Exclusive: Ince’s Greek head exits for Wikborg Rein
Ince & Co shipping partner Nick Shepherd has stepped down as head of the firm’s Piraeus office and is set to join Norwegian firm Wikborg Rein in May. Shepherd stepped down as head of Ince’s Piraeus...
View ArticleRemuneration and sanctions regimes: what impacts on the UCITS V and AIFM...
Today, on 2 May 2016 in the Arendt House Auditorium, we are hosting an Investment Funds seminar. Divided into two panels, this seminar will focus on: – How to efficiently adapt your remuneration...
View ArticleHSF hires Baker & McKenzie EMEA M&A chair
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has continued its German expansion with the hire of Baker & McKenzie’s EMEA M&A chair Sönke Becker. Becker joins HSF’s Düsseldorf office after nine years with...
View ArticleGateley promotes four to partner in real estate-heavy round
Gateley has made up four lawyers to partner positions in a promotions round heavily focused on the real estate sector. The firm has doubled the number of partner promotions compared to its 2015 round...
View ArticleNew partners and senior associates announced in Shoosmiths’ latest promotions...
Shoosmiths has announced five new partners in the firm’s May promotions. The new round of promotions now brings the national law firm’s total number of partners to 146. They are joined by 18 new senior...
View ArticleShoosmiths advises Babington Group’s management team on £22m MBO
Law firm Shoosmiths has advised the management team of Babington Group (Babington), the skills and corporate training business, on their MBO, backed by private equity firm RJD Partners (RJD). Founded...
View ArticleSally Edwards is European Women in Business Law finalist
Head of Ogier’s private client and trusts team, partner Sally Edwards, is an IFLR European Women in Business Law finalist. The awards, which will be announced in June, celebrate the best lawyers in a...
View ArticleFour made up to senior associate in promotions round
To end a successful year Vicky Johnson, Lucy Fisher, Mike Wragg and Chris Brazier have been promoted to senior associate, with effect from 1 May This delivers promotions in a range of practice areas...
View ArticleKhaitan advises on securitisation of portfolio of priority sector loans
Khaitan & Co has advised IFMR Capital Finance Private Ltd and Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd in relation to securitisation of portfolio of priority sector loans (loans qualifying as loan...
View ArticleEversheds tops UK legal brand rankings as DLA rises above Pinsents
Eversheds has been ranked as the strongest legal brand in the UK, ahead of DLA Piper and Pinsent Masons. The research, conducted by Acritas, is carried out every year among 2,300 senior buyers of legal...
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Slaughters raises associate pay as 3PQE salaries near £100,000
Slaughter and May has bumped up its salaries for trainees and associates. First-year trainees will get £42,500, a rise of 3.7 per cent from £41,000. Second-years get a 3.3 per cent boost from $46,000...
View ArticleWeir Group announces new GC after Ruddock’s retirement
Weir Group has promoted deputy general counsel Christopher Morgan to the top legal role following the retirement of Keith Ruddock last year. Morgan joined the engineering company as Ruddock’s deputy in...
View ArticleDentons launches agile working across UK
Dentons has become the latest firm to launch agile working across all of its UK offices. Partners, associates and legal executives are now permitted to work from home one day a week on an informal...
View Article39 Essex’s Chakrabarti to lead Labour anti-Semitism inquiry
Former Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti has been appointed to lead an independent inquiry into allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour party. Chakrabarti left Liberty in March to join 39 Essex...
View ArticleShoosmiths promotes five to partner in majority-female round
Shoosmiths has increased the size of its partner promotions after making up five lawyers to its partnership. Female lawyers accounted for four of the five new partners, the equivalent of 80 per cent of...
View ArticleCommercial Litigation Association head charged with fraud
Guise Solicitors director and Law Society committee member Tony Guise will appear before a magistrates’ court later this month on charges of fraud. Guise, who has also been chairman of the Commercial...
View ArticleCentro launches £5m transport panel
Centro, an organisation responsible for the delivery of public transport in the West Midlands, has launched a review of its legal framework valued at £5m. The panel will be split into three lots with...
View ArticleNomad Foods recruits new GC after €2.6bn Iglo acquisition
Nomad Foods has hired Nutreco general counsel Anja Van Bergen as its new legal chief – a year after the company bought Birds Eye maker Iglo for €2.6bn. Van Bergen has relocated from Amsterdam to London...
View ArticleWeil Gotshal and DLA lead on BHS administration
Weil Gotshal & Manges is advising troubled retailer BHS as it files for administration. The US firm has fielded a team led by restructuring partner Adam Plainer, supported by fellow partner Mark...
View ArticleKhaitan advises IFMR on loans securitisation
Khaitan & Co advised IFMR Capital Finance Private Limited and Satin Creditcare Network Limited in relation to securitisation of portfolio of priority sector loans (loans qualifying for...
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