Shearman & Sterling mulls agile working in London
Shearman & Sterling is consulting on plans to introduce agile working in its London office. Shearman’s UK base has had an informal system in place for a number of years but confirmed to The Lawyer...
View ArticleRecoveries services head named as one of the most influential in credit industry
Partner and head of recoveries services group (RSG) at law firm Shoosmiths, Waine Mannix, has been named as one of the most influential in the credit industry according to magazine Credit Today’s...
View ArticleMarcus Leese speaks on family offices at one of largest trust events in Guernsey
Private wealth specialist at Ogier, partner Marcus Leese, is among speakers at one of the largest trusts events in Guernsey tomorrow, 12 April. The enduring role of offshore structures in times of...
View ArticleShoosmiths named ‘Motor Finance – Legal Provider of the Year’ again
For the second year running Shoosmiths has won the ‘Motor Finance – Legal Provider of the Year’ award at the Motor Finance Awards 2016. The team beat law firms such as Gowling WLG to the prize, awarded...
View ArticleGateley acquires Capitus Ltd
Gateley (Holdings) Plc has announced the acquisition of Capitus, a UK specialist tax incentives advisory business. Capitus, to be renamed Gateley Capitus, is the first acquisition that Gateley has...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises HNA group on all-cash public tender offer
HNA Group Co., Ltd., Haikou, People’s Republic of China, and gategroup Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland, have entered into a transaction agreement pursuant to which HNA Group will launch an all cash...
View ArticleNo5’s David Mason QC secures convictions in Burton murder trial
Three men from Burton have been found guilty of murdering a 29-year-old warehouse worker who was attacked and left for dead in the street outside his home. At Stafford Crown Court, the jury returned...
View ArticleChina’s Fosun buys Ahava Dead Sea cosmetics
Fosun (China) has bought controlling shares in Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories for NIS 290m (£53.9m). Barney & Co’s Micky Barnea, Ariella Dreyfuss and Itay Gura represented Kibbutz Mitzpe Shalem, one...
View ArticleSerbian competition body green lights Imlek purchase of Niška Mlekara
The Republic of Serbia’s Commission for Protection of Competition has approved Imlek’s acquisition of Niška Mlekara’s shares, making it full owner of the dairy company. Imlek initially signed the...
View ArticleReed Smith in merger talks with US firm Pepper Hamilton
Reed Smith has entered merger talks with Philadelphia firm Pepper Hamilton, in a move that would boost its revenue to around $1.5bn. In a statement, a spokesperson for Reed Smith said “based on these...
View ArticleLinklaters hires ex-A&O real estate finance head
Linklaters has hired former Allen & Overy (A&O) head of real estate finance Mark O’Neill in London. O’Neill joins Linklaters as a partner after leaving A&O last February. He spent more than...
View ArticleFreshfields to lose Paris quartet to Orrick’s French office
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer looks set to lose four partners in its Paris office to US firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. The quartet leaving for Orrick’s French arm, Orrick Rambaud Martel,...
View ArticleIreland’s William Fry launches remote working pilot
Irish firm William Fry has kickstarted a remote working pilot, testing out agile working one day a week among 10 of its lawyers. The pilot will be underway for six months with the firm keen to roll out...
View ArticleNorth West firm Napthens ditches lockstep
UK 200 firm Napthens has scrapped lockstep remuneration for partners. Partners at the Preston-headquartered firm, which has six offices across the North West, voted to change to a performance-related...
View ArticleExclusive: Clyde & Co circles Miami firms in merger plans
Clyde & Co has set its sights on a merger or acquisition in Miami, The Lawyer understands. Such a move would form part of Clydes’ long-held plans to strengthen its presence in the US. The firm is...
View ArticleExclusive: Four names emerge in race for Baker & McKenzie global chair
Four Baker & McKenzie partners have thrown their hats in the ring to replace global chair Eduardo Leite, The Lawyer can reveal. London managing partner Paul Rawlinson, EMEA chair Gary Senior, Latin...
View ArticleQuintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer Chooses Aderant Expert
Law firm Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. (QPWB) has selected Aderant Expert as their new practice management software. QBWB maintains a tightly integrated network of 19 fully staffed offices...
View ArticleNicolas Iynedjian and Mathieu Blanc win Federal Court Case
Nicolas Iynedjian and Mathieu Blanc have won Federal Court Case v the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug. The Commercial register refused to register signature rights restrictions. But the...
View ArticleNo5 sponsors the United Poles event ‘Brexit and the Future of EU Nationals in...
The panel discussion is taking place on Thursday 21 April at the Polish Hearth Club in London. James Dixon will be speaking from No5 Chambers along with Catherine Barnard from Cambridge University,...
View Article32 years for Coventry nightclub killer prosecuted by Michael Burrows QC
A man from the Midlands, who stabbed a teenager to death has been found guilty of murder and will serve a minimum of 32 years. On the night of the attack, Daniel Kirkwood was out celebrating a friend’s...
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