A&O hires Simmons head of IP in London
Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Simmons & Simmons IP head Marc Döring to join its 15-strong international IP practice in London. This is the second Simmons hire for Allen & Overy in the...
View ArticleMock Employment Tribunal
An Employment Tribunal case can be a costly, time-consuming and stressful experience, especially if you don’t know what to expect. The Collyer Bristow employment team, in conjunction with Old Square...
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BLP boss Mayhew: Diversity is essential for success
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) managing partner Lisa Mayhew outlines how diversity can impact business results and how her firm is implementing its 2018 diversity strategy ahead of the Business...
View ArticlePaul Weiss hires Cadwalader antitrust head and DC managing partner
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has raided rival US heavyweight Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft for a four-partner antitrust team. Leading the team is partner Charles Rule who headed up...
View ArticleCollas Crill acts in £10m Comprop deal
Collas Crill’s commercial property team in Jersey has advised property developer Comprop Ltd on the acquisition of 13-14 Esplanade, St Helier, worth £10,750,000. The deal, which completed in July, saw...
View ArticleWebinar: Cutting through the Buzz – a rough guide to legal analytics
Join legal industry adviser Chris Bull and Encompass Product Manager Natasha Miller for this exclusive introductory session ahead of The Lawyer’s Business Leadership Summit, to learn how modern law...
View ArticleSimmons makes redundancies in London in wake of Brexit
Simmons & Simmons is cutting a number of real estate lawyers as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. It is understood around 10 real estate lawyers will be made redundant. The lawyers are...
View ArticleEY: Why GCs shouldn’t fear ‘disruptive’ tech
EY partner Sanjay Bhandari talks to The Lawyer at the recent In-house Financial Services Conference about the tech that will transform the way in-house teams work, whether Brexit will make innovation...
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Freshfields partner responds to Law Society’s criticism of SRA consultation
The following article was contributed by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner and SRA board member, Geoff Nicholas Geoff NicholasLast week, the President of the Law Society wrote unequivocally about...
View ArticleThe Lawyer Eats: Sosharu, Clerkenwell
If I were given the power to make the law, rather than just interpret it, I would rule that all toilets had to be in the Japanese style. Features include a heated seat which flips down to welcome you,...
View ArticleOlswang turnover drops 11 per cent as merger hunt continues
Olswang’s turnover dropped 11 per cent to £112.5m last year, while net profit dropped by 8 per cent to £22.5m. The results mark the first full financial year with CEO Paul Stevens at the helm, after he...
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Burford Capital hires ex-Fried Frank competition head as new MD
Litigation funder Burford Capital has hired former Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson competition head Craig Arnott as its new managing director. Arnott replaces Nick Rowles-Davies, who quit the...
View ArticleTechnology users warned of ID fraud threat
Tech-savvy users of mobile and social media tools have been warned about the growing risk of identity fraud. According to new data from credit checking firm Experian, 23% of the victims of ID fraud...
View ArticleUS FATCA and UK FATCA deadlines
Users of Cayman Islands vehicles that fall within the scope of US FATCA and UK FATCA as Reporting Financial Institutions (which will, for example, include most Cayman funds) are reminded that the...
View ArticleConyers Dill & Pearman advises Iluka Resources on £215m takeover of Sierra...
Conyers Dill & Pearman is advising Iluka Resources Limited (Iluka) on its proposed acquisition of Sierra Rutile Limited (SRL), an AIM-listed BVI company with mineral sands mining operations in...
View ArticleKinstellar advised Arkema on the acquisition of Den Braven
Kinstellar advised Arkema SA, a global innovative chemical company, on the acquisition of the Dutch sealant-and-adhesives maker Den Braven from Egeria, a Benelux buyout house, in a deal valued at EUR...
View ArticleSchoenherr advises HETA on the sale of HETA Italy to a fund managed by Bain...
Schoenherr has advised HETA Asset Resolution AG (HETA) and its subsidiary HETA Asset Resolution GmbH (HAR GmbH) on the sale of Heta Asset Resolution Italia S.r.l (HARIT), including all outstanding...
View ArticleHelping the survivors of brain injury
Stewarts Law has partnered with Headway East London to support its Family Support Groups for the coming year. The Family Support Groups form part of Headway East London’s Casework service, which helps...
View ArticleShepherd and Wedderburn advises whisky maker
Shepherd and Wedderburn acted for distiller and global whisky brand Whyte & Mackay in the purchase from Asda of a 127,000sq ft logistics facility in Grangemouth, Fife. The deal, believed to be one...
View ArticleJapan’s MHM merges with Thai firm in first tie-up of its kind
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM), one of Japan’s largest law firms, has acquired leading firm Chandler & Thong-ek (C&T) in Thailand as part of a push into South East Asia. The acquisition...
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