Czech Republic: Schoenherr advises AIGA on sale of Wratislaw Palace
Schoenherr Prague has advised Aiga Eastern Europe Investments on the sale of Wratislaw Palace, a historical heritage property in Prague, to TTP invest. The financial terms of the transaction will not...
View ArticleCollas Crill expands global offering with BVI merger
Offshore law firm Collas Crill and BVI firm Farara Kerins are to merge with effect from 1 January 2017 subject to regulatory approvals, extending the client offering of both firms. The merger will see...
View ArticleShoosmiths advises Game on sale and lease-back of HQ
The real estate team at Shoosmiths has advised games retailer Game on the sale and leaseback of its head office premises and distribution centre in Basingstoke. The listed company sold its freehold...
View ArticleInterLaw Diversity Forum launches BAME & Allies Network
The InterLaw Diversity Forum is launching the BAME & Allies Network in order to recognise and support the careers of Black, Asian and minority ethnic lawyers. Co-chaired by Lesley Wan of Lloyds...
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Don’t miss: The Lawyer’s View From The Board
On Monday The Lawyer is launching a new series, View From The Board, in which editor Catrin Griffiths interviews business leaders about their experiences. They will be giving their views on what...
View ArticleHSF victorious as Enyo Law client LIA loses $1.2bn claim against Goldman Sachs
Enyo Law client the Libya Investment Authority (LIA) has lost its $1.2bn case against Goldman Sachs. The High Court ruled today (14 October) against the £67bn sovereign wealth fund, which has been...
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Ukraine: A land of opportunities for those who can handle risk
A cursory glance at the headlines would deter anyone from investing in Ukraine. Those not in the know could be forgiven for believing the country is besieged by the Russian military, tangled in a...
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The Lawyer Managing Partners dinner: welcome to the Billion Dollar Club
The billion dollar club is growing. Five years ago just five firms grossed more than $2bn. Now 35 turn over $1bn (soon to be 36 when CMS, Nabarro and Olswang merge), and they are closing the gap fast....
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Hot 100 Connect: 100 days after Brexit, but still no concrete plan
What has changed for in-house lawyers 100 days after the Brexit vote? As economic pundits dispute whether Theresa May’s Government will opt for a ‘hard Brexit’ or a soft one, companies (and the lawyers...
View ArticleLittler gets bigger in Europe with 170-lawyer French merger
US employment firm Littler Mendelson is set to widen its European presence as it signs a merger deal with French employment boutique Fromont Briens. It follows the firm’s first expansion into Europe...
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My career story: “I left law a year after making partner at Latham”
Bobby Reddy trained at Slaughter and May and made partner at Latham & Watkins before quitting law in 2013 to travel. He’s now combining a PhD with a number of other projects. How did you get into...
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Polish Enterprise Fund VII, a private equity fund managed by Enterprise Investors, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of shares in Intersport ISI, the leading sporting goods retailer in the...
View ArticleLibyan Investment Authority v Goldman Sachs
Orlando Gledhill was the lead junior for Goldman Sachs in this $1.2bn claim by the Claimant sovereign wealth fund to set aside nine equity derivatives transactions for alleged undue influence and/or as...
View ArticleLegal action against advisers of Invicta 43
Stewarts Law is preparing a claim on behalf of a significant number of investors against advisers who recommended a film scheme as a way to defer tax. More than 200 investors put money into the Invicta...
View ArticleThe Shift to Mobile Legal Services
Time: 11AM PT | 2PM ET Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 In this free Clio webinar we will explore: Ethics to keep in mind when accessing client data in public How to setup your mobile phone for secure...
View ArticleIsikal and GRATA International boost co-operation
The representatives Isikal Law Office, associated office of GRATA International in Turkey, Alper Isikal and Caner Durgut, have arrived Kazakhstan and visited the Almaty office of GRATA International....
View ArticleSchoenherr advises UNIQA in major corporate restructuring
Schoenherr has advised UNIQA Insurance Group AG in the largest corporate restructuring in the Austrian insurance industry in 2016. The restructuring of the Austrian insurer was completed precisely on...
View ArticleUnicase advises on Almaty ring road project
A Unicase team is advising IFC, EBRD and the Government of Kazakhstan on the pilot concession project, construction and operation of the Big Almaty ring road (BAKAD) valued at more than $1bn, which...
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Trump or Clinton: Will UK be back of the queue?
This article was contributed by Raphael Grunfeld, partner, Carter Ledyard & Milburn in New York Trump’s battle cry, “Make America Great Again,” accuses international trade treaties, like the North...
View ArticleBird & Bird appoints new Baseline CEO after Cook exit
Bird & Bird has appointed Edoardo Monopoli as its new chief executive of Baseline after the departure of Dominic Cook in August. Cook is understood to have left Bird & Bird’s consulting arm...
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