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Election 2017 live blog: Lawyers react
Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision today to trigger a UK general election in June means a hiatus in Brexit negotiations and potential turmoil for the legal world. In this live blog, The Lawyer...
View ArticleElection 2017: the lawyer MPs at risk of losing their seats
Only two years on from the last general election, Britain faces another vote and Parliament’s healthy crop of lawyer MPs face another battle for their seats. Wolverhampton South West’s MP, Rob Marris,...
View ArticleClifford Chance’s Simon Davis wins Law Society presidential election
Senior Clifford Chance litigator Simon Davis will become president of the Law Society in 2019 after winning its latest election. He will take office as deputy vice president in July, before becoming...
View ArticlePinsent Masons to launch third international office in 12 months
Pinsent Masons is set to launch its third international office in 12 months in Madrid, hiring a five-strong team including former Telefónica deputy general counsel Diego Lozano. Lozano, who headed the...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises Essex Woodlands on sale of stake in Molecular Partners
Essex Woodlands Health Ventures Funds, Index Ventures Funds, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and other long-term venture capital investors reduced their holding by way of a block trade transaction in...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Ascendas on Flagship shares buy
Khaitan & Co advised Ascendas India Trust and its affiliates in relation to purchase of 100% issued and paid-up share capital of Flagship Developers Private Limited, along with issuance of...
View ArticleKinstellar co-hosts capital markets conference in Astana, Kazakhstan
On 12 April the conference “Kazakhstan: Tapping International Capital Markets” was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Kinstellar’s Almaty office co-hosted this conference with BNY Mellon,...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Xander on Adarsh debt financing
Khaitan & Co advised Xander Finance Private Limited in relation to debt financing of Adarsh Developers and Earnest Constructions Private Limited by way of a secured term loan of $19.8m from Xander...
View ArticleInternational events on arbitration procedures
On April 25, 2017, American Chamber of Commerce in Serbia and Law office Stankovic and Partners will organise a Briefing Session on Data Protection in Arbitration Cases. This event is intended for all...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises banking syndicate in Galenica IPO
Galenica has sold its shares in Galenica Santé by way of an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO volume was CHF1.9bn, making it the largest IPO announced in Europe so far this year. Citigroup Global...
View ArticleDWF to shut Preston office in Liverpool push
DWF is set to close its Preston office and relocate a five-strong team of partners to launch specialised capability for its motor services in Liverpool. The entire Preston office of 90 employees led by...
View ArticleBLP retains real estate adviser mandate for Tesco
Tesco has renewed its real estate mandate with Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) for another three years. The mandate was first won by BLP in 2014 when the supermarket dropped Ashurst from the panel. The...
View ArticleLinklaters drops partner targets in global strategic review
Linklaters has opted to ditch individual partner targets in a bid to boost team performance as part of a global strategy refresh. Under the leadership of managing partner Gideon Moore, Linklaters plans...
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Planning to join a partnership? Here are the questions to ask
Ronnie FoxMost associates in law firms are over the moon to be invited to become partners. Likewise partners unhappy at their present firms are often delighted to be offered partnership elsewhere. Only...
View ArticleCollyer Bristow and Augusta join forces for interchange fee damages claim
Collyer Bristow is collaborating with Augusta, a leading litigation funder in the SME market, to back a multimillion-pound claim against MasterCard and Visa over their use of multilateral interchange...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Dalmia on Religare stake
Khaitan & Co advised the Dalmia group in relation to acquisition of 26% stake in Religare Health Insurance Company Limited. The Dalmia Group is acquiring the stake as part of the consortium of...
View ArticleFreshfields hires top SFO lawyer to corporate crime team
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has recruited the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) joint-head of bribery and corruption Ben Morgan. Morgan will join the magic circle firm as a partner in its corporate crime...
View ArticleVdA at Lisbon commercial litigation conference
Miguel Mendes Pereira, partner in Competition & EU practice, participated as speaker at the Trade Litigation Days organised by the Private Law Research Centre of the Law Faculty – Lisbon...
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A&O promotes two women and 22 men to partnership
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up just two women worldwide in a 24-strong promotions round. The two new female partners are based in London and Hong Kong –banking lawyer Vanessa Xu and...
View ArticleCharles Russell Speechlys promotes six in City-heavy round
Charles Russell Speechlys has made up six lawyers to partnership in its third promotions round since the merger. All new partners are based in London – except real estate lawyer Naomi Nettleton who is...
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