Head of innovation and digital named at Gowling WLG
Partner Derek Southall has been appointed as head of innovation and digital at Gowling WLG (UK) LLP. Gowling WLG was created on 22nd February through the combination of UK headquartered Wragge Lawrence...
View ArticleLK Shields Solicitors named in the latest edition of Chambers Europe
LK Shields Solicitors has again been ranked across a variety of practice areas including dispute resolution, M&A, banking and financial services in the latest edition of Chambers Europe. Practice...
View ArticleKaranović & Nikolić attends Commission’s anniversary
Karanović & Nikolić attorneys were among the guests at the Republic of Serbia’s Commission for the Protection of Competition’s 10 year anniversary celebration, which also included an international...
View ArticleKaranović & Nikolić featured In Chambers Europe Ranking 2016
After publishing its Global Ranking in March, Chambers & Partners has recently published the latest edition of its Chambers Europe Ranking, and we are pleased to announce that Karanović &...
View ArticleLoyens & Loeff scoops Trends Legal Awards
Loyens & Loeff’s Belgium Tax and Employment Law practices have respectively won the awards for the “Best Tax Law Firm” and the “Best Employment Law Firm” at the Trends Legal Awards ceremony held on...
View ArticleIlyashev and Partners shortlisted for Legal Awards 2016
Ilyashev and Partners came into the list of finalists in nine nominations: Law Firm of the Year; Law Firm of the Year in Arbitration; Law Firm of the Year for Business Protection; Law Firm of the Year...
View ArticleNorton Rose Fulbright makes up two in London in smallest round since merger
Norton Rose Fulbright has made up 39 new partners globally in its smallest promotions round since its 2013 US merger. Just two partners were made up in London, with the bulk of promotions going to...
View ArticleProfessional services – how to get the most from Fame
Bureau van Dijk account director Joel Brandon will demonstrate how professional services can get the most from BvD’s Fame in an upcoming Encompass webinar. Brandon advises clients on their challenges...
View ArticleCMS promotes 12 women in 31-strong round
CMS has continued its trend of strong female promotions, making up 12 women in a total promotions round of 31 lawyers globally, the equivalent of 39 per cent of the total new partners. The new partners...
View ArticleGRATA takes part in Dagong’s Financing Forum
GRATA International’s Gulnur Nurkeyeva and Berik Zhukokov took part in Dagong Global Infrastucture Credit Rating’s Global Infrastructure Investment and Financing Forum on 8 April, 2016. Chinese credit...
View ArticleDLA Piper makes up 48 partners in bumper round
DLA Piper has made up a record 48 partners, including 14 in the UK and 18 in the US. Corporate saw the largest partner intake yet again, with 12 partner promotions. The firm’s disputes practice saw 10...
View ArticleMaravela involved in sustainable regional development
On April 27 Maravela & Asociaţii was a key and active part of the HotSpot Braşov event as part of the Sustainable Romania project. Gathering business sector top members, public authorities’...
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Salford, here we come: Freshfields’ new mission
Magic circle firms would, we hope, forgive The Lawyer for saying they have not historically been the fastest moving law firms in the market. One occasionally gets the sense that the majority of...
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Oh Manchester, so much to answer for
Catrin Griffiths, editorIn March pretty much the entire editorial team of The Lawyer spent a week in Manchester. We came away certain of several things. First things first: sorry Birmingham and sorry...
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In-house interview: John Miller, Toni & Guy
When you work at a family-owned company you need to balance the needs of the family with those of a growing business. As general counsel for global hairdressing brand Toni & Guy, John Miller has...
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Moves: 2 May 2016
Move of the week Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has hired Ashurst financial regulatory partner James Perry. Perry has been a partner at Ashurst since 1998, having joined the firm in 1987. He sits in the...
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Brexit will test the mettle of lawyers
Peter Kalis, chairman and global managing partner, K&L GatesThere’s a lurid fascination that comes with watching the UK’s Brexit debate from the US. At one level, it seems not unlike a marriage in...
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In-house interview: Tony Byrne, KCA Deutag
Oil price volatility has hardly been out of the headlines in the past year, but for those operating in the oil and gas sector watching the figure rise and fall is simply a fact of life. Tony Byrne,...
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Lawyer Market Intelligence: the lawyers behind 3i Group’s transformation
Growth is the word at 3i Group. A transformation programme starting in 2012 and ending in 2015 intended to create a streamlined organisation, eradicate efficiency and build a more resilient business...
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Business Leadership awards alumni: Addleshaw Goddard KM team
The trend for knowledge management (KM) and its specialists, to move ever closer to the strategic core of law firms’ businesses was highlighted perfectly by the success of Addleshaw Goddard at last...
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