Top 20 stories of 2016
It’s been a busy and slightly bizarre year on TheLawyer.com. 2016 has seen the biggest UK merger in recent history (CMS Nabarwang, as we still like to call it) but also the biggest law firm collapse...
View ArticleAddleshaw Goddard hires its first-ever COO from Freshfields
Addleshaw Goddard has recruited its first-ever chief operating officer (COO) from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The firm fuelled merger rumours back in May, as it revealed it was seeking a COO...
View ArticleFormer Freshfields senior partner Lawes joins Lazard
Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer senior partner Will Lawes is joining Lazard as a managing director. Lawes will join the firm’s financial advisory business, where he will advise FTSE 100 boards on...
View ArticleConyers advises Athene on $1.1bn IPO
Conyers has advised Athene Holding on its $1.1bn IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with its shares finishing more than 10 per cent higher than its initial public offering price. The offering was the...
View ArticleKinstellar advises on Xella’s €2bn sale to Lone Star
Kinstellar has successfully advised on the Czech aspects of the divestment of Xella, a leader in building solutions, to an affiliate of US private equity group Lone Star in a deal valued at €2.2bn....
View ArticleSchoenherr acts for ContourGlobal on sale of Czech solar energy business
Schoenherr has advised ContourGlobal erneuerbare Energie Europa, a subsidiary of the US entity ContourGlobal, on the sale of its solar energy business in the Czech Republic to China Central and Eastern...
View ArticleFormer KWM senior partner Kon resigns
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) former EUME senior partner Stephen Kon has resigned from the firm. His resignation comes just three months after he announced he was stepping down from his post at the...
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Lo♥︎ing legal life: sleep, and how to get enough of it
This week, systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC discuss why adequate sleep is essential for peak performance, and how to get enough of it. The working world has few greater...
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The best of The Lawyer’s long reads 2016
The Lawyer’s long reads – a series of deep dives into individual law firms and interviews with key business figures – have shaped the legal agenda in 2016. From branding Sidley Austin ‘beige’, Kirkland...
View ArticleDLA enters Chile through tie-up with local firm
DLA Piper has opened its doors in Chile thanks to a cooperation agreement with local firm Bahamondez Alvarez & Zegers (BAZ). The full service firm will operate in the country under the name BAZ/DLA...
View ArticleEversheds management expects ‘yes’ from partners in US merger vote
Eversheds management is hoping for a resounding endorsement from partners today (16 December) on the vote to tie up with US firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. The voting process to join the two...
View ArticleInteractive workshop to help parents and carers
The aim of this workshop, on Monday 27 February 2017, is to guide you through the EHC Plan and to give advice on the process involved for children and young people with special education needs. We will...
View ArticleBaker & McKenzie drops the ‘&’ in global brand overhaul
Baker & McKenzie has decided to drop the ampersand from its name as part of a global rebranding exercise and is considering changing the name of its UK LLP. It is understood the firm did not want...
View ArticleLK Shields announces new leadership as it gears up for 2017 growth
LK Shields has announced significant leadership changes as the firm readies itself for further growth in 2017. The changes are part of new developments in the management structures of the firm, which...
View ArticleSchoenherr advises Redside on Panorama Business Center purchase
Schoenherr has advised Redside investiční společnos, the manager of the real estate open-ended investment fund NOVA Real Estate, on its acquisition of the Panorama Business Center building, from Dutch...
View ArticleGreenberg Traurig to take on six-strong KWM team
Greenberg Traurig has confirmed that it plans to take on a six partner team from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), after dismissing rumours of a takeover of KWM’s EUME business last month. The hires,...
View ArticleThe 10 biggest career stories of 2016
The Lawyer’s My Career Story series is one of our most popular features, in which we profile lawyers who have done something different in their careers. Here are some of the best from the last year –...
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My career story: “I spent five years in London but I moved back home to...
David Kirkland is a Sydney born and based lawyer who currently works in the banking and infrastructure team at Gilbert + Tobin. He moved back to Australia after five years in London with White &...
View ArticleDLA Piper hires six-partner KWM real estate team
DLA Piper has hired a six-partner real estate team from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), led by William Naunton. Naunton joined KWM from Eversheds at the end of 2014, alongside Cornelius Medvei. The...
View ArticleClyde & Co posts 17 per cent growth in half-year results
Clyde & Co’s turnover jumped 17 per cent in the first six months of the 2016/17 financial year from £192m to £224m. The figures take into account the firm’s summer tie-up with Miami-based Thornton...
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