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Top 10 in-house interviews of 2016
The Lawyer’s popular In-House Interview series, in which we profile a major general counsel or legal director each week, continued at full force in 2016. We interviewed legal chiefs from companies in...
View ArticleLitigation tracker: Powell Gilbert and Bristows top Patents Court rankings
IP specialist Powell Gilbert was the most active law firm in the Patents Court in 2015 and the first three quarters of 2016, according to data compiled by The Lawyer. The firm racked up a total of 72...
View ArticleGowling WLG advises on Primrose solar farms sale to Greencoat
Gowling WLG has advised client Primrose Solar on its disposal of a portfolio of six solar farms, with an aggregate capacity of 78MW, to Greencoat Capital’s first solar vehicle, Greencoat Solar I LP,...
View ArticleLK Shields advises information management client Oasis on expansions
Oasis Group, the fastest growing records and information management (RIM) company in Europe, has recently completed six acquisitions in the Netherlands, UK and Republic of Ireland markets. Since...
View ArticleStewarts Law’s Lee Ellis: ‘APN withdrawals is not HMRC going soft on tax...
Lee Ellis from the tax litigation department has commented in the Financial Times on HMRC’s controversial APN regime. HMRC has withdrawn 3,000 accelerated payment notices (APNs) since introducing them...
View ArticleAddleshaws disputes exits mount as Akin Gump poaches litigation partner
Akin Gump has hired Addleshaw Goddard litigation partner Kambiz Larizadeh, who becomes the fourth disputes partner to leave the UK firm this year. His exit follows the departure of Addleshaws partner...
View ArticleLitigator Bernadette Carey returns to Conyers Cayman
Conyers has welcomed back Bernadette Carey to the Cayman office. Carey joins the litigation and private client teams as counsel. She has extensive expertise as a litigator, appearing regularly before...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises Ardian on Weber Auto purchase
Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Weber Automotive, a leading worldwide supplier in the automotive industry. Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to Ardian as well as Willkie Farr &...
View ArticleCourt of Arbitration for Sport partially upholds Real Madrid appeal
On 20 December 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between Real Madrid Club de Fútbol and the Fédération Internationale de Football...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises Credit Suisse and UBS in Meyer Burger recapitalisation
Meyer Burger Technology completed a rights offering as part of a recapitalisation programme on 20 December 2016. The recapitalisation programme consisted of three pillars: the amendments of the terms...
View ArticleKWM LLP files notice of intention to appoint administrators
King & Wood Mallesons LLP has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, The Lawyer has learned. A statement from the firm read: “King & Wood Mallesons LLP (London) can confirm that...
View ArticleKeystone and Orrick next to recruit from KWM
Keystone Law and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe have hired several practice heads from King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) troubled EUME arm. US firm Orrick has recruited venture capital head Ylan...
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European firms see deals uptick in December
Despite 2016 coming to an end, deal activity showed no signs of slowing down for European firms in December. The Lawyer’s European deals round-up using exclusive data from The Lawyer Market...
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Project Millennial: what we learned this year
At the start of 2016, The Lawyer launched ‘Project Millennial’, taking five newly-qualified solicitors and vowing to follow them across the course of their careers. As the year comes to a close we...
View ArticleOgier’s most-clicked media releases in 2016 and new partners announced for 2017
Award wins, top-tier directory rankings, promotions and major deals – the top 12 news releases for 2016 measured by traffic on Ogier.com show a cross-section of the firm’s activity over the last year....
View ArticleNo5 Chambers successfully defends Bath teenage driver of tipper truck
The teenage driver of a tipper truck that crashed and killed four people has been cleared of all charges. Phillip Potter, now aged 20, was cleared of dangerous and careless driving in the accident last...
View ArticleSchoenherr advises Haniel on joint venture deal with Rentokil Initial
Schoenherr has advised Franz Haniel & Cie alongside lead counsel Glade Michel Wirtz in Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia over the formation of a joint venture with Rentokil Initial...
View Article‘US-style securities litigation not heading here, despite RBS case’
Stewarts Law’s Clive Zietman has written in The Times Law section about the differences between the US system of securities litigation and how the UK system differs in light of the RBS case. Zietman...
View ArticleWalker Morris aids Leeds accountancy firm BDO in relocation to Central Square
A multi-disciplinary team of specialist real estate and construction lawyers at Walker Morris has advised accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO, on its relocation of its Leeds office to Central...
View ArticleBär & Karrer acts for Sempione Retail in Charles Vögele deal
On 19 September 2016, Sempione Retail, a company owned by OVS, Retails Investment and Elarof Trust, launched an all-cash public tender offer for all listed shares in Charles Vögele Holding. With the...
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