Khaitan advises Ford on ZoomCar stake
Khaitan & Co advised Ford Motor Company in relation to its acquisition of minority stake in ZoomCar, Inc. through Ford Smart Mobility, the automobile investment arm of Ford for around $15m. ZoomCar...
View ArticleClio doubles number of UK firm users in under a year
Clio, the cloud-based legal practice management software, has announced that the number of UK firms using its software has doubled in under a year, after adding almost 200 firms. Clio caters for over...
View ArticleCarey Olsen partner recognised as future leader
Newly-promoted Carey Olsen partner Alexa Saunders has been named as a future leader in the 2016 Citywealth Future Leaders 100 list. The list features professionals in the private wealth sector who are...
View ArticleRocket Lawyer targets Europe with ELS deal
The US-based online provider of legal services Rocket Lawyer is expanding to continental Europe following a deal with French legal and tax information provider Editions Lefebvre Sarrut (ELS). Charley...
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Greenberg Traurig elevates London chair to global job but drops ‘Maher’ from...
Greenberg Traurig has made a raft of management level and operational changes, including appointing London chair Paul Maher as global vice-chair. Maher, global practice chair Patricia Menéndez-Cambó,...
View ArticlePwC Legal takes Gide Vietnam head to boost regional practice
PwC Legal has hired Gide Loyrette Nouel Vietnam head Nasir Dao to boost its operations in the country – the fastest growing economy in South East Asia. Dao was Gide’s Vietnam head for three years,...
View ArticleClifford Chance posts 82 per cent retention
Clifford Chance has revealed that it is keeping on 82 per cent of its autumn 2016 qualifiers. CC London head David Bickerton: How to survive as a new partner 1 June: Clifford Chance boosts salaries The...
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Network bosses: Dentons is not a threat
In the past six months, high-profile network bosses have entered a battle of words about the difference (or lack thereof) between independent law firm networks and international law firms’ networks....
View ArticleGRATA opens office in Georgia
GRATA International is launching new associated office in Georgia(Tbilisi) by co-operation with Kordzakhia Jgenti Law Firm. Georgia is part of our strategy to provide full-service coverage across...
View ArticleHardwicke’s international presence gets a boost
International commercial silk, Greg Laughton SC, has joined Hardwicke as a consultant member. His arrival brings to nine the number of established barristers who have been recruited recently into...
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RPC slams client Sports Direct over working conditions
RPC has slammed its client Sports Direct in a report heavily criticising working conditions at the retailer’s warehouses. The report, commissioned by Sports Direct and authored by the law firm, was...
View ArticleShoosmiths to speak to Commons on Modern Slavery
Ethical Labour in Construction Leadership Symposium to be hosted at House of Commons on Thursday, 10 November, 2016 Regulatory consultant, Ron Reid, of Shoosmiths is to speak on modern slavery at the...
View ArticleStewarts Law’s new Trust and Probate Litigation department
Stewarts Law has today launched a new trust and probate litigation practice with the hire of James Price from Farrers. James, who joins as a partner and head of the newly created department, is well...
View ArticleHudgell secures Lexcel quality mark
Hudgell Solicitors has secured the latest version of the national Law Society’s legal practice quality mark, Lexcel. Lexcel is an optional, recognised accreditation scheme for law firms and in-house...
View ArticleKhaitan advises banks on Cipla guarantee
Khaitan & Co advised The Bank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd, Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited and DBS Bank Limited in relation to a...
View ArticleKhaitan advises X10 on Bibby shares acquisition
Khaitan & Co advised X10 Financial Services Limited on 100% acquisition of the shares of Bibby Financial Services (India) Private Limited from its resident shareholder (Vikas Nanda) and...
View ArticleFreshfields joins US duo on $8bn Formula One sale
Baker Botts, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Weil Gotshal & Manges have won top roles on the $8bn (£6bn) sale of Formula One. Freshfields partners Charles Hayes and Valerie Ford Jacob advised...
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Law Society lobbies in-house lawyers over changes to SRA Handbook
The following article was contributed by Catherine Dixon, chief executive, Law Society of England and Wales The number of in-house solicitors is on the up. This year it’s one in four practitioners. By...
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Government Brexit unit racks up £270k legal bill
The Government’s new Brexit unit has racked up a legal bill of £256,000 in “fixed-fee legal advice” since its creation in July. It has spent a further £12,700 in relation to “additional billed fees and...
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Linklaters City corporate head exits to join LeapFrog Investments as GC
Linklaters London corporate head Stuart Bedford is exiting the firm after 16 years to join LeapFrog Investments private equity house as general counsel. It is not the first time Bedford has left the...
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