3 October 2011
The Lawyer
Apax secondment proves sticking point as Weil waits on funds star
Weil Gotshal & Manges’ new City funds team may have to start life without star associate Stephen Fox if the Clifford Chance hire does not return from a secondment at Apax Partners.
Bakers and Hunton lead on Thai telco funding deal
International firms Baker & McKenzie and Hunton & Williams have taken lead roles on the creation of a $1.63bn (£1.05bn) credit facility agreement for Thai telecommunications company True Corporation.
BLP nabs Ashurst construction boss
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired Ashurst’s non-contentious construction head to lead its engineering, construction and procurement group.
Charles Russell injects performance incentive
Charles Russell has introduced a bonus for equity partners for the first time in a bid to shake up partner performance.
City trio land brief to oversee LCH.Clearnet takeover process
Ashurst, Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won key roles advising on the takeover of clearing house LCH.Clearnet.
Collyer Bristow ‘risks collapse’ over £50m liability dispute
Firm in bitter litigation with insurance broker Lockton
Court out
The modernisation of the Belarus economy could see commercial lawyers no longer being able to represent clients in court. Dale McEwan asks: is this just par for the course for an up-to-date legal system?
Eversheds manager on rough road to glory
What were you doing when you were three years old? Trying to shove square bricks into round holes? Drawing on walls? At three, Eversheds’ business support manager Nichola Anderson was already riding BMX bikes. And at seven she was British champion.
Eversheds nets Romanian firm with Russia on radar
Eversheds is set to link up with Romanian firm Lina & Guia as the former continues to mull a move into Russia.
Focus: Ashurst - Asian pairing
In their first interview since the Blake Dawson deal, Ashurst senior partner Charlie Geffen and managing partner Simon Bromwich claim that the tie-up will open up Asia and transform their firm into a major global brand
Hill Dickinson blames NHS cutbacks for redundancies
Hill Dickinson has cited government spending cuts affecting the NHS as the reason for making two fee-earners and five secretaries redundant in its health team.
Links guides Carlyle on Haier investment
Linklaters has advised Carlyle Group on its recent investment into Hong Kong-listed Haier Electronics, with the Chinese company turning to longstanding counsel DLA Piper.
Lockstep is out of step
Usually it pays to be nimble. And at the top law firms, increasingly, the more nimble they are the more their best partners get paid.
Lockton accuses Collyer Bristow of crying wolf over ‘bankruptcy’ fears
Collyer Bristow is in dispute with its insurance broker Lockton Companies International over whether the intermediary has placed adequate liability insurance to cover a potential £50m loss in a fast-approaching negligence battle.
Mid-tier firms on the up Down Under
The increasing number of partners joining mid-tier practices in Australia is a reflection of the strong growth recently witnessed in mid-market domestic work.
On call: Belinda Bradberry, Cable & Wireless Communications
Telecoms is no industry for the faint-hearted lawyer. James Swift catches up with Cable & Wireless Communications head of legal Belinda Bradberry
On the move
Clarke Willmott has netted Tim Ryan to spearhead its commercial law practice in London.
Opinion: Partners need to have lives beyond law
One of the issues we have been addressing recently is how to encourage partners to widen their interests outside of the firm.
Paedophile victim sues LSC over ‘unmerited’ legal aid
A paedophile victim who was unable to recover compensation from her alleged attacker because he was granted legal aid is suing the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over the decision to award him the funding.
Sale of the century
Kazakhstan is in the throes of speedy development along Thatcherite lines, and lawyers are trying to make the most of it, says Dale McEwan
Thistle down
Apart from four standout performances, a tough year for Scottish firms was characterised by a static market.
Tulkinghorn: Last house on the crest
There is a scurrilous rumour doing the rounds that DLA Piper is stuffed to the gills with overly competitive bigwigs.
Uncertain times cast doubt on corporate growth
Big deals remain few and far between as the Greek crisis hits corporate hard.
US quartet brought on board as investors target Alibaba Group
US firms Debevoise & Plimpton, Goodwin Procter, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have been engaged to advise on a $1.6bn (£1.04bn) investment in Chinese ecommerce company Alibaba Group.
White & Black
White & Black founder and managing partner Phil Riman established his boutique firm in 2007.
Work Life Quiz: Will Robertson, Bond Pearce
