its second hire to the New York…
Blame on Brexit: Nabarro acts as Lowcosttravelgroup goes bust
Nabarro is advising on the administration of Lowcosttravelgroup as the travel agency business left thousands of holiday makers at risk…
In-house: RBS latest to shake up internal function with summer review of legal team structure
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has kicked off a review of its 400-strong legal team to control costs and…