Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg strengthens its investment funds practice with new...
Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg has hired Tobias Niehl as counsel in its investment funds practice. Tobias, who is a lawyer qualified in Germany and admitted to the Luxembourg bar, has more than 15 years...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises on reverse stock split of Züblin Immobilien Holding AG
At the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on 29 February 2016, the share-holders of Züblin Immobilien Holding AG approved a reverse stock split at a ratio of 450 to 1. The last trading day of the...
View ArticleChristodoulos G Vassiliades & Co opens London office
Christodoulos G Vassiliades & Co has announced the further expansion of Christodoulos G. Vassiliades & Co. LLC, a law firm in Cyprus, with the addition of the London office, Vassiliades &...
View ArticleSquire Patton Boggs makes up eight UK lawyers in 30-strong promotions round
Squire Patton Boggs has made up 30 partners worldwide, with over a quarter based in the firm’s three UK offices. Four City lawyers have been promoted as national partners in the firm, including dispute...
View ArticleBird & Bird set for leadership change as new chairman is elected
Bird & Bird has re-elected chief executive David Kerr for a further three years, while also appointing new chairman, Italian managing partner Massimiliano Mostardini. Mostardini’s appointment marks...
View ArticleMilbank’s London revenue climbs 6 per cent to £77.5m
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy’s London office has increased revenue by 6.3 per cent, while the firm saw turnover globally nudge up 1.4 per cent. The firm’s City base generated revenues of $110.2m...
View ArticleFunds boutique MJ Hudson picks up KWM partner for Paris launch
Funds boutique MJ Hudson has hired King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partner Benjamin Aller to launch a Paris office. The office will be the firm’s sixth base worldwide, building on its existing presence...
View ArticleThe Lawyer European Awards: Baltic firm Sorainen triumphs
Baltic firm Sorainen was last night named as European Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards after a year of impressive growth and strategic development. The firm became the first Baltic outfit...
View ArticleCooley hires Miniclip GC to boost digital media team
The general counsel of games site Miniclip, Brian Chadwick, has exited for Cooley’s digital media team in London. Chadwick has been Miniclip’s legal head for nearly seven years and recently led the...
View ArticleExclusive: 3 Stone Buildings to merge with 13 Old Square
Chancery and commercial sets 3 Stone Buildings and 13 Old Square are to merge at the start of April, The Lawyer can reveal. 13 Old Square founder John McDonnell QC will be head of chambers at the...
View ArticleDentons’ NextLaw takes stake in legal spend start-up Apperio
Dentons-backed technology incubator NextLaw Labs has made an investment in UK start-up Apperio, a provider of legal technology matter management services. The investment is the latest in a series of...
View ArticleFreshfields hires Clifford Chance London partner as Asia competition head
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Clifford Chance competition partner Alastair Mordaunt, who will relocate from London to Hong Kong to head up the jurisdiction’s competition practice. Mordaunt...
View ArticleGowling WLG wins China Business Law Journal award for intellectual property
International law firm Gowling WLG, formerly Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, has triumphed at the China Business Law Journal’s China Business Law Awards 2015, winning the award for Intellectual...
View ArticleGowling WLG partner Greg Standing named a leader in motor finance
Greg Standing, partner at international law firm Gowling WLG, formerly Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, has been named as a leader in the world of motor finance. The Motor Finance Power 50 ranked Greg...
View ArticlePhil Bradley and Sarah Allen of No5 prosecute drugs conspiracy trial
A man has denied being part of separate conspiracies to flood two Midland towns with large amounts of heroin and cocaine over a two-year period. Michael Porter, the man believed to be behind this, has...
View ArticleNCTM helps Schlegel with acquiring Giesse
NCTM Studio Legale has assisted Schlegel International, a division of Tyman Plc (listed on the London Stock Exchange), the acquisition of Giesse Group, specialising in accessories for aluminum windows...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Rinder on acquisition
Khaitan advised Rinder Industrial in relation to acquisition by Minda Industries Limited of the global lighting business of Rinder that manufactures automotive lamps, ie headlamps, tail lamps and small...
View ArticleReed Smith PEP drops 8 per cent amid revenue fall
Reed Smith saw its average profit per equity partner (PEP) fall 8 per cent over 2015, amid a global revenue dip of 2.5 per cent. The firm’s PEP fell from $1.2m to $1.1m (£770,000) last year, while...
View ArticleDentons chair: We’re the largest referral network in the world
Dentons chair Joe Andrew has revealed the firm referred work to 920 other firms last year, amid 12 months of unprecedented growth for what is now the world’s largest legal practice. Speaking at The...
View ArticleA&O and Wachtell lead as Nasdaq announces $1.1bn ISE purchase
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have won lead mandates on Nasdaq’s $1.1bn (£770m) acquisition of Deutsche Börse asset International Securities Exchange Holdings (ISE)....
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