No5 Annual Inquest Seminar: the Chief Coroner speaks about future plans
No5 Chambers hosted its Annual Inquest Seminar on 20 April 2016 with the Chief Coroner delivering the keynote address. HHJ Peter Thornton QC revealed that the Coronial service in England and Wales was...
View ArticleLK Shields acts as counsel to Bemis Company on acquisition
Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE:BMS) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the medical device packaging operations and related value-added services of SteriPack Group, an Irish owned global...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises TE Connectivity on acquisition of Jaquet Technology Group
TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL), a Swiss-domiciled world leader in connectivity and sensors, agreed to acquire Jaquet Technology Group, a Swiss domiciled global engineering and manufacturing company,...
View ArticleMarieke Bakker and Gert-Wim van de Meent join executive board
Loyens & Loeff, lawyers, tax advisers and civil law notaries, announces that during the GMS yesterday the partners have agreed upon the appointment of Marieke Bakker and Gert Wim van de Meent as...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Mozido on alliance
Khaitan & Co advised Mozido Inc in relation to a strategic alliance agreement, under which Mozido Inc. will manage digital payments for Saavn. Mozido Inc. is a global provider of trusted and...
View ArticleKhaitan advises ITE on expansion approval
Khaitan & Co advised International Trade and Exhibitions India Private Limited in relation to obtaining FIPB and MIB approval for proposed expansion of the scope of business activities by way of...
View ArticleCharles Russell Speechlys doubles partner promotions in nine-strong round
Charles Russell Speechlys has nearly doubled the number of partner promotions this year, with the majority of those made up hailing from legacy Charles Russell. In the firm’s second promotions round...
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Where did the magic circle’s new partners go to uni?
Clifford Chance and Linklaters announced their partner promotions this week, meaning that all the magic circle firms have now revealed who has joined the highest ranks of their firm in 2016. But where...
View ArticleNew head of innovation and digital for Gowling WLG
Partner Derek Southall has been appointed as head of innovation and digital at Gowling WLG (UK) LLP. Derek was previously partner and head of strategic development at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co....
View ArticleFreshfields builds on Saga relationship with private equity sale
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has built on its relationship with Saga, acting for its private equity backers on the sale of their remaining stake in the company. Magic circle partner Chris Mort acted...
View ArticleTop 10 stories: 15-21 April 2016
The results of Shell’s panel review have been eagerly-awaited around the world, and the headline news on TheLawyer.com this week was that the company had slashed the number of firms on its global...
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Ashurst and Sidley: where strategy should have trumped culture
Catrin Griffiths, editorTwo tales emerged last week that under different circumstances could have been told together. First, the story of Sidley. As our unmissable long read sets out, Sidley has...
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Star legal writers: intellectual property
IP rows involving rock band Radiohead, Lego and the Happy Birthday tune, and charity domain name developments are just some of the subjects discussed by our expert briefings writers. Collyer Bristow:...
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The long read: Can Sidley break out of the beige?
Sidley Austin is nice. The people there are nice. They are decent and hard-working and clever and nice. Everyone says so. In fact, Sidley Austin has been, at least for those who like their law firms on...
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Panama’s problem with the Mossack Fonseca leak
The leak of 11.5 million documents from the files of offshore ‘law firm’ Mossack Fonseca & Co is one of the largest data breaches ever. Since the publication of the first stories – unearthed by a...
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In-house interview: Dominic Selwood, Arabesque Asset Management
Arabesque Asset Management founder and general counsel Dominic Selwood launched his career as a barrister at 2 King’s Bench Walk in 1996. Since then he has held a variety of roles in the legal industry...
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Get to grips with the new insurance rules
Stuart Hill and Colin Wynter QC, founding partners, Wynterhill Imagine you are a general counsel or director in whose department sits the person who buys your company’s insurance policies. You may be...
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Hot 100 alumni: Howard Barrie, Eversheds
Eversheds project finance partner Howard Barrie first appeared in the Hot 100 in 2008, when his move to Paris at legacy Denton Wilde Sapte signalled a new era in the firm’s investment into Africa....
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Moves: 25 April 2016
Move of the week King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) IP partner Campbell Forsyth has joined Dentons’ partnership in London. Patent litigator Forsyth was a partner at KWM for nearly two years, having left...
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Insight: How RSA runs its legal team
In January, after five years at RSA Insurance, Derek Walsh said he was leaving his role as group general counsel and company secretary. Walsh saw RSA through some troubled times including large losses...
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