Slaughters adds 10 partners in London including just one woman
Slaughter and May has made up 10 associates in London in its latest promotions round, nine of whom are men. Of the 10 promoted, corporate lawyer Victoria MacDuff is the sole new female partner. The...
View ArticleBarclays completes phase one of “new approach” panel review in bid to cut roster
Barclays has completed the first phase of its global legal panel review, which started at the end of last year. The bank sent emails to firms on Wednesday morning (16 March) letting them know they had...
View ArticleMichael Twining: Day one at MIPIM
And so it begins. 4am alarm, kiss goodbye to a seven month pregnant wife and jump in the car down to Luton. Last time I was at this airport, a year ago, it was a similar time of day, but it had...
View ArticleJohn Sullivan: Day two at MIPIM
Having settled into our new surroundings on day one, day two of MIPIM 2016 is already living up to its reputation of being the busiest of the week. Unfortunately, the weather has not been so kind but...
View ArticleBLP and Greenberg Traurig call off merger talks
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and US firm Greenberg Traurig have called off their merger talks after failing to find enough commonalities for the tie-up. BLP managing partner Lisa Mayhew told The...
View ArticleLOD launches flexible resourcing for DLA Australia
DLA Piper is launching a flexible resourcing capability in Australia through its partnership with LOD (Lawyers on Demand). The move follows the announcement of a collaboration between the two in...
View ArticlePearson hires Charles Russell Speechlys and DWF for employment panel
Pearson has named Charles Russell Speechlys and DWF as its principal advisors on employment work. The firms were appointed in a tender process which kicked off in November. Pearson said it was aiming...
View ArticleOlswang to move to open plan and agile working by 2017
Olswang will move to full open plan in its London headquarters and offer agile working for all staff by March 2017, The Lawyer can reveal. The firm is in the process of refitting its 90 High Holborn...
View ArticleWalker Morris helps secure new manager’s contract for Burnley FC
Shakeel Dad at Walker Morris recently advised Championship side, Burnley FC, on a new contract with manager Sean Dyche. Sean Dyche took charge of the Clarets in 2012 and is currently the 11th...
View ArticleCarey Olsen advises Jersey investment firm
Carey Olsen has been advising Jersey-based Delek Global Real Estate plc on the incorporation, acquisition and operation of a vehicle to acquire the multinational property structure underlying a...
View ArticleKaranović & Nikolić’s Mirko Kovač re-elected to FIC committee
The Serbian Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has re-elected Mirko Kovač to the position of Vice President of the FIC HR Committee for a period of 2 years, effectively giving Mirko his second mandate as...
View ArticleBoekel live on Aderant Expert practice management solution
Legal software company Aderant has announced that Dutch firm Boekel N.V. is now live on Aderant Expert for their practice management system. Boekel began using SAP in 2006, but last October the firm...
View ArticleEuropean moves: 17 March 2016
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Benelux White & Case has reinforced its Belgium-based transactional team with the addition of...
View ArticleStephenson Harwood formalises Guangzhou alliance
Stephenson Harwood has formalised its relationship with its existing Guangzhou-based alliance firm Wei Tu by establishing an association permitted under a free trade agreement between mainland China...
View ArticleBruce Dear: Day two at MIPIM
I did my last long cycle ride in 1977. Got lost. Cycled 50 miles by accident. Never got on a bike again. So I feel a bit guilty drinking rosé to welcome the tanned, grimy heroes of Legal &...
View ArticleNicky Richmond: Day two at MIPIM
“It’s like a stag party,” said the client, “but with business cards.” It seems incredible but only it’s only a day a half since I arrived and it already feels like I’ve been here for a week. The heavy...
View ArticleChutney Mary, SW1
My first impression is that they have spent a small fortune on the fit-out and my second is that I want to stay in the bar. Chutney Mary is the pimped-up reincarnation of the original restaurant of the...
View ArticleMicrosoft global GC switches to Spotify
Microsoft general counsel and corporate vice president Horacio Gutierrez is set to join music streaming company Spotify as its new general counsel after just five months as top lawyer at his company....
View ArticleHausfeld replaces Withers on £400m Libor claim against RBS
Withers has been replaced by Hausfeld on a major Libor manipulation and swaps mis-selling claim being brought against the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Property tycoon claimant Stuart Wall launched the...
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