http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo-rss.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/exclusive-henderson-in-house-team-shrinks-amid-shift-to-using-law-firms-more/3004701.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/exclusive-henderson-in-house-team-shrinks-amid-shift-to-using-law-firms-more/3004701.article Henderson Global Investors’ UK in-house legal team has shrunk by nearly 30 per cent in the past year following a shift to farming out more of its lower-level work to law firms. Mon, 13 May 2013 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/barclays-deputy-gc-leads-the-race-in-scramble-to-replace-harding/3004660.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/barclays-deputy-gc-leads-the-race-in-scramble-to-replace-harding/3004660.article Barclays deputy general counsel Michael Shaw is understood to be leading the race to replace Mark Harding as the bank’s legal chief. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:05 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/rbs-kicks-off-emea-panel-review-ahead-of-july-start/3004480.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/rbs-kicks-off-emea-panel-review-ahead-of-july-start/3004480.article The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is carrying out a review of its Emea legal panel that will see it unveil a new roster for the region from 1 July. Fri, 3 May 2013 09:12 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/hogan-lovells-and-simpson-thacher-bite-into-record-17bn-apple-bond/3004386.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/hogan-lovells-and-simpson-thacher-bite-into-record-17bn-apple-bond/3004386.article Hogan Lovells and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have advised on Apple’s $17bn (£10.9bn) bond issue, described as the largest corporate bond offering in history. Wed, 1 May 2013 13:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/in-house-news/mis-selling-claims-group-appoints-legal-chief-with-optima-hire/3004293.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/in-house-news/mis-selling-claims-group-appoints-legal-chief-with-optima-hire/3004293.article Financial mis-selling claims specialist All Square Treasury has appointed Optima Legal non-standard debt litigation head Melanie Dickinson Denby as legal director. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:27 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/ropes-bulks-up-in-city-and-hong-kong-with-fried-frank-duo/3004110.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/ropes-bulks-up-in-city-and-hong-kong-with-fried-frank-duo/3004110.article Ropes & Gray has added to its London and Hong Kong offerings with a double partner hire from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson covering finance, capital markets and corporate. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:51 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/latham-hires-ao-capital-markets-partner-in-frankfurt/3004001.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/latham-hires-ao-capital-markets-partner-in-frankfurt/3004001.article Latham & Watkins has announced the hire of Allen & Overy (A&O) German capital markets partner Okko Behrends in a boost for the US firm’s Frankfurt office. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:49 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/ccs-weber-rey-to-take-up-senior-role-at-deutsche-bank/3003914.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/ccs-weber-rey-to-take-up-senior-role-at-deutsche-bank/3003914.article Corporate partner Daniela Weber-Rey has been appointed chief governance officer and deputy global head of compliance at Deutsche Bank. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:18 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/ex-freshfields-chief-mettenheimer-to-join-rothschild-as-german-boss/3003877.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/ex-freshfields-chief-mettenheimer-to-join-rothschild-as-german-boss/3003877.article Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer senior partner Konstantin Mettenheimer is set to join asset manager Edmond de Rothschild Group this summer as its Germany chairman. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:35 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/chinese-banking-giant-icbc-puts-legal-panel-in-spotlight/3003856.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/chinese-banking-giant-icbc-puts-legal-panel-in-spotlight/3003856.article The world’s largest bank by market capitalisation, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), is overhauling its European legal panel and has sent out pitch invitations to a broad range of firms. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:07 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/burness-bolsters-banking-team-with-former-lloyds-in-houser/3003858.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/burness-bolsters-banking-team-with-former-lloyds-in-houser/3003858.article The former Scotland legal head at Lloyds Banking Group’s business support unit Gaenor Cassell has joined the Edinburgh office of Burness as director of banking and funds. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:03 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/reed-smith-adds-to-city-structured-finance-team-with-cc-partner/3003854.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/reed-smith-adds-to-city-structured-finance-team-with-cc-partner/3003854.article Clifford Chance finance partner Claude Brown is set to join Reed Smith in the latest boost to the US firm’s structured products and derivatives practice in London. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:33 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/us-firms-come-out-to-play-on-toysrus-debt-restructure/3003688.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/us-firms-come-out-to-play-on-toysrus-debt-restructure/3003688.article London teams from US firms Kaye Scholer, Paul Hastings, Reed Smith and Sidley Austin have won roles advising on the fresh refinancing of toy retail giant Toys“R”Us. Tue, 9 Apr 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/holland-and-knight-hires-ex-dla-islamic-finance-head-agha/3003583.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/holland-and-knight-hires-ex-dla-islamic-finance-head-agha/3003583.article Holland & Knight has appointed DLA Piper’s former global head of Islamic finance Oliver Agha, who quit the firm in 2009. Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:23 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/asia-pacific/clifford-chance-and-linklaters-advise-on-china-minmetals-rmb-bonds/3003496.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/asia-pacific/clifford-chance-and-linklaters-advise-on-china-minmetals-rmb-bonds/3003496.article Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Chinese firm Jiayuan have secured roles advising on the issue of RMB bonds by Chinese state-owned metals and mining conglomerate China Minmetals. Tue, 2 Apr 2013 12:59 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/linklaters-brings-ex-norton-rose-islamic-finance-star-on-board/3003418.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/linklaters-brings-ex-norton-rose-islamic-finance-star-on-board/3003418.article Linklaters has hired KPMG global Islamic finance head Neil Miller as its new global Islamic finance head, based in Dubai. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:51 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/in-house-news/man-group-picks-new-gc-as-hedge-funds-legal-chief-leaves/3003363.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/in-house-news/man-group-picks-new-gc-as-hedge-funds-legal-chief-leaves/3003363.article Man Group head of legal Jasveer Singh has been appointed as the FTSE250 group’s general counsel following the exit of former Clifford Chance partner Stephen Ross. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:25 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/barclays-gc-pockets-36m-bonus-as-retirement-nears/3003123.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/barclays-gc-pockets-36m-bonus-as-retirement-nears/3003123.article Barclays general counsel Mark Harding cashed in shares worth over £3.6m in what is expected to be his final bonus payout before retiring from the bank. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:10 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/anderson-strathern-picks-up-semple-fraser-banking-team/3002235.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/anderson-strathern-picks-up-semple-fraser-banking-team/3002235.article Scotland’s Anderson Strathern has hired three banking and finance lawyers from collapsed firm Semple Fraser. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:26 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/in-house-news/firms-on-tenterhooks-over-lloyds-panel-revamp/3001566.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/in-house-news/firms-on-tenterhooks-over-lloyds-panel-revamp/3001566.article Lloyds Banking Group has delayed the review of its customer-pay panel, with law firms left in the dark over the timescale for the process. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:04 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ex-dewey-partner-sues-barclays-over-capital-loan/3001439.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ex-dewey-partner-sues-barclays-over-capital-loan/3001439.article A former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner is suing Barclays for allegedly inducing him to enter into a $540,000 loan agreement. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:32 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/akin-gump-and-skadden-advise-as-vimpelcom-issues-2bn-eurobond/3001218.article http://www.thelawyer.com/akin-gump-and-skadden-advise-as-vimpelcom-issues-2bn-eurobond/3001218.article Akin Gump and Skadden scoop lead advisory roles as a eurobond issued by mobile phone operator Vimpelcom raises $2bn to refinance company’s debt. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:11 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/goodwin-procter-picks-up-travers-smith-property-finance-partner/3001015.article http://www.thelawyer.com/goodwin-procter-picks-up-travers-smith-property-finance-partner/3001015.article Goodwin Procter adds Travers Smith partner Paul Lyons to its growing London office. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:56 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/frontrunners-emerge-for-barclays-general-counsel-role/3000977.article http://www.thelawyer.com/frontrunners-emerge-for-barclays-general-counsel-role/3000977.article Senior Barclays in-house lawyers have emerged as the frontrunners for the bank’s general counsel job. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/arthur-cox-advises-as-irish-government-restructures-bank-debt/3000838.article http://www.thelawyer.com/arthur-cox-advises-as-irish-government-restructures-bank-debt/3000838.article Arthur Cox has completed five years of work acting for the Irish government with today’s confirmation that a deal has been struck to restructure the nation’s bank debt. Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:38 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ex-stephenson-harwood-team-quits-dundas-for-osborne-clarke/3000248.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ex-stephenson-harwood-team-quits-dundas-for-osborne-clarke/3000248.article Former Dundas & Wilson partner John Pike, who left the firm after less than a year, has resurfaced at Osborne Clarke, as a number of other lawyers also leave the Scottish firm’s London office. Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:28 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-picks-up-banking-partner-from-ao-in-spain/1016577.article http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-picks-up-banking-partner-from-ao-in-spain/1016577.article Linklaters has appointed Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Juan Barona as a partner in its Spanish banking practice. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:16 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/white-and-case-and-wilmerhale-lead-on-sberbank-jv-with-search-engine/1016535.article http://www.thelawyer.com/white-and-case-and-wilmerhale-lead-on-sberbank-jv-with-search-engine/1016535.article White & Case and WilmerHale have scooped the lead roles as Sberbank forms a joint venture with Russian search engine Yandex, a deal that kickstarts the two companies’ plans for a new online payment service. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/barclays-panel-delayed-as-bank-moves-away-from-biennial-reviews/1016410.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/barclays-panel-delayed-as-bank-moves-away-from-biennial-reviews/1016410.article Barclays has delayed its panel review planned for this summer by 12 months as the banking giant embarks on a plan to scrap its practice of reassessing law firm rosters on a two-yearly basis. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:09 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/emw-morgan-cole-and-shoosmiths-install-cambridge-software-groups-mbo/1016370.article http://www.thelawyer.com/emw-morgan-cole-and-shoosmiths-install-cambridge-software-groups-mbo/1016370.article EMW, Morgan Cole and Shoosmiths have all won headline roles as WestBridge Capital backs the £6m management buyout (MBO) of Cambridge-based Anglia Business Solutions in return for a 43 per cent stake in the business. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/leading-sets-prepare-for-boom-year-in-litigation-as-the-lawyer-reveals-2013s-top-cases/1016315.article http://www.thelawyer.com/leading-sets-prepare-for-boom-year-in-litigation-as-the-lawyer-reveals-2013s-top-cases/1016315.article The civil courts will be dominated by credit crunch litigation and professional negligence battles in 2013, The Lawyer reveals today, while London’s courts continue to attract the wealthiest of litigants (see The Lawyer Top 20 Cases). Mon, 7 Jan 2013 14:33 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/allen-and-overy-turns-to-leading-local-firm-for-hire-of-hanoi-head/1016230.article http://www.thelawyer.com/allen-and-overy-turns-to-leading-local-firm-for-hire-of-hanoi-head/1016230.article Allen & Overy (A&O) has appointed VILAF managing partner Tran Anh Duc as head of its Hanoi branch and co-head of its banking and corporate practice in Vietnam. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:57 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-and-dechert-land-roles-on-kazakh-bond-as-banks-switch-adviser/1016229.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-and-dechert-land-roles-on-kazakh-bond-as-banks-switch-adviser/1016229.article Ashurst and Dechert have scooped lead roles advising on a €1.1bn (£890m) bond issued by the finance arm of Kazakh national rail company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:38 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/gibson-dunn-advises-ubs-on-libor-settlements/1016096.article http://www.thelawyer.com/gibson-dunn-advises-ubs-on-libor-settlements/1016096.article US firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has advised UBS on settlements with UK, US and Swiss regulators totalling SFr1.4bn (£940m) concerning allegations that figures at the bank manipulated the key Libor interest rate. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:12 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/squire-sanders-turns-to-blp-and-wragges-for-city-banking-hires/1016080.article http://www.thelawyer.com/squire-sanders-turns-to-blp-and-wragges-for-city-banking-hires/1016080.article Squire Sanders has made two lateral hires to boost its London finance offering, bringing in Berwin Leighton Paiser (BLP) project finance head Philippa Chadwick and Wragge & Co banking head Paula Laird. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:59 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/travers-thorp-alberga-continues-hiring-spree-with-walkers-hire/1016063.article http://www.thelawyer.com/travers-thorp-alberga-continues-hiring-spree-with-walkers-hire/1016063.article Offshore boutique Travers Thorp Alberga has picked up Walkers Latin American finance head Nicole Pineda, just weeks after bringing on board former Maples and Calder chief Anthony Travers. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:24 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/latham-and-ropes-broker-11bn-deal-to-refinance-israeli-telecoms-group/1015988.article http://www.thelawyer.com/latham-and-ropes-broker-11bn-deal-to-refinance-israeli-telecoms-group/1015988.article Latham & Watkins and Ropes & Gray have fielded London teams to advise on a deal that sees a consortium led by Goldman Sachs invest $1.1bn (£680m) to restructure the debt of Israeli telecoms group HOT-Telecommunications Systems as the company’s owner takes the business private. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/lloyds-hires-fsas-whittaker-as-new-group-general-counsel/1016036.article http://www.thelawyer.com/lloyds-hires-fsas-whittaker-as-new-group-general-counsel/1016036.article Lloyds Banking Group has announced the hire of FSA general counsel Andrew Whittaker as its new group general counsel. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/dla-piper-makes-double-german-hire-from-salans/1016001.article http://www.thelawyer.com/dla-piper-makes-double-german-hire-from-salans/1016001.article DLA Piper has hired two partners from Salans in Frankfurt, just months before Salans’ merger with SNR Denton and Fraser Milner Casgrain takes effect. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:46 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/barclays-to-revamp-in-house-team-after-hire-of-ex-fsa-chief-sants/1015997.article http://www.thelawyer.com/barclays-to-revamp-in-house-team-after-hire-of-ex-fsa-chief-sants/1015997.article Barclays is set to undergo a minor restructuring of its in-house legal team following the appointment of former FSA CEO Hector Sants as head of the bank’s compliance function. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-advises-hsbc-over-19bn-money-laundering-fine/1015995.article http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-advises-hsbc-over-19bn-money-laundering-fine/1015995.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has scored a key appointment from HSBC to advise the banking giant on its record $1.921bn (£1.19bn) fine from the US authorities over its failure to comply with money laundering and sanctions laws. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:13 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-and-linklaters-clinch-roles-as-rosneft-issues-debut-3bn-eurobond/1015957.article http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-and-linklaters-clinch-roles-as-rosneft-issues-debut-3bn-eurobond/1015957.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have won advisory roles on a eurobond issued by Rosneft raising €3bn (£1.87bn), as the Russian oil group seeks to finance its $55bn buyout of TNK-BP. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:36 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/simmons-hires-hong-kong-finance-partner-from-standard-chartered-bank/1015954.article http://www.thelawyer.com/simmons-hires-hong-kong-finance-partner-from-standard-chartered-bank/1015954.article Simmons & Simmons has taken on Hong Kong capital markets partner Jay Lee, who joins from Standard Chartered Bank. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:25 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/weil-to-beef-up-london-high-yield-with-freshfields-partner-strauss/1015925.article http://www.thelawyer.com/weil-to-beef-up-london-high-yield-with-freshfields-partner-strauss/1015925.article Weil Gotshal & Manges has made another high-profile City hire with the recruitment of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer high-yield head Gil Strauss. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 09:48 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/magic-circle-trio-advises-as-hsbc-sells-stake-in-chinese-insurer/1015892.article http://www.thelawyer.com/magic-circle-trio-advises-as-hsbc-sells-stake-in-chinese-insurer/1015892.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised HSBC on the $9.4bn (£5.8bn) sale of its entire shareholding in China’s Ping An Insurance Group to Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group, which was represented by Linklaters. Wed, 5 Dec 2012 15:34 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/akin-gump-and-dechert-win-roles-as-kazakh-oil-group-restructures-debt/1015830.article http://www.thelawyer.com/akin-gump-and-dechert-win-roles-as-kazakh-oil-group-restructures-debt/1015830.article US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Dechert won roles on the debt restructuring of Kazakhstan-focused oil and gas group Max Petroleum through a new $90m (£56m) credit facility. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/orricks-china-chief-quits-for-gc-role-at-asian-development-bank/1015760.article http://www.thelawyer.com/orricks-china-chief-quits-for-gc-role-at-asian-development-bank/1015760.article Orrick’s senior partner for China Christopher Stephens will leave the firm for the general counsel role at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:23 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/kaye-scholer-plans-city-structured-finance-launch-with-freshfields-hire/1015685.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/banking-and-finance/kaye-scholer-plans-city-structured-finance-launch-with-freshfields-hire/1015685.article Kaye Scholer is set to launch a London structured finance practice early next year with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Stuart Axford. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:17 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-freshfields-and-sj-berwin-seal-nomura-property-sale/1015640.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-freshfields-and-sj-berwin-seal-nomura-property-sale/1015640.article Ashurst, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and SJ Berwin were among the advisers on the acquisition of residential property company Annington Homes by Guy Hands’ private equity group Terra Firma. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:45 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/structural-decline/1015558.article http://www.thelawyer.com/structural-decline/1015558.article Structured finance could be heading for the scrapheap at elite firms Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/cleary-joins-slaughters-french-ally-on-franco-belgian-bailout-of-dexia/1015498.article http://www.thelawyer.com/cleary-joins-slaughters-french-ally-on-franco-belgian-bailout-of-dexia/1015498.article Bredin Prat, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and former Clifford Chance partner Yves Herinckx have all landed roles as France and Belgium inject €5.5bn (£4.4bn) to bail out ailing Dexia, as part of a recapitalisation deal approved by the company’s board of directors yesterday (12 November). Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:20 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/weil-and-morgan-lewis-among-firms-on-36bn-sale-of-jefferies/1015477.article http://www.thelawyer.com/weil-and-morgan-lewis-among-firms-on-36bn-sale-of-jefferies/1015477.article Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Weil Gotshal & Manges are among a raft of US firms to advise as American investment bank Jefferies agrees to sell to its largest shareholder, Leucadia National. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/dla-and-squire-sanders-leeds-team-lead-on-financing-by-ge-and-ares/1015408.article http://www.thelawyer.com/dla-and-squire-sanders-leeds-team-lead-on-financing-by-ge-and-ares/1015408.article DLA Piper and a UK team from Squire Sanders landed roles on a deal by GE Capital and Ares Capital Europe to provide unitranche debt facilities to Callcredit Information Group. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/jpmorgan-gc-takes-emea-role-following-internal-revamp/1015340.article http://www.thelawyer.com/jpmorgan-gc-takes-emea-role-following-internal-revamp/1015340.article JPMorgan has confirmed the revamped structure of its in-house legal team following the merger of its investment bank and treasury and securities units, with senior London-based lawyer Karen Linney taking on a broader role as Emea general counsel for the overall business. Mon, 5 Nov 2012 00:06 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/bingham-joins-local-trio-on-spanish-constructors-200m-debt-refinancing/1015310.article http://www.thelawyer.com/bingham-joins-local-trio-on-spanish-constructors-200m-debt-refinancing/1015310.article Bingham McCutchen has joined Spanish firms Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo and Uría Menéndez in advising on building manufacturer Uralita’s debt refinancing. Mon, 5 Nov 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/cms-eversheds-and-osborne-clarke-win-spots-on-slimmed-down-lloyds-panel/1015335.article http://www.thelawyer.com/cms-eversheds-and-osborne-clarke-win-spots-on-slimmed-down-lloyds-panel/1015335.article Ashurst, Berwin Leighton Paisner, CMS Cameron McKenna, Eversheds, Osborne Clarke and Stephenson Harwood have been appointed to Lloyds Banking Group’s own-account legal panels following a review. Fri, 2 Nov 2012 09:57 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/cooke-young-and-keidan-wins-right-to-take-barclays-libor-claims-to-high-court/1015271.article http://www.thelawyer.com/cooke-young-and-keidan-wins-right-to-take-barclays-libor-claims-to-high-court/1015271.article Clifford Chance has failed in its attempt to have Libor rate-fixing claims against banking giant Barclays thrown out, setting the stage for what is one the most hotly anticipated banking disputes to spin out of the recession. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/firms-vie-for-places-as-ge-prepares-for-european-panel-revamp/1015231.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/firms-vie-for-places-as-ge-prepares-for-european-panel-revamp/1015231.article General Electric’s (GE) external legal advisers are on standby as the US conglomerate finalises a process to review its European panels. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:09 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-linklaters-lead-on-15bn-sberbank-loan-amid-panel-review/1015241.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-linklaters-lead-on-15bn-sberbank-loan-amid-panel-review/1015241.article Clifford Chance and Linklaters have landed the lead roles as Russia’s Sberbank raises a three-year $1.5bn (£930m) loan from a syndicate of ten foreign banks. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-and-bakers-steer-1bn-turkish-bond-issue-following-istanbul-launches/1015218.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-and-bakers-steer-1bn-turkish-bond-issue-following-istanbul-launches/1015218.article Allen & Overy (A&O) and Baker & McKenzie have won roles advising on a major bond issue as Turkey’s biggest lender Akbank raises $1bn (£620m) through two simultaneous $500m (£310m) note issuances. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/lloyds-extends-panel-appointments-as-revamp-is-delayed/1015211.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/lloyds-extends-panel-appointments-as-revamp-is-delayed/1015211.article Lloyds Banking Group has delayed the completion of its legal panel review until November, extending the current terms of the agreement for firms on the roster by a month. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:24 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/rbs-slashes-panel-appointments-by-40-per-cent-in-latest-review/1015174.article http://www.thelawyer.com/rbs-slashes-panel-appointments-by-40-per-cent-in-latest-review/1015174.article The Royal Bank of Scotland has revamped its group and UK legal panels, slashing the number of sub-panels from 13 to five and reducing the number of law firms on the panel by 40 per cent from around 100 to between 55 and 60. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:46 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/nationwide-gears-up-for-wholesale-panel-revamp/1015081.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/nationwide-gears-up-for-wholesale-panel-revamp/1015081.article Nationwide Building Society is set to launch its first general panel review in the new year with five coveted spots up for grabs. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:06 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-and-slaughters-lead-as-santander-scraps-rbs-branches-buy/1014922.article http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-and-slaughters-lead-as-santander-scraps-rbs-branches-buy/1014922.article Linklaters and Slaughter and May have advised as Santander pulls out of a £1.65bn deal to buy 316 branches from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:08 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-acts-as-lehman-brothers-edges-closer-to-mass-pay-out/1014844.article http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-acts-as-lehman-brothers-edges-closer-to-mass-pay-out/1014844.article Linklaters has helped secure a crucial agreement in the Lehman Brothers administration that looks set to pave the way for its assets to be liquidated. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:51 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/cc-linklaters-and-mills-and-reeve-lead-on-cambridge-university-bond-issue/1014837.article http://www.thelawyer.com/cc-linklaters-and-mills-and-reeve-lead-on-cambridge-university-bond-issue/1014837.article Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Mills & Reeve have advised on a bond issue by the University of Cambridge, the second in a recent spate of attempts by UK higher-educational institutions to tap the capital markets. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/weil-beefs-up-paris-finance-practice-with-linklaters-hire/1014771.article http://www.thelawyer.com/weil-beefs-up-paris-finance-practice-with-linklaters-hire/1014771.article Weil Gotshal & Manges is hiring Linklaters finance partner Olivier Jauffret, just weeks after losing finance head Emmanuel Ringeval to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/jones-day-bolsters-paris-finance-team-with-gide-hires/1014750.article http://www.thelawyer.com/jones-day-bolsters-paris-finance-team-with-gide-hires/1014750.article Jones Day has recruited a structured products team from Gide Loyrette Nouel in Paris led by partner Alban Caillemer du Ferrage. Mon, 8 Oct 2012 09:53 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/walkers-expands-practice-reach-with-hires-from-mayer-brown-proskauer/1014724.article http://www.thelawyer.com/walkers-expands-practice-reach-with-hires-from-mayer-brown-proskauer/1014724.article Offshore firm Walkers is strengthening its Dublin office with the launch of insolvency and derivatives teams led by hires from the London offices of Mayer Brown and Proskauer Rose. Mon, 8 Oct 2012 00:06 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/us-firms-advise-on-funding-round-for-french-advertising-group-criteo/1014676.article http://www.thelawyer.com/us-firms-advise-on-funding-round-for-french-advertising-group-criteo/1014676.article Edwards Wildman Palmer, Jones Day, Morgan Lewis & Bockius and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have won appointments advising investors on a Series-D funding round for French display advertising company Criteo. Mon, 8 Oct 2012 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/nomura-revamps-legal-function-as-wholesale-legal-chief-quits/1014610.article http://www.thelawyer.com/nomura-revamps-legal-function-as-wholesale-legal-chief-quits/1014610.article Nomura has restructured its global legal team in the wake of the departure of its wholesale legal head. Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:40 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/prime-finance-adds-experts-to-disputes-panel/1014606.article http://www.thelawyer.com/prime-finance-adds-experts-to-disputes-panel/1014606.article Financial services dispute resolution organisation Prime Finance has appointed 10 senior lawyers and finance professionals to its panel of experts. Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:13 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/deutsche-bank-unveils-revamped-global-panel/1014583.article http://www.thelawyer.com/deutsche-bank-unveils-revamped-global-panel/1014583.article White & Case is among a raft of firms to be reappointed to Deutsche Bank’s global legal panel following a review of the German banking giant’s list of advisers. Mon, 1 Oct 2012 00:09 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-and-cc-win-roles-on-landmark-malaysian-sukuk-amid-country-push/1014556.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-and-cc-win-roles-on-landmark-malaysian-sukuk-amid-country-push/1014556.article Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance have been called in to advise on Malaysian telecom group Axiata’s issuance of a 2-year RMB1bn sukuk, one of the largest of its type in the South East Asian country. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:54 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/us-trio-lands-roles-on-115bn-mexichem-bond-offering/1014539.article http://www.thelawyer.com/us-trio-lands-roles-on-115bn-mexichem-bond-offering/1014539.article Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Ritch Mueller and White & Case have all scooped roles as Mexichem issues a $1.15bn (£700m) two-tranche bond offering. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:16 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/santander-taps-ura-for-legal-head-as-part-of-team-restructure/1014486.article http://www.thelawyer.com/santander-taps-ura-for-legal-head-as-part-of-team-restructure/1014486.article Banco Santander has hired Uría Menéndez corporate finance partner Javier Illescas as the Spanish bank restructures its legal department into two separate divisions, business legal affairs and internal legal affairs. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:33 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/kl-gates-poaches-three-partner-team-from-sidley/1014457.article http://www.thelawyer.com/kl-gates-poaches-three-partner-team-from-sidley/1014457.article The London office of K&L Gates has completed the hire of a three-partner finance team from Sidley Austin as Theresa Kradjian is added to the US firm’s finance practice. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:30 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-offers-voluntary-sabbaticals-to-singapore-lawyers/1014404.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-offers-voluntary-sabbaticals-to-singapore-lawyers/1014404.article Clifford Chance has asked capital markets associates in its Singapore office to take voluntary sabbaticals until the end of the year as the firm reacts to a downturn in work in the region. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:49 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/cleary-and-linklaters-act-as-russias-sberbank-poised-for-london-moscow-spo/1014338.article http://www.thelawyer.com/cleary-and-linklaters-act-as-russias-sberbank-poised-for-london-moscow-spo/1014338.article Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Linklaters have landed roles on Sberbank’s long-awaited secondary public offering (SPO), which will see the bank raise $5.4bn in London and Moscow. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:35 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/paul-hastings-raids-clifford-chance-for-structured-finance-partner/1014326.article http://www.thelawyer.com/paul-hastings-raids-clifford-chance-for-structured-finance-partner/1014326.article Clifford Chance structured finance partner Neil Hamilton is set to join US firm Paul Hastings’ London office. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:06 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/fsa-to-launch-first-ever-investigatory-panel/1014288.article http://www.thelawyer.com/fsa-to-launch-first-ever-investigatory-panel/1014288.article The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to launch its first ever panel of external advisers to carry out investigations at banks. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:23 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/hsbc-adds-trio-of-us-firms-to-expanded-global-panel/1014153.article http://www.thelawyer.com/hsbc-adds-trio-of-us-firms-to-expanded-global-panel/1014153.article Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Latham & Watkins and Mayer Brown have won first-time roles on HSBC’s expanded global legal panel after the bank introduced a sub-roster of US firms. Thu, 6 Sep 2012 15:12 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/ex-dewey-partner-claims-citibank-conspired-to-lure-laterals/1014109.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/ex-dewey-partner-claims-citibank-conspired-to-lure-laterals/1014109.article A former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner is attempting to block Citibank securing a summary judgment against him by arguing that the bank colluded with the now-defunct firm to entice lateral hires in the run-up to the firm’s collapse this year. Tue, 4 Sep 2012 11:42 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-on-standby-to-advise-barclays-on-sfo-qatar-probe/1014078.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-on-standby-to-advise-barclays-on-sfo-qatar-probe/1014078.article Barclays is understood to be seeking further advice from Clifford Chance after the SFO launched an investigation into Qatar payments. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:11 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/deutsche-bank-hires-clearys-von-dryander-as-german-gc/1014076.article http://www.thelawyer.com/deutsche-bank-hires-clearys-von-dryander-as-german-gc/1014076.article Deutsche Bank has announced the appointment of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton banking veteran Christof von Dryander as its new general counsel for Germany and Central and Eastern Europe. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:16 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/sullivan-and-wachtell-advise-on-37bn-us-bank-takeover/1014028.article http://www.thelawyer.com/sullivan-and-wachtell-advise-on-37bn-us-bank-takeover/1014028.article Sullivan and Cromwell and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have won roles advising on one of the biggest US bank acquisitions of the year as Buffalo-based M&T Bank agreed to buy smaller rival Hudson City. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:05 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-departures-continue-with-defection-to-cadwalader/1013997.article http://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-departures-continue-with-defection-to-cadwalader/1013997.article Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has added a structured finance partner to its London base with the hire of Stephen Day from Mayer Brown. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:25 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-wins-first-macquarie-job-with-property-refinancing-gig/1013914.article http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-wins-first-macquarie-job-with-property-refinancing-gig/1013914.article Irwin Mitchell has landed its first-ever mandate for Macquarie Bank, advising the Australian group on a £21.1m refinancing of a portfolio of 21 residential properties in London. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-freshfields-and-kirkland-seal-travelodge-debt-deal/1013950.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-freshfields-and-kirkland-seal-travelodge-debt-deal/1013950.article Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Kirkland & Ellis have advised on a deal to reduce Travelodge’s debt by transferring control of the hotel chain to three investors. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:15 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-boardman-leads-on-standard-chartered-settlement/1013907.article http://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-boardman-leads-on-standard-chartered-settlement/1013907.article Slaughter and May partners Nigel Boardman and Richard Swallow have advised Standard Chartered in its $340m settlement over allegations of hidden Iranian transactions. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:29 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/hogan-lovells-latham-advise-on-russian-banks-capital-markets-return/1013886.article http://www.thelawyer.com/hogan-lovells-latham-advise-on-russian-banks-capital-markets-return/1013886.article Hogan Lovells and Latham & Watkins have advised on the establishment of a $300m (£191m) European commercial paper (ECP) by Russia’s B&N Bank. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/litigation/mab-and-3vb-offer-first-defence-in-barclays-test-case/1013889.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/litigation/mab-and-3vb-offer-first-defence-in-barclays-test-case/1013889.article Lawyers for Barclays have filed the first defence against claims of mis-selling complex derivatives. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:42 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/maclays-norton-rose-taylor-wessing-clinch-209m-property-finance-jobs/1013878.article http://www.thelawyer.com/maclays-norton-rose-taylor-wessing-clinch-209m-property-finance-jobs/1013878.article A raft of firms including Maclay Murray & Spens, Norton Rose, Taylor Wessing and Tods Murray scooped roles as property fund Picton Property Income secured £209m from Aviva and Canada Life to refinance one of its portfolios. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-joins-sullivan-legend-cohen-on-standard-chartered-advice/1013824.article http://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-joins-sullivan-legend-cohen-on-standard-chartered-advice/1013824.article Slaughter and May and Sullivan & Cromwell have won roles advising Standard Chartered Bank following allegations by a New York regulator that it had concealed $250bn of transactions with the Iranian government. Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:03 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/cooke-young-and-keidan-acts-as-first-libor-litigation-hits-court/1013805.article http://www.thelawyer.com/cooke-young-and-keidan-acts-as-first-libor-litigation-hits-court/1013805.article Cooke Young & Keidan took a lead role as Barclays yesterday faced court action relating to the alleged mis-selling of complex derivatives. Tue, 7 Aug 2012 10:43 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-usurps-hogan-lovells-on-biffas-11bn-debt-restructuring/1013757.article http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-usurps-hogan-lovells-on-biffas-11bn-debt-restructuring/1013757.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has replaced Hogan Lovells to advise the senior lenders on the debt restructuring of waste management company Biffa, with Latham & Watkins and Linklaters also winning a role on the high-stakes negotiations. Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:07 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/reed-smith-wins-co-op-relationship-with-950m-refinancing/1013745.article http://www.thelawyer.com/reed-smith-wins-co-op-relationship-with-950m-refinancing/1013745.article Reed Smith banking partners Phillip Slater and Lucy Newcomb have won the firm a new client by securing a role opposite Linklaters on the Co-operative Group’s £950m debt refinancing. Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-wins-rbs-role-on-it-failure-review/1013787.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-wins-rbs-role-on-it-failure-review/1013787.article Clifford Chance has been instructed by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to carry out a review into a computer failure that left customers without access to information about their accounts. Fri, 3 Aug 2012 17:13 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-targets-shadow-banking-in-bid-to-bolster-finance-practice/1013760.article http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-targets-shadow-banking-in-bid-to-bolster-finance-practice/1013760.article Linklaters has launched a focus group targeting alternative credit providers (ACPs) such as investment managers and corporate lenders in a bid to clinch new sources of fees amid the slowdown in traditional banking work. Fri, 3 Aug 2012 10:32 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-appoints-global-and-london-finance-chiefs/1013729.article http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-appoints-global-and-london-finance-chiefs/1013729.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed London banking head David Trott as head of its global finance practice, succeeding Alan Newton in the senior role. Wed, 1 Aug 2012 12:22 GMT