Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners announces 11 new partner hires
Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners has appointed 11 new partners: Francesco Bruno, Massimiliano Calabrò, Stefano Cunico, Elisabetta Gardini, Biagio Giliberti, Marco Martinelli, Matteo...
View ArticleQuinn Emanuel to move into Olswang HQ after City growth
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is moving into Olswang’s City offices following its rapid expansion in the UK over the last 12 months. Litigation heavyweight Quinn will take one floor of...
View ArticleDWF banking litigation head joins Leeds firm Gordons
DWF head of banking litigation Andrew Breckenridge has joined Leeds firm Gordons as a partner in its commercial litigation team. He joins Gordons after more than seven years at DWF as both head of...
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The Hot 100 effect: The man who crowdfunded the Brexit challenge
Ahead of the publication of the Hot 100 2017 next week, The Lawyer has caught up with four leading lawyers in the Hot 100 2016 to find out how their lives have changed since appearing in the list. For...
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John Joyce re-elected to run Addleshaws for another four years
Addleshaw Goddard managing partner John Joyce has been re-elected for a second four-year term following an uncontested election. John JoyceJoyce first became managing partner in May 2014. Since then he...
View Article6 lessons Chinese firms with global ambitions can learn from KWM
With the Chinese New Year fast approaching, it is once again the time for Chinese firms to take stock of the last year and look ahead. Perhaps the single most significant event concerning top Chinese...
View ArticleNew charity Law Rocks launches David Batcup award
Law Rocks, the legal market battle of the bands which has raised more than $2m since launching in 2009, has officially become a registered charity with the pro bono help of Howard Kennedy. The firm...
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Securitas GC: How to transform a company through tech
Overseeing the legal team of a company with 330,000 employees and operations in 53 countries is something that Securitas general counsel Henrik Zetterberg has taken in his stride since joining the...
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Coping with change: challenge or opportunity
Change is one of the few certainties in the legal profession at the moment, with several top law firms either announcing or in talks to merge. There’s no doubt that a sizeable number of lawyers will...
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The Hot 100 effect: The in-house visionary
Ahead of the publication of the Hot 100 2017 next week, The Lawyer has caught up with four leading lawyers in the Hot 100 2016 to find out how their lives changed since appearing in the list. Maaike de...
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We recently sat down with Companies House to discuss why Encompass came into being and our relationship with Companies House since integrating their API in late 2014, prior to the UK launch in 2015....
View ArticleSupreme Court rules Government cannot trigger Article 50 without a vote in...
The Supreme Court has this morning by a majority of eight to three dismissed the Secretary of State’s appeal over whether Article 50 can be lawfully triggered without a vote by Parliament. The decision...
View ArticleCentil shortlisted at The Lawyer European Awards
Centil Law Firm is delighted to have been shortlisted for The Lawyer’s “Law firm of the year: Russia, Ukraine & the CIS” Award. This news comes only three months after Centil won The Law Society’s...
View ArticleUnicase at Islamic finance seminar
Unicase law firm regularly participates in seminars devoted to new instruments and concepts in Kazakhstan. Nursalim Suleimenov recently took part in a seminar organised by the Association for the...
View ArticleRichard Adkinson appointed a deputy district judge
Richard Adkinson has been appointed by The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court). He will continue to practice at No5 as well as fulfilling his...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Sarovar Hotels in takeover by Louvre Hotels
Khaitan & Co advised the shareholders of Sarovar Hotels – New Vernon Private Equity, Bessemer Venture Partners Trust, Anil Madhok and Ajay Bakaya in relation to the acquisition by Louvre Hotels...
View ArticleKhaitan & Co advised LiquidHub in Annik Technology deal
Khaitan & Co has advised LiquidHub in relation to its acquisition of a 77.60 per cent stake in Annik Technology Services. The core transaction team included Joyjyoti Misra (partner), Arjun Rajgopal...
View ArticleKhaitan acts for Mahindra & Mahindra Financial in Masala Bonds issue
Khaitan & Co acted as the sole domestic legal counsel to Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services in connection with the establishment of MTN Programme, for the issue of, inter alia, India...
View ArticleKWM administrators: ‘Departing partners accelerated collapse’
The joint administrators of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) have accused partners who left in the final months of the firm of “accelerating the ultimate demise” of the business. In the first interim...
View ArticleFormer KWM Germany head joins EY Law
Former King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) Germany managing partner Stefan Krüger has joined EY Law’s Frankfurt office as a partner. He will be the 38th partner of EY’s legal arm in Germany, which has 10...
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