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Is your firm led by an ostrich?
This article was contributed by Jomati Consultants founder Tony Williams Tony WilliamsIt may be a myth that the ostrich buries its head in the sand when confronted by danger but a worrying number of...
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GC2B roundtable: 2017 – prepped for the unknown?
Lisa Mayhew, BLP: Given that 2017 is going to see even greater change and uncertainty following the triggering of Article 50, I’m sure you will have spent a lot of time planning and thinking about it....
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Moves: Linklaters hires DLA Piper real estate head
Move of the week Linklaters has appointed Carsten Loll to the firm as a partner. Munich-based Loll was formerly international real estate head at DLA Piper, having joined the firm in 2010 from Hogan...
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Work-life balance: can you have it all?
Worrying about the state of your work-life balance is actually worse for your health than having a poor work- life balance according to a study by Oregon State University which made tabloid headlines...
View ArticleNo5 increases pupillage award
No5 Chambers will increase its pupillage award by £10,000, from £40k to £50k, offering a choice to the successful applicant to be based at either their Birmingham or its expanding London office....
View ArticleConyers Receives three Deal of the Year awards
Conyers Dill & Pearman has received three Deal of the Year awards from the China Business Law Journal. Conyers won for: 1) Alibaba’s privatisation and take over of Youku Tudou, 2) Qihoo 360...
View ArticleNew IP partner for Golwing WLG in Paris
Celine Bey joins Gowling WLG’s intellectual property (IP) team, based in the firm’s Paris office, Celine will play a fundamental part in growing the international IP service. Gordon Harris, Gowling...
View ArticleMichael Duck QC defends in the Bethany Hill murder trial
Jack Williams (21) is co-accused of killing his ex-partner Bethany Hill, with his girlfriend Kayleigh Woods on February 3 2016. The trial was due to take place in August 2016 but was adjourned for...
View ArticleShoosmiths beats Gateley to top of national deal rankings
Shoosmiths has topped Experian MarketIQ’s UK & Ireland M&A league tables to become the UK’s leading legal adviser by deal volume. Clinching the top national spot, in 2016 the firm acted on 183...
View ArticleAI provider RAVN appoints former Ashurst CIO Lumsden as CEO
Artificial Intelligence provider RAVN Systems has appointed former Ashurst CIO David Lumsden as its new CEO. Lumsden, who is also formerly CEO of technology provider Tikit Group and who joined RAVN...
View ArticleFried Frank to launch training contract with KWM trainees
Fried Frank is to launch its own training contract in London with the hire of three trainees from King and Wood Mallesons (KWM). The American firm had anticipated starting a training contract in 2018...
View ArticleMerlin GC appoints DLA Piper as sole adviser
Merlin Entertainments has appointed DLA Piper as its main adviser for global construction work, plus UK commercial, property and HR work. The firm has secured a retainer agreement to be Merlin’s...
View ArticleCMS highest-paid partner profits jump as firm reveals Latin America takeovers
CMS Cameron McKenna’s highest-paid partner received profit share up 9 per cent last year, the firm’s LLP accounts have revealed. The firm’s top earner picked up £860,000 over 2015/16, increasing from...
View ArticleCleary wins top role on £40bn Ray-Ban owner merger
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has advised French lens maker Essilor on its £40bn merger with Ray-Ban owner Luxottica. Paris-based partner Pierre-Yves Chabert led Cleary’s team for Essilor, which...
View ArticleRevealed: The European Awards shortlist 2017
After a record number of entries, the shortlist for The Lawyer European Awards 2017 is finally revealed today (16 January). The hotly contested European managing partner of the year category includes...
View ArticleCrown Estate appoints BLP primary adviser as relationship shifts from KWM
The Crown Estate has appointed BLP its sole legal adviser, shifting the legal mandate for its £7bn central London real estate portfolio away from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). KWM partner Bryan...
View ArticleOlswang LLPs reveal £23m in loans to European offices
Olswang has paid out millions of pounds in loan facilities to its European offices, and expects to recoup some of its loans which almost £23m by 2020, the firm’s LLP accounts have revealed. It is not...
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Trump: “Transition” or “chasm”?
This article is a guest post by Bruce MacEwen, president and Janet Stanton, partner, at Adam Smith, Esq. Two days after the US Presidential election last year, the Atlantic magazine’s lead article,...
View Article200 judges win pensions dispute against UK Government
More than 200 judges who challenged against the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) over changes to pensions entitlements have won their claim in the Employment Tribunal. The challenge was brought against...
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Asia moves: White & Case China head joins PRC firm Han Kun
Former White & Case China head Li Xiaoming has left the global firm to join elite Chinese firm Han Kun as a partner and Dentons Rodyk’s real estate team defects to Singaporean rival Rajah &...
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