Carey Olsen shortlisted for The Lawyer Awards
Carey Olsen has been shortlisted for Offshore Firm of the Year in The Lawyer Awards 2016. Now in their 22nd year, the annual Awards are organised by leading legal title The Lawyer to champion...
View ArticleMuiris Lyons joins elite group after being awarded Senior Fellowship by APIL
Muiris Lyons, head of clinical negligence at Stewarts Law, was awarded a Senior Fellowship by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) at their AGM on 4th May. Senior Fellow is the highest...
View ArticleLK Shields advises TravelSky on acquisition of OpenJaw Technologies
LK Shields has advised HKSE-listed TravelSky on its acquisition of Irish-based OpenJaw Technologies from GuestLogix, Inc. The firm acted as Irish counsel to TravelSky on this acquisition with Baker...
View ArticleChristodoulos G Vassiliades & Co awarded Corporate & M&A Law Firm of the Year...
DealMakers, a monthly magazine which is an established global Deal reporting publication reaching out to a variety of readers to include CEO/CFO – Banks, Corporate Lawyers and Venture Capital/ Private...
View ArticleSchoenherr promotes Manuela Zimmermann to counsel
Manuela Zimmermann (37) has been promoted to counsel at the Central and Eastern European law firm Schoenherr as of 1 February 2016. She has vast and comprehensive Austrian and German insurance law...
View ArticleData protection developments in Bosnia
Lana Sarajlić concluded a panel session at a recent conference by summarising the perspectives presented by the Council of Europe and the DPA, and raising the issue of transfers of personal data abroad...
View ArticleSchoenherr guides Montenegro to an all-clear in first investor-state arbitration
Montenegro has prevailed in its investment dispute with MNSS B.V. and Recupero Credito Acciaio N.V. (both the Netherlands). On 4 May 2016, an ICSID (AF) Tribunal composed of Dr Andrés Rigo Sureda...
View ArticleKhaitan advises IFMR on securitisation
Khaitan & Co advised IFMR Capital Finance Private Limited and Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance Limited in relation to securitisation of portfolio of priority sector loans (loans qualifying for...
View ArticleGC Strategy Summit: “Risk is sexy”
Risk was at the top of the agenda for delegates on day one of The Lawyer’s GC Strategy Summit in Portugal. The summit, which brought around 100 global, European and UK in-house general counsel and...
View ArticleStewarts revamps pay and benefits for all staff and lawyers
Stewarts Law has revamped its pay and incentives across the board for paralegals, associates and business services staff. The litigation-focused firm has boosted salaries for junior lawyers and...
View ArticleThe Lawyer Eats: Coya, Mayfair
I’d tried to get into my standby, Roka Mayfair and the voice-without-warmth on their reception told that I might be able to get a walk-in, if I was lucky. It seems that even if you go somewhere at...
View ArticleThe Lawyer GC Strategy Summit: the view from Sintra
Your GC Summit correspondent files this copy from the Penha Longa hotel in Sintra, near Lisbon. He has stayed in shabbier places to be fair. Tough moments of this ‘tour de law’ have included drinks...
View ArticleGowling WLG advises Toople on placing and admission to LSE’s main market
Gowling WLG’s Capital Markets team has advised Toople PLC on its placing and admission to the Standard Listing segment of the UK Listing Authority’s Official List and to trading on the London Stock...
View ArticleGowling WLG hires a new international projects partner
Gowling WLG has hired Andrew Newbery as a partner. He has joined the firm’s global projects team and is a member of the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sector groups. Andrew specialises in...
View ArticleNew QC John McKendrick nominated for The Lawyer Awards 2016 Barrister of the...
New Outer Temple Chambers Silk, John McKendrick is among the nominations for The Lawyer Awards Barrister of the Year 2016. John is a specialist in public law and commercial law and practises...
View ArticleFive new counsels appointed at Arendt & Medernach
Arendt & Medernach announced the nomination of five new counsels: Adrian Aldinger, Catherine Bernardin, Nicolas Bouveret, Jan Dobrzensky and Victorien Hémery. The promotions demonstrate the firm’s...
View ArticleBWB holds event at The Photographers’ Gallery
On Tuesday 26 April, BWB’s Culture + Creative team held a party at The Photographers’ Gallery. It was a fantastic evening which brought together our exceptional clients, colleagues and friends from...
View ArticleUpdate on pub bombings 1974 inquest
Nageena Khalique QC of No5 Chambers attended the Disclosure hearing on 12 May 2016 with KRW LLP, Julie Hambelton, justice 4 the 21 and the families of the victims. At the hearing before the Senior...
View ArticleChief Constable asked to reconsider recalling officers
No5 Chambers barrister Ian Brownhill has asked the Interim Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police not to recall a senior officer following allegations that officers were drinking off duty during an...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Tenaga on acquisition
Khaitan & Co advised Tenaga Nasional Berhad in relation to primary acquisition by Power and Energy International (Mauritius) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia...
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