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Exclusive: Oliver steps down as Peters & Peters senior partner
Keith Oliver is stepping down as senior partner of Peters & Peters after 11 years of leading the firm. Oliver will be succeeded by Michael O’Kane, currently head of business crime, who will...
View ArticlePearson completes US corporate panel review
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Goodwin Proctor and Morgan Lewis & Bockius have won roles on Pearson’s US corporate panel. The review followed the education publishers’ separate review of its...
View ArticleClifford Chance wins sole magic circle spot on Partners Group roster
Clifford Chance has won a place on Partners Group’s legal panel, alongside a host of US firms including Goodwin Procter, Latham & Watkins and Ropes & Gray. Partners Group’s legal head Eve...
View ArticleRPC overhauls performance framework for associates
RPC is overhauling its performance review framework for associates at the same time as mulling changes to associate remuneration. Currently RPC associates undergo an annual review during which they...
View ArticleBT close to finalising UK panel ahead of global review
BT has launched its delayed UK panel review and revealed plans to launch a number of international legal panels in the coming year. The review is being led by BT’s group director of ethics and...
View ArticleHausfeld teams up with Irish firm on first European discovery order against VW
Hausfeld has teamed up with Irish law firm O’Dwyer Solicitors to prosecute Volkswagen in the European Union in the wake of the carmaker’s emissions scandal. O’Dwyer secured the first European court...
View ArticleWebinar: Brexit and the energy sector
In a joint webinar experts Shepherd and Wedderburn and PwC came together to discuss the implications of Brexit for the energy sector. Led by Stuart Cook, Head of Utility Strategy and Regulation at PwC...
View ArticleConyers advises on Aircastle’s $400m financing deal
Conyers Dill & Pearman advised Aircastle Ltd in connection with a new $400.5m term facility secured by 17 aircraft. The facility has a maturity of seven years and includes an accordion feature...
View ArticleDebevoise advises Evercore in transfer of ownership
Debevoise & Plimpton is advising Evercore in the transfer of control of its Mexican private equity business, Evercore Mexico Capital Partners (EMCP), to Glisco Partners, a new entity formed by the...
View ArticleBritish-Chinese joint investment In Loznica thermal power plant
Recent news reports are informing us that an Anglo-Chinese consortium, consisting of British companyScarborough Group International and the Chinese owned China National Electric (CNEEC) company, has...
View ArticleWithers prioritises Asia and US in seven-strong promotions round
Withers has made up seven new partners worldwide, prioritising its Asia and US offices. Real estate lawyer Nicholas Vaughn is the sole City promotion this year. He joined Withers in 2006 as a trainee....
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Departing Peters & Peters boss: “You learn to stop being intimidated”
For Keith Oliver, growing older means never having to wake up with a black-eye ever again. The senior partner of renowned white collar crime law firm Peters & Peters, remembers acting for Kevin...
View ArticleBurges Salmon achieves record £523k PEP
Burges Salmon has posted its highest ever average profit per equity partner (PEP) of £523,000. The firm saw PEP climb 7 per cent last year from £488,000. The firm’s financial results signal continued...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises HNA Aviation on acquisition of SR Technics
HNA Aviation Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in SR Technics Group from Mubadala Development Company. SR Technics is a Swiss-based provider of aircraft, component, engine and aviation...
View ArticleYvan Stempnierwsky joins Arendt & Medernach
Arendt & Medernach is pleased to announce the arrival of Yvan Stempnierwsky, an expert in Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards, as Of Counsel at the firm. In the context of the growing...
View ArticleCorporate & commercial practice grows
Collas Crill has hired experienced corporate lawyer Kathryn Smith as a senior associate, as the firm continues to expand its corporate and commercial offering. The post Corporate & commercial...
View ArticleSagicor’s continuance into Bermuda reaffirms strengths of jurisdiction
Sagicor Financial, one of the largest financial services groups in the Caribbean, completed move of its holding company to Bermuda from Barbados. Conyers Dill & Pearman advised Sagicor on the move....
View ArticleGowling WLG advises on £4bn Brent Cross deal
A major regeneration scheme which will provide thousands of new jobs and homes has moved a significant step closer following the signing and sealing of agreements between Barnet Council and its...
View ArticleCorporate team advises Adare on acquisition of Polestar
Walker Morris has advised Adare Group on its acquisition of business-critical mailing services company, Polestar Applied Solutions (PAS), which will take Adare’s revenues to the brink of the £250m...
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Dentons’ Joe Andrew: Let’s make networks great again
The latest missile in the skirmish between Dentons and a growing number of law firm network leaders has been thrown by Joe Andrew, the so-called ‘polycentric’ firm’s global chairman. Over the past few...
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