Kinstellar boosts dispute practice by hiring new partner in Kazakhstan
Kinstellar has announce that Mukhit Yeleuov has joined the Almaty office as a partner. Mukhit Yeleuov, a highly regarded and well-known lawyer in Kazakhstan, joins from Dechert, where he was a...
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The Sheriffs Office to run CPD webinar on squatter eviction
Squatting in commercial property is on the increase and there are growing numbers of activists occupying property and land in anti-fracking, anti-capitalist and anti-development protests. Even where...
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Colibri Law Firm promotes Ravshan Adilov to equity partner
Ravshan AdilovColibri Law Firm is pleased to announce the promotion of Ravshan Adilov to equity partner in 2016. Ravshan joined Colibri from a major international law firm in 2010 and currently heads...
View ArticleTaylor Wessing’s top earner figure surpasses £1m mark
Taylor Wessing’s highest paid member earned £1.1m in 2014/15, a rise of 15 per cent from £958,000 the previous year. This came as Taylor Wessing’s revenue in the UK rose by 7 per cent from £109.9m to...
View ArticleShepherd & Wedderburn LLPs confirm robust 2014/15
Shepherd & Wedderburn’s 2015 LLP accounts have confirmed that the previous full financial year was a particular strong period for the Scottish firm. Total turnover rose by 25.5 per cent from...
View ArticleHSF management committee’s remuneration down 18% to £8m
Herbert Smith Freehills’ global executive committee saw a 17.5 per cent drop in remuneration last year, from £9.4m to £8m, the firm’s audited accounts reveal. This follows a decrease in audited...
View ArticleEuropean moves: 4 February 2016
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Benelux King & Wood Mallesons has expanded its European corporate practice with the hire of...
View ArticlePaul Weiss sees 7 per cent spike in global revenue
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has revealed its global revenue rose by 7.1 per cent over 2014 from $1.04bn in 2014 to $1.1bn. The firm’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) also jumped...
View ArticleAdding up the £1bn BLP-Greenberg Traurig merger talks
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is one of a number of UK firms – see also CMS and Eversheds – which have long been on the hunt for a US merger partner. This week’s news that BLP is in merger talks with...
View ArticleClydes snatches 10-lawyer Sydney regulatory team
Clyde & Co has grown its Sydney office further with a 10-strong regulatory team, including two regulatory partners and four lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright. Michael Tooma and Alena Titterton...
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Gordon Dadds’ Biles: Get lean or go bust
How do you turn a sleepy Mayfair boutique with a turnover of less than £3m into an aggressively acquisitive £30m-plus player in less than three years? How do you then, credibly, start targeting a...
View ArticleFreshfields criticised over ScottishPower ‘cashback warrantee scandal’ advice
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been criticised in a parliamentary hearing over its role as adviser to ScottishPower, which is embroiled in a £79m ‘cashback guarantee’ scandal. The magic circle...
View ArticleGlobal Economic Crime Survey Launch
Global Economic Crime Survey Launch Date:Thursday 25 February 2016 Location:PwC More London, 7 More London Riverside, London SE1 2RT On Thursday 25 February 2016 we launch the findings from our Global...
View ArticleWhite & Case announces new Saudi association
White & Case has announced it has established a new association in Saudi Arabia with the Law Firm of AlSalloum and AlToaimi. Earlier this week The Lawyer revealed that White & Case had ended...
View ArticleMishcon defeats negligence claim by QPR chairman
The High Court has dismissed a multimillion-pound professional negligence dispute against Mishcon de Reya brought by former client and football chairman Antonio Caliendo. Former Queens Park Rangers...
View ArticleCarey Olsen associate called to the Guernsey Bar
Carey Olsen associate, Nina Silva, has been admitted as an advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey and called to the Guernsey Bar. Based in the trusts and private wealth group, Advocate Silva deals...
View ArticleChristodoulos members to attend Superyachts Opportunities in Malta
CGV’s members will attend the upcoming fourth annual Superyachts Opportunities event in Malta. It takes place at the Intercontinental Malta Hotel in St Julians Bay on 10 March 2016. The Conference...
View ArticleChristodoulos G Vassiliades firm set to attend Posidonia 2016
Christodoulos G. Vassiliades’ representatives will be present at Posidonia 2016 – ‘The International Shipping Exhibition’ – and will hold a seminar regarding Cyprus Sailing and the Future Solutions for...
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