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View ArticleBär & Karrer advises Matterhorn Pharma and Al Faisaliah on public tender
On 21 December 2016 Matterhorn Pharma Holding, a company controlled by the Al Faisaliah Group Holding Company, announced a public tender offer for a maximum of 400,000 registered shares of Zur Rose...
View ArticleNew senior partners
Karanović & Nikolić announce the promotion of a new generation of Senior Partners – Milan Lazić, Marjan Poljak and Darko Jovanović. Milan Lazić joined the firm as an Associate in 2007 after having...
View ArticleOgier’s new property website in Cayman
Ogier is launching a new one-stop shop for anyone buying or selling a property in the Cayman Islands. The firm has developed a user-friendly website featuring calculators, helpful guides and expert...
View ArticleShoosmiths advises Octopus on funding round for drug access platform
The corporate team at national law firm Shoosmiths has advised long-standing clients, venture capital firm Octopus Ventures, on its investment in Dutch healthcare startup myTomorrows. Octopus Ventures...
View ArticleCMS axes central Europe alliance as global support staff face cuts
CMS has announced an end to its arrangement with Slovak office Ružička Csekes in favour of opening its own office in the country in May this year. The firm will open an independent office in Bratislava...
View ArticleClyde & Co top earner paid 22% less in 2015/16
Clyde & Co’s highest-paid member received 22 per cent less in 2016, according to the firm’s LLPs. The highest-paid partner picked up £1.4m in the year ending April 2016, falling from £1.8m the year...
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An opportunity UK firms are simply ignoring
This Tuesday we’ll find out who won the constitutional case of the century when the Supreme Court rules on Miller. For legal market watchers there’s an added frisson: we’ll also find out whether it was...
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Moves: Pinsent Masons hires insurance heavyweight from Ashurst
Move of the week AkhtarPinsent Masons has hired Ashurst insurance partner Hammad Akhtar to lead its corporate offering in the financial services sector. Akhtar’s clients include Royal London,...
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View from the board: Just Eat CEO David Buttress
Eleven years ago this January, David Buttress and Jesper Bruch were huddled over a flat-pack desk in a borrowed flat in Docklands. After several months of discussions, they were setting up an online...
View ArticleSimmons picks up new Dubai partner from Clifford Chance
Simmons & Simmons has hired Clifford Chance senior associate Payam Beheshti as a partner in its Dubai office. Beheshti worked at the magic circle firm for 13 years specialising in commercial...
View ArticleMorgan Lewis raids Orrick for Hong Kong launch
Morgan Lewis & Bockius has expanded its China practice to Hong Kong by taking nine partners from rival US firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. The team is led by Edwin Luk, former global leader...
View ArticleHogan Lovells recruits FCA chief criminal lawyer
Hogan Lovells has hired the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) chief criminal lawyer. Claire Lipworth will join the firm as a financial services partner after a three-year career as the FCA’s chief...
View ArticleShoosmiths hits the right note for new pop band
National law firm Shoosmiths has advised up and coming surf pop band The Orielles on a deal with leading indie record label Heavenly Recordings. Creative industries associate at Shoosmiths, Carol...
View ArticleConyers maintains top rankings in Asia-Pacific directory
Chambers & Partners has released their 2017 Asia-Pacific directory and Conyers has received a top-tier ranking, along with four lawyers in the Corporate and Dispute Resolution categories. These...
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“More bang for your buck”: Reed Smith recruits 50-lawyer team from KWM
Reed Smith has taken on a 50-lawyer team from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), in one of the largest group hires made from the collapsed firm. The group, which will be based across London, Frankfurt,...
View ArticleGOP named leading M&A firm in Italy
Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners is once again named top law firm in the 2016 M&A Mergermarket Legal League Table. With over 57 transactions and a total deal value of $16bn GOP...
View ArticleArticle127 – court to hear permission application on 3 February
No5 Chambers’ barristers Ramby de Mello, leading S Chelvan, are instructed by David Tang & Co for the Second Claimants, W, L, T and B who are challenging the Government’s plans to leave the...
View ArticleClaire Watson represents Met Police in Sousse terror attack inquest
Claire Watson has been retained to act in this inquest in the Royal Courts of Justice which is expected to last for seven weeks. The Metropolitan Police are assisting the Coroner, HHJ Loraine-Smith,...
View ArticleKinstellar’s joint energy client seminar with KPMG
Kinstellar’s Budapest office held a successful joint energy client seminar together with KPMG Hungary regarding the EU Commission’s new energy sector regulatory package (“Clean Energy for All...
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