Siemens axes Reed Smith for Addleshaws in panel review
Siemens has added Addleshaw Goddard to its three-strong legal panel while Reed Smith has been axed from the roster. Addleshaws will join incumbents Eversheds and Osborne Clarke on the panel, which was...
View ArticleLawyers have worst mental health of all professionals
“Lawyers suffer from significantly lower levels of psychological and psychosomatic health wellbeing than other professionals,” a new study in Australia has found.
View ArticleBLP promotes 17 in London-focused promotions round
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has promoted 17 lawyers to its global partnership with the vast majority (82 per cent) of new partners based in the firm’s London office. London will see 14 new partners...
View ArticleGVC Holdings legal chief joins Mothercare as new GC
Mothercare has hired GVC Holdings general counsel Dan Talisman as its new legal head. Talisman replaces Mothercare’s interim general counsel Nick Folland, who stood in as the retailer’s legal chief...
View ArticlePennon Group ends hunt for GC with Alent hire
Exeter-based water and waste management company Pennon Group has ended its hunt for a new general counsel after appointing Helen Barrett-Hague to the position. Barrett-Hague joins from chemicals and...
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Partnership prospects at… Kirkland & Ellis
On first inspection, the prospects of making partner at Kirkland & Ellis look good. In nine promotion rounds since 2007, London has seen 52 partners made up. Some 28 have been made up between 2012...
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KWM bosses: Stability is on the horizon
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has had a turbulent few years. Since the merger with SJ Berwin in 2013 created a global firm made up of three separate partnerships, bosses have struggled to keep a hold...
View ArticleLinklaters revamps salaries and benefits to attract talent
Linklaters has announced a raft of changes to its salaries, bonuses and benefits in a bid to create a sustainable and attractive recruitment and retention model. The changes, which include extra...
View ArticleFreshfields, Clydes and Travers heads among 250 anti-Brexit lawyers
Over 250 lawyers have signed a report against Brexit, including the leaders of Clyde & Co, Simmons & Simmons and Travers Smith. The report, “Lawyers – In for Britain” has been promoted by...
View ArticleKaranović & Nikolić lend expertise to Doing Business 2016
The tax team at Karanović & Nikolić has participated in the 13th Edition of Doing Business 2016 – Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency, a World Bank Group Flagship Report. Renowned as one of...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Analytics Quotient on acquisition
Khaitan advised Analytics Quotient Services India in relation to acquisition by Firefly Market Research, member of the WPP group of companies of 100% stake in AQ along with its subsidiaries in UK,...
View ArticleDr Reto M Jenny joins Prager Dreifuss as counsel
Reto Jenny represents clients before state courts and arbitration tribunals. He advises and represents clients in contractual, insurance and commercial cases as well as in the area of the financial...
View ArticleOuter Temple’s McKendrick presents in El Salvador and Honduras
At the invitation of the British Embassies, John McKendrick has been working in both Tegucigalpa, Honduras and San Salvador, El Salvador. John has delivered a series of high level presentations to...
View ArticleChristodoulos G Vassiliades & Co to attend Europe-Iran Forum 2016
Christodoulos G Vassiliades & Co representatives Maria Kyriacou and Anna Maria Vassiliades will attend the third Europe–Iran Forum, which will be held in Zurich, Switzerland between 3 and 4 May...
View ArticleFried Frank posts record financials for 2015 as revenue hits $504m
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson has posted record results for the 2015 financial year, with average profit per equity partner (PEP) rising by 21 per cent to $2.2m and average revenue per...
View ArticleSartoria, W1
Unless it has been shoved into a quiet corner, it seems that the tailor’s dummy has been done for in the refurb; that tailor’s dummy which sat in the heart of the restaurant, letting you know that you...
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It’s fine to reboot, Kirkland. Just come out and say it
Catrin Griffiths, editorAsking Kirkland & Ellis where it’s all going wrong is a bit like the legendary question posed to George Best as he lounged on his bed with his casino winnings and a couple...
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Inclusivity is the way forward
Linda Woolley, managing partner, Kingsley NapleyFor the third year running, Kingsley Napley has scored highly in ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for’ survey for its outstanding levels of...
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The long read: Why Kirkland went wobbly in London
When a tsunami hits it is more often than not caused by an earthquake below the ocean’s surface and only felt when a wall of water swallows the shore. For Kirkland & Ellis in London it was a...
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In house interview: Sean Roberts, GSK Consumer Healthcare
Sean Roberts’ position as general counsel and chief compliance officer of GSK Consumer Healthcare demands that he has myriad perspectives on the business. GSK Consumer Healthcare, a joint venture...
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