Bär & Karrer advises KORE on acquisition of Wyless
KORE Wireless Group, Inc., the world’s largest managed wireless network services provider specializing in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and the Internet of Things (IoT) with co-headquarters...
View ArticleGowling WLG acts on VinaVapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund’s move to the...
Gowling WLG has acted for longstanding client VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd (VOF) in relation to its move from AIM to the premium listing segment of the UK Listing Authority’s Official List...
View ArticleHSF adds nine-lawyer disputes team in Germany from AGS Legal
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has made a disputes team hire in Germany, taking two partners and seven lawyers from litigation boutique Acker Görling & Schmalz (AGS Legal). The hire doubles the size...
View ArticleRoman Marchenko moderates panel discussion on issues of civil and commercial...
Roman Marchenko, senior partner at Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm, moderated the third panel discussion regarding reform of the Ukrainian procedural legislation held on April 11, 2016 in Kyiv. The...
View ArticleRoy McKelvie appointed as new chairman of Encompass
Encompass Corporation, creator of visual analytics software used in professional and financial services to gain insight from interconnected entity data, which has established its UK base in Glasgow,...
View ArticleMacfarlanes makes up no women in six-strong promotions round
Macfarlanes has promoted six lawyers to its partnership in London, making up no women for the first time in three years. Litigation duo James Popperwell and Gideon Sanitt have both been promoted, with...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon posts £6.9m UK loss
Personal injury specialist Slater & Gordon has posted a loss of £6.93m for the 2014/15 financial year according to its UK LLP accounts, 75 per cent higher than its previous £3.95m loss. Although,...
View ArticleThree top tips for junior lawyers
Berwin Leighton Paisner managing partner Lisa Mayhew gives her tips for junior lawyers just starting out in the legal profession.
View ArticleOneSavings Bank hires interim GC after Bucknell departs
OneSavings Bank (OSB) has hired Martin Purvis as its interim general counsel after the resignation of Zoe Bucknell last month. Purvis was previously interim head of secretariat at construction company...
View ArticleBakers’ leadership race: Will this spell transformation for the firm?
By the end of October 2016, Baker & McKenzie will have a new global chairperson – but with four quite different candidates having thrown their hat in the ring, sources are divided on what the...
View ArticleFreshfields shortlists Liverpool Street buildings for future City base
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has shortlisted a number of buildings in London for its potential new headquarters, The Lawyer has learned. The firm has been looking to downsize in the City since...
View ArticleArbitration session at trademarks seminar
Speaker: Markus R Frick MARQUES Arbitrating and Mediating Trademarks London 19 April 2016
View ArticleEuropean moves: 14 April 2016
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Baltics Cobalt has elected Akvilė Bosaitė as the ninth partner in its Lithuanian office. Bosaitė, who...
View ArticleGowling WLG client LDC delivers on £17m buy-out of Panther
The private equity team at Gowling WLG has advised leading mid-market private equity firm LDC on its £17m buy-out of Panther Logistics. Northampton-headquartered Panther specialises in two-man and...
View ArticleGowling WLG supports International Day Of Pink
To mark the event, Gowling WLG will be making charitable donations to the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity, and Diversity Role Models a UK-based LGBT charity. In addition, activities...
View ArticleChristodoulos ranked as leading firm in Legal 500
Christodoulos G Vassiliades & Co has continued strengthening its positions in the international legal rankings directory The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa. The firm was recommended as...
View ArticleCarey Olsen named Guernsey Law Firm of the Year 2016 in Who’s Who Legal Awards
Carey Olsen has been named Guernsey Law Firm of the Year 2016 in the 3rd Annual Who’s Who Legal Awards. The accolade recognises the offshore law firm’s achievements within the global legal market...
View ArticleClifford Chance names new Asia Pacific regional managing partner
Clifford Chance has appointed Singapore managing partner Geraint Hughes as its new Asia Pacific regional managing partner, assuming the role from Peter Charlton. Hughes is currently head of the firm’s...
View ArticleDWF boosts Bristol offering with Fox Hartley acquisition
DWF is set to acquire boutique insurance firm Fox Hartley to boost its insurance offering in Bristol. Fox Hartley has 16 members of staff including three partners and focuses on providing advice around...
View ArticleNoble Rot, WC1
On entering, there is triggered a dim and distant memory of a rather louche afternoon spent here some time ago, in the entertaining company of a rather reprobate lawyer. This was before we all became...
View Article