DWF launches in France with Heenan Paris takeover
DWF has launched its first office in France through a merger with four-partner Paris firm Heenan Paris. The boutique spun out of collapsed Canadian firm Heenan Blaikie in 2014 and is run by managing...
View ArticleInfosys GC and compliance chief exits business
Infosys is on the hunt for a new general counsel following the departure of legal chief and compliance officer David Kennedy. California-based Kennedy has been at the Indian multinational technology...
View ArticleClient confidentiality in the digital age – webinar 17 January 2017
Client confidentiality is the bedrock of any trusted legal practice. It’s a priority that informs everything from personal interactions to firm-level data protection—all of which requires effort,...
View ArticleGovernment shells out £1m to DLA Piper for Heathrow expansion advice
DLA Piper has received the lion’s share of Government legal spend on plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, raking in £1.09m in fees from the Department of Transport in the 14 months until October...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises Credit Suisse on subsidiary launch
Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG started operating in Switzerland as a fully owned banking subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG with its own banking licence, effective November 2016. Bär & Karrer selected...
View ArticleSanofi and Boehringer swap businesses with advice from Bär & Karrer
Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim confirmed closing (in most markets) on 1 January 2017 of a $25bn transaction involving the exchange of Sanofi’s animal health business and Boehringer Ingelheim’s...
View ArticleCollas Crill expands into BVI through merger with local firm Farara Kerins
Offshore firm Collas Crill has finalised its merger with BVI firm Farara Kerins, extending the client offering of both firms. The merger sees the firm expand its global presence alongside its...
View Article‘Investor visa applications set to rise post-Brexit’ says Collyer Bristow’s...
Collyer Bristow’s James Badcock quoted in City AM discussing the rise in investor visa applications post-Brexit. Investor visa applications rose sharply after the referendum as wealthy foreigners...
View ArticleHudgell Solicitors’ 2016 review: National campaigns and success for clients
Hudgell Solicitors has enjoyed a year of further growth and increased national profile in 2016 as it secured industry recognition for its campaigning, the achievements of the business and the firm’s...
View ArticleNo5 barristers instructed in Brexit European economic area agreement challenge
No5 Chambers’ barristers Ramby de Mello, leading S Chelvan, have been instructed by David Tang of David Tang & Co to seek a declaration from the Divisional Court on the requirement of approval from...
View ArticleSchoenherr wins victory for Z-Mobile in Kosovo’s largest commercial arbitration
Schoenherr has led Kosovan mobile operator Z-Mobile to victory in its dispute against state-owned Telecom Kosovo in Kosovo’s largest commercial arbitration to date. An ICC tribunal composed of Georg...
View ArticleWalder Wyss announces fresh partners in New Year promotions round
Walder Wyss has promoted Ayesha Curmally,Michael Isler, Robert von Rosen and Stefan Knobloch to its partnership, effective from 1st January 2017. Ayesha Curmally is a notary in the canton of...
View ArticleWalder Wyss appoints litigation partner Roger Staub and new consultants
Walder Wyss has announced that a new partner, Roger Staub, as well as new consultants, Thiemo Sturny and David Vasella, will be joining its chancellery as of 1 January 2017. Roger Staub is a partner in...
View ArticleKhaitan & Co guides cable TV and broadband provider GTPL Hathway through IPO
Khaitan & Co advised GTPL Hathway in relation to its initial public offering of equity shares comprising of a fresh issue of INR 3,000m (£36m) and offer for sale of up to 18 million equity shares...
View ArticleTemasek buys 1.9 per cent stake in SBI Life Insurance, advised by Khaitan & Co
Khaitan & Co advised Temasek Holdings to acquire a 1.95 per cent stake in SBI Life Insurance for INR 897 crores ($133m). Incorporated in 1974, Temasek is an investment company headquartered in...
View ArticleHogan Lovells makes up London trio in US-heavy promotions round
Hogan Lovells has promoted 29 partners worldwide including three in London. The trio are litigation counsel Nathan Searle, who joined Hogan Lovells in 2006 from Herbert Smith Freehills; finance...
View ArticleSignature Litigation hires Latham London disputes chair
Disputes boutique Signature Litigation has hired Latham & Watkins London litigation chair Simon Bushell as a partner. Bushell has been a partner at Latham’s London office for more than three years,...
View ArticlePrimrose Solar sells remaining solar PV sites
Gowling WLG has advised Primrose Solar on the sale of its five remaining solar PV sites, with a combined capacity of 80MW, to Equitix, all of which were RO-accredited. The five remaining solar farms...
View Article“US-style securities litigation isn’t heading here just yet,” Zietman tells...
Clive Zietman writes in the Times Law section about the differences between the US system of securities litigation and how the UK system differs: “In his article in last Thursday’s edition of the...
View ArticleChaos as KWM cancels salaries for 100 staff ahead of administration
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has informed 100 staff and fee-earners in the UK, Europe and Middle East that their pay has been halted as of today (4 January). The measure has been taken as the firm...
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