Colt GC Saphra replaced by company secretary
Colt general counsel Robin Saphra has left the telecoms company and has been replaced by company secretary Caroline Griffin Pain. Saphra became Colt’s group general counsel in 2005, in which time he...
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Ireland’s Mason Hayes sees revenue soar 20 per cent to €72m
Irish firm Mason Hayes & Curran has reported a 20 per cent revenue rise in 2015 to €72m (£54.5m), up from €60m the previous year. The increase signals a revenue rise of 50 per cent in just two...
View ArticleWeil Gotshal strengthens Bridgepoint ties in Polish deal
Weil Gotshal & Manges’ London office is building on its relationship with private equity house Bridgepoint, working with its Polish counterparts on the acquisition of retailer Smyk. The...
View ArticleSlaughters Hong Kong partner exits for Li & Fung
Slaughter and May Hong Kong corporate partner Laurence Rudge has left the firm to join supply chain manager Li & Fung as deputy general counsel. In his new role Rudge will work closely with Li...
View ArticleFolk2Folk to appoint up to 100 firms for inaugural panel
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Folk2Folk is launching its first legal panel as it seeks to develop a national network of up to 100 law firms. The panel is being run by legal relationship manager Amanda...
View ArticleCyber security seminar, 17 Feb, London
DPS will hold a seminar on Cyber Security on the 17th February, in London (South Bank). Our Information Security Manager will share from our experience of securing the data of around 140 law firms and...
View ArticleGateley creates East Midlands planning team
Gateley Plc has increased its offering in the region by establishing a new planning team that will be based in its Nottingham office. Robert Waite joins the firm from Freeths LLP, where he spent eight...
View ArticleDPS helps law firms fight cyber attacks
Protecting the integrity and confidentiality of information is of paramount importance to solicitors. With security breaches on the increase, law firms must ensure that their data doesn’t fall into...
View ArticleConyers advises ChipMOS on Bermuda merget
Conyers Dill & Pearman is providing Bermuda advice to ChipMOS Technologies Inc. (“ChipMOS Taiwan”) in connection with its merger with ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd. (“IMOS”). As a result of...
View ArticleWragge Lawrence Graham & Co advises Equiom on latest strategic acquisition
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has advised longstanding client Equiom on its acquisition of Vivat Trust & Corporate Services Limited, an independent fiduciary services provider based in...
View ArticleEquity release specialists Equilaw select DPS’s case tracking solution
Niche provider of equity release services, Equilaw has adopted DPS’s client portal solution to increase its staff productivity, enhance the level of service and connect all the parties involved in a...
View ArticleKhaitan & Co advises on acquisition of five trademark rights
Khaitan & Co has advised Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. (MSD BV) and Organon India Private Ltd (OPIL) in relation to acquisition by Piramal Enterprises Ltd (PEL) of five trademark rights from OPIL...
View ArticleKhaitan advises GTI on hotels deal
Khaitan & Co advised GTI Capital Alpha Pvt Ltd (GTI Capital) in relation to investment by Goldman Sachs Investments Holdings (Asia) Limited for subscription of equity shares of SAMHI Hotels...
View ArticleKWM opens real estate outpost in Cambridge
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is launching a second UK office in Cambridge, initially to focus on providing services to real estate clients. Real estate partner Simon Burson, one of a team of nine...
View ArticleSheffield launches northshoring campaign aimed at law firms
Sheffield City Council has launched a northshoring campaign in an attempt to convince London and South East law firms to open up in the city. The campaign is run by the council’s economic development...
View ArticleLinklaters lockstep under pressure as Latham poaches PE star
Linklaters could be forced to take another look at its global lockstep structure following Latham & Watkins poaching private equity star Rainer Traugott in Germany, sources have revealed. News...
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News UK appoints Rebekah Brooks’ lawyer Angus McBride as GC
News UK has appointed Kingsley Napley partner Angus McBride as its new general counsel, replacing current legal head Emma Moloney who is leaving this month. McBride was the lead solicitor for News UK...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon puts 51 jobs and two offices in firing line
Slater & Gordon could make 51 fee-earners and staff redundant following a consultation over the closure of its Derby office and former Fentons base in Failsworth, Manchester. The news follows...
View ArticleCareers blog: How to break into the world of privacy law
Data protection and privacy law, once a geeky and niche area, has suddenly been thrust into the limelight. A series of high-profile data hacks – Ashley Madison, TalkTalk, Wetherspoons and others –...
View ArticleSouthwark and Lambeth councils to launch £24m barrister panel
The London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark have launched a review of their barristers framework, which is set to be worth £24m over the next four years. The two councils initially launched the joint...
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