The Lawyer
23 March 2009
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At last, City firms could get their own regulator
23 March 2009
Corporate firms should be governed separately to the rest of the profession, a Law Society report into the regulation of the legal profession is expected to recommend this week.
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BAA hires Amey general counsel as £2bn Gatwick deal rumbles on
23 March 2009
The British Airport Authority (BAA) has recruited Carol Hui as general counsel from construction group Amey.
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BSI brings in former Symantec legal head
23 March 2009
Former Symantec Corporation head of legal Romny Gray has joined BSI Group as director of legal affairs and company secretary, replacing Richard Catt.
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Burges Salmon wants new offices completed
23 March 2009
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Central & Eastern Europe Special Report: Mountain rescue
23 March 2009
Austria’s government is now spending e100bn on saving the country’s failing banks. Tom Phillips investigates
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Central & Eastern Europe Special Report: Open for business
23 March 2009
The Czech Republic’s presidency of the EU has allowed it to promote itself as a thoroughly forward-thinking European nation. It has also helped push through vital register legislation. Tom Phillips reports
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Central & Eastern Europe Special report: Private aye
23 March 2009
The Polish government has moved to allow private money a much larger input into public projects. Tom Phillips asks whether PPPs are the answer to the country’s economic woes
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China Special Report: Enter the dragon
23 March 2009
As a country with few natural resources, China has always had to look abroad for investment. Margaret Taylor reports on the Sino-African special relationship
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Citi law firm guru predicts end of associate lockstep
23 March 2009
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Cutbacks continue as 2,751 legal staff reach end of line
23 March 2009
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Dentons helps raise cash for African power projects
23 March 2009
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Dentons signs up Glyn Marais to African roster
23 March 2009
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Eversheds reduces sets from 90 to 15
23 March 2009
Eversheds is to radically overhaul its use of the external bar in a drive to increase competition for its work.
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Ex-Coca-Cola counsel emerges at Aids charity
23 March 2009
The Former legal chief at The Coca-Cola Company Paul Meadows has taken the top legal role at the International HIV/Aids Alliance two years after leaving the soft drinks giant.
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Firm Profile: Asserson Law
23 March 2009
How about this for a first – a UK law firm based in another country. Asserson Law Offices services clients in the UK but is based more than 2,000 miles away in Jerusalem.
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Firms line up for London councils’ joint panel
23 March 2009
Law firms have begun the scramble to win contracts from the London Boroughs Legal Alliance (LBLA), a scheme that could eventually see all London councils served by a single panel.
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Focus, Careers: Second life
23 March 2009
With the shadow of redundancy looming over the legal sector, many lawyers are facing the prospect of taking prolonged and unplanned career breaks.
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Freshfields scoops dual Cattles role
23 March 2009
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer won a double role on the probe into subprime lender Cattles’ finances, advising the company as well as leading the review.
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In this week’s issue…
23 March 2009
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Insurers threaten hikes as negligence claims rise
23 March 2009
Professional negligence claims against solicitors have rocketed, prompting underwriters to warn of a 10 per cent hike in solicitors’ professional indemnity (PI) insurance rates.
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Is Norton Rose’s four-day week just staving off the inevitable?
23 March 2009
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Kent legal chief: Govt lawyers should shell out for certificates
23 March 2009
Kent County Council legal chief Geoff Wild has hit out at a campaign to reduce practising certificate fees for local government lawyers.
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Kent legal dept generates £1.42m profit
23 March 2009
Kent County Council (KCC) legal chief Geoff Wild has seen the authority’s legal department increase external revenue generated by its pioneering in-house practice by 24 per cent this year. The legal team, which sells services to other public bodies, earned £1.42m in the 2008-09 financial year, up from £1.14m the previous year.
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McDermott City partners anticipate cold shoulder as trio vie for chairman post
23 March 2009
US firm McDermott Will & Emery is gearing up for a leadership election. But the firm is not facing a revolution any time soon - all three candidates vying to replace chairman Harvey Freishtat form part of the firm’s traditional core.
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Nabarro wins data centre sale work
23 March 2009
Nabarro has advised longstanding client Electronic Data Systems on the acquisition of two Norwich data centres from Aviva. Real estate partner Belinda Solomon led the team, working with planning partner Joshua Risso-Gill, construction partner Penny Moore and tax partner Nick Burt.Aviva used in-house lawyers on the property aspects and Clifford Chance for the services agreement.
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New Skadden chief still thinks big
23 March 2009
Executive partner inherits a firm that seems capable of defying the crunch.
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No whining as Mipim waves au revoir to bacchanalian excess
23 March 2009
No longer the glam drink ticket, Mipim may be changing its spots – and about time too, says Catrin Griffiths
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Paul Kitson: Russell Jones & Walker (RJW)
23 March 2009
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People
23 March 2009
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Playing FTSE: Shazanna Safdar-Karim, FTSE Group
23 March 2009
Shazanna Safdar-Karim is rapidly climbing the ranks at FTSE Group. Tom Phillips reports
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Putting life into law
23 March 2009
If there’s one topic that elicits more comment on TheLawyer.com than any other, it’s education.cat
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Quinn Emanuel bags A&O partner
23 March 2009
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges is preparing for the pickup in finance-related litigation with the hire of Allen & Overy (A&O) structured finance star Dan Cunningham.As TheLawyer.com revea-led (19 March), the A&O US senior partner is defecting to the litigation firm in July. Cunningham joins as a partner in New York in the firm’s complex structured products and bankruptcy and restructuring groups.
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Simpson Thacher called in after takeover puts Pearl in the red
23 March 2009
Pearl Group has begun talks to restructure £3bn of debt, some of which was used to buy rival Resolution in 2008, with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett winning the mandate from the insurane giant. It is understood that Simpson Thacher is acting for Pearl after advising it on the financing for its £5bn acquisition of Resolution. Finance partner Stephen Short acted on that deal.
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Skadden advises American Apparel on Lion’s share
23 March 2009
Two US firms have secured the lead roles on American Apparel’s sale of an 18 per cent stake to private equity house Lion Capital.
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Slaughters hands Treasury £22m bill
23 March 2009
Slaughter and May has billed the Government more than £22m since the start of the credit crunch, pocketing £4m in a single month at the height of the crisis.
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Slaughters in early closure of non-law applications
23 March 2009
Slaughter and May has closed training contract applications to non-law students earlier than usual, while those studying law still have time to apply for a place on the 2011-12 intake.
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Thirteen Old Sq benefits from QC’s Erskine exit
23 March 2009
Erskine Chambers has lost litigation stalwart David Oliver QC to Thirteen Old Square Chambers.
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Tods Murray chief slams insolvency rumours
23 March 2009
Tods Murray executive partner David Dunsire (pictured) has publicly defended his firm in a letter to a Sunday newspaper in an unprecedented attempt to scotch damaging rumours about the legal industry, and his firm in particular.
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Tulkinghorn: Fergie’s turkey
23 March 2009
Being an in-house lawyer can throw up some surprising situations – just ask ITV general counsel Andrew Garard
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Weil gets Kaupthing Bank’s claim against UK Govt off the ground
23 March 2009
