Ashurst launches search for next MP as Collis returns to finance team
Ashurst managing partner James Collis has revealed he will step down from the top job when his term ends in May, with the firm launching a search for his successor this week. Collis will return to...
View ArticleGateley Leeds office in German link
Gateley’s Leeds office is showing no signs of stopping its expansion in the city. It has recently become the base for the regional Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany and hired a new...
View ArticleNo5’s Emma Edhem attends UK-Turkey business dinner
Emma Edhem, CC, deputy head of international law at No 5 Chambers, delivered the welcoming speech at a high level lunch of global corporate presidents, Chairmen and CEOs at the Mandarin Orient in...
View ArticleMENA fund manager names Conyers best offshore firm – client services
For the fourth year, Conyers Dill & Pearman was awarded for excellence by theMENA Fund Manager Fund Services Awards. During the annual ceremony the Firm was named Best Offshore Law Firm – Client...
View ArticleConyers advises Natixis on $270m Seabras-1 financing
“Conyers Dill & Pearman provided Bermuda law advice to Natixis, in connection with the debt financing for Seabras-1, a new subsea fibre-optic cable system between the commercial and financial...
View ArticleGender diversity targets adopted at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has adopted gender diversity targets to underpin its commitment to increase the number of women in its global partnership to 30 per cent by 2026. It has set an...
View ArticleWragges advises Gigaclear on investment to extend rural broadband infrastructure
Fibre broadband provider Gigaclear has been awarded a €25m committed debt facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the largest loan of its kind awarded to a British company. Wragge Lawrence...
View ArticleSerjeants’ Inn’s John Beggs QC enters the Hot 100
John Beggs QC of Serjeants’ Inn Chambers has been ranked as one of “the best lawyers in the business” with his inclusion in The Lawyer’s Hot 100. John, one of 10 barristers in this list, is described...
View ArticleBridget Dolan of Serjeants’ Inn named in Britain’s 500 Most Influential 2016
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers’ Bridget Dolan has been recognised by the Sunday Times in Britain’s 500 Most Influential 2016. Bridget, who is included as one of 20 lawyers in this list, published in...
View ArticlePinsents raids KPMG to open second German office
Pinsent Masons has hired a three-partner team from KPMG to launch its second German office in Düsseldorf in February. The hires include KPMG’s energy and major projects head Thorsten Volz who will...
View ArticleFreshfields’ profits to highest-paid partner jumps to £3.2m as salaries drop
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s highest-paid partner received £3.2m last year, up 68 per cent from £1.9m in 2013/14, LLP accounts revealed. In a note to the accounts the firm said that the amount...
View ArticleKennedys hires US-qualified lawyers in Miami
Kennedys will be able to practice US law for the first time after making two hires to its Miami office. The firm has hired Gray Robinson partner Neil Bayer and Zurich head of technical claim...
View ArticleAlkem Laboratories IPO
Alkem Laboratories limited | Initial Public offeringKhaitan & Co advised Alkem Laboratories in relation to its Initial public offer through offer for sale of Equity Shares by Selling Shareholders...
View ArticleHot 100 Business Leadership: How to maximise your team’s performance
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Legal aid procurement challenge over after Government climbdown
The Government has bowed to the threat of litigation by criminal solicitors and suspended the introduction of changes to the legal aid system. The Government had been facing a dual challenge to legal...
View ArticlePromotions at Kochański Zięba & Partners (KZP)
In its 2015 year end round of promotions, Kochanski Zieba & Partners is pleased to advise that Paweł Borowski, advocate, has been promoted to be a Partner and head the firm’s Pharmaceutical,...
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Mannheimer Swartling: the power of lockstep for an independent firm
TeliaSonera’s 2012 decision to turn to longstanding adviser Mannheimer Swartling to investigate the company’s investments in Uzbekistan was a first for the Swedish legal market. For the firm, it was...
View ArticleLatAm firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa & Uría adds 100 Peruvian lawyers
Latin American firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa & Uría is launching in Peru by merging with Ferrero Abogados and Delmar Ugarte, adding almost 100 lawyers in the process. The expansion is the latest...
View ArticleClifford Chance Saudi JV under threat
Clifford Chance’s Saudi Arabia office could be forced into a major restructure following a legal challenge concerning the validity of joint ventures in the country. It has emerged the Saudi Ministry...
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