Shoosmiths set to double Manchester team
Shoosmiths has plans to double its headcount in Manchester as the firm prepares to move into its new office in Spinningfields. Currently, Shoosmiths has 177 members of staff in Manchester but plans to...
View ArticlePfizer/Allergan: What’s next for mega-mergers?
While 2015 was the year of the mega-merger, 2016 could well be the year of the never-merger, as the value of abandoned deals reaches its highest since the eve of the financial crisis. Last week saw the...
View ArticleDentons set to overhaul Chinese management structure
Dentons is mulling an overhaul of its China management structure with the launch of a new China board, as the firm sets a goal of a single Chinese profit pool. Almost six months into the merger between...
View ArticleHashi Mohamed set to speak at annual PEBA National Conference
No5 Chambers Planning and Environmental Barrister Hashi Mohamed will be speaking at The Annual PEBA National Conference 2016 on Friday 6th May 2016. This conference will provide a review of the law,...
View ArticleCarey Olsen advises Blue Water Energy on investment in energy business
Carey Olsen has advised long-standing client, Blue Water Energy (BWE), on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Px Group, a company that specialises in the energy, engineering and process...
View ArticleCarey Olsen helps Park Square Capital with €1.2bn fund
Park Square Capital Partners has launched its third subordinated debt fund; securing €1.2 billion of investor commitments with advice from Carey Olsen’s investment fund specialists. The fund, Park...
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The known unknowns in Dentons’ game
Since the January 2015 merger between Dentons and China’s Dacheng scarcely a week has gone by without the ‘world’s largest law firm’ hitting the headlines. Last year the firm carried out seven mergers...
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Star legal writers: energy and environment
Commercial implications of prioritising the UK economy in Continental Shelf strategy, how new energy rules affect business, and bees, trees and pesticides – The Lawyer’s most popular briefings....
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Ghosts in Dentons’ machine: will the firm fall victim to its own acquisitions...
In the last three years Dentons has undergone a major metamorphosis – going from a 275-fee-earner outfit after the 2010 SNR merger to being the largest law firm in the world. The firm has invested a...
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In-house interview: Ovo Energy, Daphne Yao
Ovo Energy general counsel Daphne Yao started her legal career as a self-proclaimed “deals junkie” at a magic circle firm. Since then, her appetite for new challenges has taken her on a varied path...
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LMI technology report: Jobs for all
Investment in innovation, the rapid growth of companies, the rise of cyber security and the uptick in high-value M&A meant the technology sector provided plenty of work for law firms in 2015. Using...
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Does Pyrrho signal the rise of the RoboLawyer?
Sanjay Bhandari, partner, EYI very much doubt that Master Matthews regards himself as a visionary of a dystopian future in the style of George Orwell or John Wyndham, irrespective of some portrayals of...
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Business Leadership Awards alumni: Rachel Reid, Taylor Wessing
When Rachel Reid was named Law Firm Management Individual of the Year at The Lawyer Management Awards (now the Business Leadership Awards) in 2014 it was in well-deserved recognition of her important...
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Moves: 18 April 2016
Move of the week King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has bolstered its capital markets offering with the hire of partner Greg Stonefield, who joins from the partnership of Mayer Brown. Corporate finance...
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In-house interview: James Sullivan, Valad Europe
James Sullivan’s career has so far seen him move from private practice to in-house and then business management before finally finding his home as European general counsel at Valad Europe, the European...
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Switzerland report: Mutual appreciation
At The Lawyer’s recent Global Collaboration Summit, law firms of all sizes expressed the growing strategic importance of referrals within their own firms as well as with other law firms in the region....
View ArticleArthur Cox makes rare lateral from rival
Irish firm Arthur Cox is making a rare partner hire from its major rival, A&L Goodbody, with the appointment of corporate partner Cian McCourt. McCourt has been a partner at A&L Goodbody since...
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My career story: “I’ve got two jobs – law firm partner and pharmacist”
Richard Hough qualified as a pharmacist in 1990 and as a solicitor in 2007. He continues to work as a pharmacist, despite making partner at Brabners in 2015. Why did you go into pharmacy? I was at a...
View ArticlePinsents modernises leadership with inaugural COO
Pinsent Masons has boosted its leadership team after hiring its first chief operating officer (COO) and adding an external member to its global board. Alastair Mitchell joined as Pinsents’ inaugural...
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