27 August 2007
The Lawyer
A marriage of convenience
The spurned half of a failed union finally finds happiness in the arms of a familiar friend with the help of a once-disaffected partner: it could be lifted straight from the pages of Jane Austen -- or at least Heat magazine.
A&O raids local rivals to firm up in Italy
Allen & Overy's (A&O) troubled Italian operation has raided independents Gianni Origoni Grippo and Ripa di Meana LC to make two corporate hires.
Ashurst scoops Freshfields partner in new Frankfurt push
Ashurst has raided Freshfields in Frankfurt, scooping tax partner Matthias Kuhn as it continues to build its German operation.
Battle looms for Dewey & LeBoeuf London top job
The London heads of New York firms Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae are to fight it out for the top position when the firms merge in October.
Beachcroft to reduce carbon footprint by 5 per cent
Beachcroft has joined the carbon footprint bandwagon, pledging to reduce its carbon emissions by 5 per cent.
CC sends London insurance lawyer to Hong Kong
Clifford Chance has continued its mobility strategy with the transfer of a senior associate from London to Hong Kong.
Dewey and LeBoeuf merger to create 1,300-lawyer firm
New York firms Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae have agreed to merge to form a 1,300-lawyer firm.
DLA Piper strengthens Beijing office
DLA Piper has ramped up its presence in China with the appointment of advertising and franchising lawyer Richard Wageman.
Farrar's Building snares Ian Murphy QC
Cardiff set 9 Park Place's head of chambers Ian Murphy QC has been taken on as a tenant at Farrar's Building.
Fenwick & West guides Virgin's US entry
Virgin America has appointed US firm Fenwick & West to advise on the $200m (£100.8m) financing exercises related to its launch in the US.
FFW boost Brussels with employment hire
Field Fisher Waterhouse has appointed Oliver Rijckaert as an employment partner in its Brussels office.
Frawley to serve second term as Taylor Wessing chief
Taylor Wessing yesterday (30 August) re-elected Michael Frawley for a second term as the managing partner of its UK arm.
Freshfields follows CC with US push
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has followed magic circle rival Clifford Chance in parachuting key lawyers into its New York office.
Fulbright boosts London ranks with Freshfields hire
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost another project finance partner with Houston-headquartered Fulbright & Jaworksi swooping on Andrew Hart for its London office.
Linklaters beefs up Lisbon with Deloitte raid
Linklaters has raided accountancy firm Deloitte for partner Rui Palma, who is to come in as head of tax in its Lisbon office.
Links China partner to co-head Tokyo
Linklaters China partner Paul McNicholl has been appointed as the new joint managing partner in Tokyo.
Norton Rose installs new printers to go green
Norton Rose has turned to Canon to install £300,000 worth of new print equipment in its London office in a bid to improve its green credentials.
Poorly Frawley gets Taylor Wessing blessing
Five points for anyone who correctly guesses the identity of this well-known lawyer:
Scotland's Law Soc president quits after four months
Brown & McRae partner John MacKinnon, who took over as president of the Law Society of Scotland in May, has stood down, effective immediately.
Sitting targets
Another day, another environmental initiative. This time Beachcroft is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 5 per cent.
TfL unveils legal panel
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded panel positions to a dozen law firms, with Eversheds retained to work specifically on the company's mainstream work.
Top UK firms embrace flexible working
More than three-quarters of the UK's top 50 law firms have introduced flexible working, The Lawyer can exclusively reveal.
Who's the daddy?
Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae may be embarking upon a marriage of convenience, but for one London managing partner the honeymoon will be over before it’s even begun.
Yukos chief's defence team gains access to vital documents
Yukos's former chief executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky has won the right in the US to obtain documents related to the Russian oil giant from oil business Chevron.
