Vedder Price opens second international office in Singapore
US firm Vedder Price has opened its second international office, launching in Singapore this month. The firm, which specialises in global transportation finance, has five offices in the US and one in...
View ArticleK&L Gates reveals post-Kalis leadership team
K&L Gates has unveiled the two partners who will succeed outgoing global chair and managing partner Peter Kalis, effective from 1 March next year. Current vice chair for practice management Michael...
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Buying new IT isn’t going to give Norton Rose the breakthrough it wants
Catrin Griffiths, editorPeter Martyr is an enthusiast. His drive is formidable. The Norton Rose boss took a declining City firm into new territories, pioneering the Commonwealth path for expansion –...
View ArticleClifford Chance slashes trainee numbers
Clifford Chance is to reduce its trainee numbers by 20 per cent from September 2018. Read more The post Clifford Chance slashes trainee numbers appeared first on The Lawyer | Legal News and Jobs |...
View ArticleThree top tips for successful negotiation
Dechert banking partner Eleni Skordaki shares her top three tips on how to be a successful negotiator. The post Three top tips for successful negotiation appeared first on The Lawyer | Legal News and...
View ArticleConyers hires head of private client & trust in Cayman and BVI
Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Private Client & Trust team is one of the preeminent international offshore practices in the world. The Firm has recently strengthened that position with the addition...
View ArticleGateley acquires Hamer Associates
Gateley has acquired Birmingham-based specialist property consultancy Hamer Associates in a £2.05m deal. Hamer Associates, to be renamed Gateley Hamer, is the second acquisition Gateley has made since...
View ArticleGowling WLG helped in second-largest pensions buy-in
Gowling WLG advised longstanding pensions client Rothesay Life on a bulk annuity deal with the Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme, worth £1.6bn. At the time of completion, this was the second...
View ArticleGowling WLG advises on £11m Mercia acquisition
A March 2016 instruction saw several of Gowling WLG’s teams collaborate to assist client Mercia Technologies plc (Mercia) on its acquisition of Enterprise Ventures, a leading provider of early stage...
View ArticleBen Sheppard to speak at Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum
Walker Morris Partner to speak on ‘Next steps for UK food waste policy’ Ben Sheppard, a specialist in waste and energy law at law firm Walker Morris will be delivering a keynote speech at the...
View ArticleDo lawyers have a future?
The legal profession has always been under attack. There is not a pub, forum or family without a negative view of lawyers, often with the classic denouement of “the only people who will do well out of...
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Italy: Chinese investors are the ‘white knights’ of the legal market
In the past year China has played a larger part in Italian investment than ever before. China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) acquired tyre maker Pirelli in a $7.1bn (£5.4bn) deal, while...
View ArticleRich Viegas becomes a partner
Collyer Bristow has appointed Rich Viegas as a commercial litigation partner. Rich joins from City law firm Bristows where he focused on financial and commercial disputes both in the UK and...
View ArticleNew partner in Paris
Gowling WLG’s Paris office welcomes Alexandra Plain, the newest partner in its real estate team. Admitted to the New York Bar and Paris Bar, Alexandra Plain has extensive knowledge in advising foreign...
View ArticleWin on behalf of Chief Constable in discrimination claim case
Judgment has been delivered in the widely publicised proceedings against the Chief Constable of Northumbria Police by the former Director of Legal Services, Denise Aubrey, following her dismissal. All...
View ArticleBär & Karrer partner Elected to ASA board
The members of Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) elected Bär & Karrer partner Nadja Jaisli Kull as one of five new members of the ASA board at ASA’s general assembly. The appointment will take...
View ArticleKamil Blazek speaks at International Economic Forum
Kamil Blazek, partner, head of the firm-wide Infrastructure & Projects sector and the Chairman of the Association for Foreign Investment, spoke at the Krynica International Economic Forum on 8...
View ArticleOgier sponsors London insurance forum
Ogier is sponsored the 2016 Guernsey Insurance Forum event in London focussing on innovation and growth in the insurance sector. Ogier’s Guernsey team have acted on significant deals in the insurance...
View ArticleOgier looks forward to BVI Finance Ltd launch
Ogier has welcomed the announcement of a public-private partnership between the financial services sector and the BVI government to create a new sector marketing and business development body. Ogier’s...
View ArticleDLA Piper merges with Canadian firm Dimock Stratton
DLA Piper has carried out its second Canadian merger in less than 18 months after tying the knot with intellectual property outfit Dimock Stratton. The acquisition will see sixteen lawyers from Dimock...
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