CRSI seminar in Budapest
Kinstellar Budapest held a successful business seminar and roundtable on 29 November focusing on compliance, risk, and sensitive investigations (CRSI) in light of the newly introduced ISO 37001...
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft continues Latin America push with two associations
DAC Beachcroft has signed agreements with two Latin America firms in Costa Rica and Peru. The firm has formed associations with Costa Rica-headquartered BLP and Peruvian firm Torres Carpio Portocarrero...
View ArticleWebinar – rules for private fund advisers
After a year of changes in the regulatory landscape and with more on the horizon, Ogier partner Bradley Kruger is giving an open webinar on requirements for private fund advisers. Brad, who heads up...
View ArticleOnline silent auction for Christmas charity
To help raise funds this Christmas for its charity of the year – Countryside Holidays for Inner City Kids (CHICKS) – Schillings has launched an online silent auction featuring exclusive lots donated by...
View ArticleAustria: Schoenherr advises UNIQA on sale of Italian insurance companies
Schoenherr has advised UNIQA Insurance Group AG (“UNIQA”) on the sale of its Italian insurance company UNIQA Assicurazioni SpA (“UNIQA Assicurazioni”) to the Italian mutual insurance company Società...
View ArticleSimpson Thacher competition chief leaves for Weil
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett competition head and former Clifford Chance star Kevin Arquit has left the firm to join Weil Gotshal & Manges in New York. He exits after 14 years at Simpson Thacher,...
View ArticleQuinn Emanuel hires Addleshaws civil fraud head Hastings
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has hired Addleshaw Goddard head of civil fraud and litigation star Mark Hastings. Hastings was appointed to lead the fraud group in 2014, having originally...
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Goodwin Procter boosts London private equity with Shearman hires
Goodwin Procter has bolstered its private equity practice in London by hiring specialists Mark Soundy and Sarah Priestley. Mark SoundyThe two partners recently quit Shearman & Sterling. The US firm...
View ArticleLitigation tracker: Clyde & Co tops QBD court rankings
Clyde & Co was the most active law firm in the Queen’s Bench Division (QBD) of the High Court in 2015 and the first three quarters of 2016, according to data compiled by The Lawyer. Clyde & Co...
View ArticleLinklaters leadership team takes 4 per cent pay cut
Linklaters’ LLP accounts for the 2015/16 financial year revealed that the average remuneration for the firm’s top leadership team was reduced by 4 per cent. The total amount shared among the 12 members...
View ArticleOgier advises on £215m takeover of AIM-listed mineral firm Sierra Rutile
Ogier has advised a leading mineral firm on its £215m takeover by Iluka Resources Limited, creating a new major player in the mineral sands resource field. Sierra Rutile has been operating in Sierra...
View ArticleAustria/CEE: Schoenherr advises Kansai Paint on acquisition of Helios
Schoenherr has advised Kansai Paint Co on the acquisition of the Helios Coatings Groupfrom Ring International Holding AG, GSO Capital Opportunities Fund II (Luxembourg). and Templeton Strategic...
View ArticleGowling WLG advises investment banks on Ranger Direct £40m fund-raising deal
Gowling WLG has advised Liberum Capital and Fidante Partners Europe on the open offer to shareholders and placing of C Shares in Ranger Direct Lending Fund to raise up to £40m. The issue forms part of...
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Nabarro half-year revenues up 2 per cent ahead of three-way merger
Nabarro has posted revenue up 2 per cent in the first six months of 2016/17 to £57.5m. The firm, which will merge with CMS Cameron McKenna and Olswang next May, increased turnover by 3.5 per cent in...
View ArticleBär & Karrer Advises EQT on acquisition of Fertin Pharma
EQT Mid Market has agreed to acquire Fertin Pharma from the Bagger-Sørensen family. The Bagger-Sørensen family will reinvest part of their proceeds and will following the transaction own 30% of Fertin...
View ArticleClifford Chance and Linklaters advise on £13.8bn National Grid purchase
Clifford Chance, CMS Cameron McKenna and Linklaters have won key roles on the £13.8bn acquisition of a major stake in National Grid’s gas business by a consortium led by CIC Capital and Macquarie....
View ArticleRevealed: The biggest legal teams in the FTSE 100
HSBC has the biggest legal team in the FTSE 100 with 1,109 lawyers, according to exclusive data in The Lawyer FTSE 100 2016 report. HSBC, which has held the top spot from the previous year, is the only...
View ArticleNoerr hires 11-strong team in Warsaw led by ex-White & Case head
Noerr has added an 11-strong team of fee-earners in Warsaw, including former White & Case Warsaw Poland managing partner Witold Danilowicz. The team from independent Polish firm DJBW, which was...
View ArticleAsia Pacific 150: International firms still struggle to achieve top-line growth
International firms in Asia Pacific are still struggling with low local fee rates, research from The Lawyer’s Asia Pacific 150 2016 report shows. The average revenue brought in by lawyers at global...
View ArticleClio Cloud Conference 2017 – early bird prices
The 2017 Clio Cloud Conference in New Orleans is still 10 months away, but we’ve already sold more than 60 percent of all available tickets! Take advantage of our Super Early Bird Prices for one more...
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