Asia moves: 25 April
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within firms and offices in the Asia Pacific region. Australia HWL Ebsworth has appointed Ailbhe Kirrane, James Lonie and Sophie Given as partners...
View ArticleRBS claim changes hands again as Enyo Law drops case
Enyo Law has come off the record for a group of businesses planning to sue the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) just one month after it was instructed. A spokesperson for the group said Enyo came off the...
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Women in Law: Why there’s no need to ‘outman’ the men to progress
How can young female lawyers make sure they fulfill their ambition and potential and progress up the career ladder? The answer, unfortunately, is still not as simple as being great at your job. If...
View ArticleIs Addleshaws’ partnership review good news for partners?
Addleshaw Goddard is currently in the process of reviewing its partnership deeds for the first time in around 15 years. The amount of time the firm has left since its last review is enough to raise a...
View ArticleAshurst capital markets partner to depart for White & Case
Ashurst is set to lose its third partner in as many weeks, with capital markets lawyer Jonathan Parry due to join White & Case. Parry has been a partner at Ashurst since 2010 and will join White...
View ArticleExclusive: Ex-Dundas partners receive first review as CMS lock-in ends
CMS Cameron McKenna is carrying out its annual partner remuneration review, which is the first to include legacy Dundas & Wilson partners. In 2014 the two firms merged to create a £277m firm but as...
View ArticleOgier promotes litigation specialist in BVI
Ogier has promoted dispute resolution lawyer Natasha Gunney to managing associate. Natasha has been identified by Legal 500 as ‘a meticulous, tireless and dedicated litigator’. Natasha specialises in...
View ArticleBär & Karrer named in Chambers and Legal 500
Bär & Karrer was awarded the title “Switzerland Law Firm of the Year” at the Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence on 22 April 2016 in London. This success followed the recognition of Bär &...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners on...
Credit Suisse Investment Foundation, advised by Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners AG as investment adviser and acting on behalf of the investment group CSA Energy Infrastructure Switzerland,...
View ArticleLK Shields acts for Enterprise Ireland Invest
LK Shields Solicitors acted for Enterprise Ireland in connection with its investment in ACT V Venture Capital Fund, which was carried out pursuant to the Seed and Venture Capital Scheme. Emmet Scully...
View ArticleSidley Austin plugs debt gap with Willkie hire
Sidley Austin has added a key component to its new private equity team by hiring leveraged finance partner James Crooks from Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Crooks will reunite with his former colleagues...
View ArticleIrwin Mitchell announces expanded promotions round
Irwin Mitchell has made up 13 partners in its largest promotions round for three years, including six women. Just two of the new partners – London-based corporate and commercial lawyer Paul Smith and...
View ArticleBakers makes second high-profile hire from Barclays
Baker & McKenzie has hired Barclays head of competition Nicola Northway to join its global antitrust and competition practice based in London. This is the second high-profile hire from the bank in...
View ArticleHillsborough verdicts: Birnberg Peirce seals justice for families
A raft of law firms, led by Birnberg Peirce & Co, have advised the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster who were today (26 April) told their loved ones were unlawfully killed. A...
View ArticleClifford Chance shakes up Asia-Pacific management
Clifford Chance has made key changes to its Asia-Pacific leadership team, following Geraint Hughes’ appointment to the regional managing partner role. In China, the firm has named two Beijing-based...
View ArticleSquire Patton Boggs wins role in Austin Reed administration
Squire Patton Boggs is advising AlixPartners on the administration of Austin Reed, just a day after retailer BHS also collapsed. Cathryn Williams, the head of Squire Patton Boggs’ London restructuring...
View ArticleStephenson Harwood unveils largest-ever promotions round
Stephenson Harwood has almost doubled the number of partners promoted this year, making up more lawyers than ever before. The firm has promoted nine lawyers to partnership, effective at the start of...
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Partnership prospects at… Linklaters
Linklaters announced its partner promotions last week, with 10 lawyers getting the nod in London, the most since the heady pre-recession year of 2007. But what’s the process of making partner at...
View ArticleEversheds tops panel appointment wins in Q1 2016
Eversheds has topped its competitors by winning the most panel spots in Q1 2016, after a number of companies cut the size of their rosters, The Lawyer Market Intelligence (LMI) data shows. The first...
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