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/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/projects-and-infrastructure/pinsents-boosts-infrastructure-group-with-bircham-heavyweight/3005651.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/projects-and-infrastructure/pinsents-boosts-infrastructure-group-with-bircham-heavyweight/3005651.article Pinsent Masons has hired Bircham Dyson Bell projects partner Robbie Owen as a partner and head of its infrastructure planning and government affairs group. Wed, 5 Jun 2013 11:53 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/stephenson-harwood-raids-dentons-again-as-quartet-make-partner/3004353.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/stephenson-harwood-raids-dentons-again-as-quartet-make-partner/3004353.article Stephenson Harwood has made up four lawyers to partner from today (1 May), with the promotions coming alongside its seventh partner hire from Dentons in two years. Wed, 1 May 2013 11:38 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/exclusive-amey-mulls-legal-panel-as-385m-merger-prompts-in-house-rejig/3004276.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/exclusive-amey-mulls-legal-panel-as-385m-merger-prompts-in-house-rejig/3004276.article Amey is considering introducing a formal legal panel within a year following the infrastructure support group’s merger with rival Enterprise. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:04 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/latham-and-joelson-wilson-at-wheel-on-300m-addison-lee-sale/3004051.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/latham-and-joelson-wilson-at-wheel-on-300m-addison-lee-sale/3004051.article Latham, Linklaters and Joelson Wilson have advised on Carlyle Group’s purchase of London minicab group Addison Lee, a deal reported to be worth £300m. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:58 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/dentons-added-as-network-rail-shrinks-full-service-legal-panel/3003999.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/dentons-added-as-network-rail-shrinks-full-service-legal-panel/3003999.article Network Rail has cut its core legal panel from 12 firms to five following a review that has seen Dentons win a new spot on the roster. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:48 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/asia-pacific/2birds-hires-asia-aviation-head-from-virgin-atlantic/3003696.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/asia-pacific/2birds-hires-asia-aviation-head-from-virgin-atlantic/3003696.article Bird & Bird has appointed former Virgin Atlantic counsel Leo Fattorini as a partner and head of its Asia aviation practice. Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:29 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/blp-morton-fraser-and-ao-land-roles-on-heathrow-panel/3001965.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/blp-morton-fraser-and-ao-land-roles-on-heathrow-panel/3001965.article Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Morton Fraser have won new spots on Heathrow Airport Holdings’ legal panel following a review by the company formerly known as BAA. Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:55 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/international-air-transport-association-hires-gc-from-hogan-lovells/3001054.article http://www.thelawyer.com/international-air-transport-association-hires-gc-from-hogan-lovells/3001054.article Veteran aviation lawyer and partner in Hogan Lovells’ Washington, DC office Jeffrey Shane is to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as general counsel. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:28 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/hill-dickinson-opens-monaco-base-to-service-yacht-team-clients/3000575.article http://www.thelawyer.com/hill-dickinson-opens-monaco-base-to-service-yacht-team-clients/3000575.article Hill Dickinson is launching an office in Monte Carlo in a bid to boost its yacht and shipping practices. Tue, 5 Feb 2013 15:40 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/allen-and-gledhill-and-clyde-and-co-in-singapore-negligence-row/1016662.article http://www.thelawyer.com/allen-and-gledhill-and-clyde-and-co-in-singapore-negligence-row/1016662.article Singaporean firm Allen & Gledhill, Clyde & Co and City shipping boutique Waterson Hicks are embroiled in a lawsuit filed by a Swiss Bank against the Singaporean firm over alleged negligent advice. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:04 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-and-davis-polk-among-advisers-as-aviva-sells-last-delta-stake/1016548.article http://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-and-davis-polk-among-advisers-as-aviva-sells-last-delta-stake/1016548.article Slaughter and May has taken a lead advisory role alongside US firms Davis Polk & Wardwell and Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Benelux outfit De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek on UK insurer Aviva’s disposal of its remaining stake in Dutch rival Delta Lloyd. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/herbert-smith-and-norton-rose-join-us-firms-on-virgin-atlantic-stake-sale/1015980.article http://www.thelawyer.com/herbert-smith-and-norton-rose-join-us-firms-on-virgin-atlantic-stake-sale/1015980.article Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Norton Rose have won advisory roles alongside American firms on an agreement that sees US carrier Delta Air Lines buy a 49 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways from Singapore Airlines for $360m (£224m). Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/watson-farley-takes-a-team-of-four-from-holman-fenwick-in-hong-kong/1015848.article http://www.thelawyer.com/watson-farley-takes-a-team-of-four-from-holman-fenwick-in-hong-kong/1015848.article Watson Farley & Williams has hired a team of four lawyers from Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) in Hong Kong to strengthen its dispute resolution and projects practice. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 12:19 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/network-rail-prepares-to-revamp-legal-panel-under-new-general-counsel/1015759.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/network-rail-prepares-to-revamp-legal-panel-under-new-general-counsel/1015759.article Network Rail has invited 20 firms including Clifford Chance, Eversheds and Simmons & Simmons to pitch for its external legal panel as the transport infrastructure group’s new general counsel prepares to review its roster of advisers. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:07 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/wragges-and-gateley-steer-black-cab-makers-administration/1015342.article http://www.thelawyer.com/wragges-and-gateley-steer-black-cab-makers-administration/1015342.article Wragge & Co has won a lead role alongside Gateley on the administration of Manganese Bronze, the stricken company behind London’s world-famous black cabs. Mon, 5 Nov 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-freshfields-land-roles-as-china-buys-into-heathrow/1015330.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-freshfields-land-roles-as-china-buys-into-heathrow/1015330.article Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Simmons & Simmons took roles advising on the acquisition of a 10 per cent stake in Heathrow Airport by a subsidiary of China Investment Corporation (CIC). Thu, 1 Nov 2012 16:20 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firm-quintet-advises-as-australian-investor-takes-stake-in-newcastle-airport/1015258.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firm-quintet-advises-as-australian-investor-takes-stake-in-newcastle-airport/1015258.article Baker & McKenzie and CMS Cameron McKenna are among five firms to have advised as Copenhagen Airports agrees to sell a 49 per cent share in NIAL Group, the parent company of Newcastle International Airport, to a fund managed by Australia’s AMP Capital. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-travers-exit-revamped-tfl-panel/1015268.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-travers-exit-revamped-tfl-panel/1015268.article Transport for London (TfL) has cut its legal panel from 12 firms to 11 following a review, with Clifford Chance and Travers Smith among four firms to exit the roster. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:20 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/davis-polk-wins-job-for-french-government-on-failed-bae-eads-talks/1014858.article http://www.thelawyer.com/davis-polk-wins-job-for-french-government-on-failed-bae-eads-talks/1014858.article US firm Davis Polk & Wardwell’s newly-launched UK law team has won an appointment for the French government on negotiations with aerospace groups BAE Systems and EADS over their €36bn (£29bn) merger, which was called off yesterday (10 October). Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/herbies-drops-virgin-west-coast-jr-bid-in-wake-of-franchise-debacle/1014652.article http://www.thelawyer.com/herbies-drops-virgin-west-coast-jr-bid-in-wake-of-franchise-debacle/1014652.article Virgin Rail Group’s lawyers at legacy firm Herbert Smith (now Herbert Smith Freehills) have dropped requests for a judicial review of the West Coast Main Line rail franchise bid after Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today announced that the competition had been cancelled. Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:30 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-and-freshfields-lead-as-maersk-sails-into-russian-cargo-market/1014268.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-and-freshfields-lead-as-maersk-sails-into-russian-cargo-market/1014268.article Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields have taken the lead roles on a strategic partnership between the ports arm of Danish shipping group AP Moller-Maersk and logistics group N-Trans, which owns a controlling stake in Russia’s Global Ports Investments. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-freshfields-advise-as-bae-and-eads-mull-tie-up/1014270.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-freshfields-advise-as-bae-and-eads-mull-tie-up/1014270.article Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles alongside a string of local firms on the potential tie-up of European defence giants EADS and BAE Systems. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/cleary-on-standby-as-ryanair-plays-the-heathrow-slots-with-virgin/1013964.article http://www.thelawyer.com/cleary-on-standby-as-ryanair-plays-the-heathrow-slots-with-virgin/1013964.article Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is advising Ryanair on talks with Virgin Atlantic about the sale of sought-after Heathrow slots. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:15 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/burges-salmon-wins-west-coast-for-firstgroup-as-eversheds-herbies-advise/1013905.article http://www.thelawyer.com/burges-salmon-wins-west-coast-for-firstgroup-as-eversheds-herbies-advise/1013905.article Ashurst, Burges Salmon, Eversheds and Herbert Smith are among the firms to have advised in the bidding war for the contract to manage the West Coast rail franchise, with FirstGroup today (15 August) revealed as the winning candidate. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:52 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ince-and-co-opens-third-greater-china-office-in-beijing/1013634.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ince-and-co-opens-third-greater-china-office-in-beijing/1013634.article Ince & Co has expanded its Greater China footprint with the launch of a third office in Beijing. Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:55 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/qantas-appoints-new-general-counsel-from-allens/1013605.article http://www.thelawyer.com/qantas-appoints-new-general-counsel-from-allens/1013605.article Global airline Qantas has appointed Allens corporate partner Andrew Finch as general counsel succeeding the long-standing incumbent Brett Johnson who will retire in October. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:14 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/norton-rose-adds-another-magic-circle-partner-with-cc-ship-finance-hire/1013464.article http://www.thelawyer.com/norton-rose-adds-another-magic-circle-partner-with-cc-ship-finance-hire/1013464.article Clifford Chance shipping finance head Simon Lew has left the firm to join Norton Rose after 16 years as a partner at the firm. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/debevoise-latham-weil-handle-american-airlines-merger-baggage/1013447.article http://www.thelawyer.com/debevoise-latham-weil-handle-american-airlines-merger-baggage/1013447.article Weil Gotshal & Manges has leveraged its relationship with the bankrupt parent company of American Airlines to take the lead role advising on the carrier’s plans to pick a merger partner. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/court-of-appeal-in-key-corporate-veil-ruling/1013019.article http://www.thelawyer.com/court-of-appeal-in-key-corporate-veil-ruling/1013019.article The Court of Appeal has clarified its position on piercing the corporate veil rejecting an appeal against brought by state-owned Russian bank VTB Capital against Nutritrek International. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:12 GMT