Shoosmiths advises on sale of outdoor retail brand Rohan
Shoosmiths has advised the sellers on the disposal of retailer, Rohan Group Limited, to H Young Holdings. Founded in 1972 Rohan provides outdoor activity clothing, operating 55 stores across the UK and...
View ArticleTAG seminar focuses on breach of trust and non-dom insights
Ogier’s next Trust Advisory Group seminars on breach of trust and changes to non-dom rules features speakers from Mishcon de Reya. The TAG seminar taking place in Guernsey from noon on Friday 21...
View ArticleSchoenherr advises ARA in EU antitrust proceedings
Schoenherr has advised Altstoff Recycling Austria in proceedings before the European Commission regarding an alleged infringement of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union....
View ArticleSchoenherr helps Altstoff Recycling Austria settle EU antitrust proceedings
Schoenherr has advised Altstoff Recycling Austria (ARA) in proceedings before the European Commission regarding an alleged infringement of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European...
View ArticleExclusive: Shearman Brussels partner quits after Quinn approach
Shearman & Sterling Brussels antitrust partner Trevor Soames, who joined in 2011 from the collapsed US firm Howrey, has resigned from the firm. It is understood that Soames had been in talks to...
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Former Travers Smith head joins Rare as first commercial boss
Travers Smith’s former managing partner Andrew Lilley is joining diversity recruitment agency Rare as its first commercial director. Over the past year, Lilley has advised Rare as a consultant and...
View ArticleKirk on Guernsey Company Law – the second edition
The former head of the commercial department at Collas Crill is to release the second edition of “Kirk on Guernsey Company Law”, anticipated for release in November. Written by consultant Ian Kirk and...
View ArticleKWM Dubai and Frankfurt partners in race for senior partner
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has confirmed Dubai-based disputes star Tim Taylor QC and Frankfurt M&A partner Michael Cziesla are in the running to be the firm’s next senior partner for UK,...
View ArticleCMS Cannon Place HQ to be sold for £500m after three-way merger
CMS’s London office will be put on the market for a £510m sale following the firm’s three-way merger with Nabarro and Olswang, it has emerged. The three firms will all initially move into CMS HQ at...
View ArticleQuinn Emanuel raids A&O again for arbitration co-head
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has raided Allen & Overy’s arbitration practice again, four years after it hired practice head Stephen Jagusch. The firm has now hired A&O global...
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Switzerland – Where are all of your female partners?
No female partners? No problem. Switzerland is traditional, lawyers claim, which is why you don’t see many female lawyers in top positions at independent firms. But the diversity void at top-level...
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How to exit your job
Very few people now have a job for life. Law is a great example of a flexible career because lawyers gain so many transferable skills. So what happens when the bubble bursts? Do you have an exit...
View ArticleKnights snares multimillion-pound funds injection from Permira
Knights, the fastest-growing firm by headcount in this year’s UK 200: The Independents report, has secured a multimillion-pound debt financing from Permira Debt Managers (PDM). In a deal that is likely...
View ArticleConstruction team appointments
The Construction Team at Walker Morris continues to grow with the recent appointments of Associates Hayley Hayes and Alex Jones. Hayley joins the Team from Shulmans LLP where she has experience of...
View ArticleLecture: ‘German and true’, the lost composers
Collyer Bristow Gallery 4 Bedford Row London WC1R 4TF Date: 2 November 2016 Time: 18:00 – 20:30 18:30 – Lecture starts 19.30 Record producer and former curator of the Jewish Museum in Vienna, Michael...
View ArticleGowling WLG advises Crescendo on Takeda collaboration
Gowling WLG’s Life Sciences team, led by partner Patrick Duxbury and including associate Kathryn Charles, have advised client Crescendo Biologics on its collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company...
View ArticleIan Brownhill represents family of bi-polar man who died in fire
In a week long inquest the Court heard how Bristol man, Bob Crane was incredibly affable and articulate. Bob who was 61 when he died was one of Bristol’s best known characters and widely loved. Earlier...
View ArticleOgier backs CI construction awards
Ogier is supporting construction awards for innovation and rising stars in Jersey and Guernsey. The awards celebrate achievements and showcase the successes of the wide range of professional services...
View ArticleSchoenherr leads offer to buy back HETA debt instruments
Schoenherr has advised the Republic of Austria’s side on the successful buy-back offer of debt instruments issued by HETA ASSET RESOLUTION AG (“HETA”). In addition to the €1.2bn contribution by the...
View ArticleHSF, KWM and Gowling planning partners to launch 10-lawyer boutique
Partners from Gowling WLG, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and King Wood Mallesons (KWM) are joining forces to launch a 10-lawyer planning boutique. HSF real estate partner Patrick Robinson will become...
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