Simmons & Simmons' Paris office has hired Jacques-Antoine Robert, the former head of Andersen Legal's litigation and arbitration practice. Robert, who will bring a team of associates with him, is the second lateral to join the Paris office this month, following the arrival of finance partner Jeremy Arscott from Stephenson Harwood. First revealed on www.thelawyer.com/lawyernews on 20 November
Baroness coughs up to Thyssen – finally
Wilberforce Chambers silk Robert Ham QC has settled his dispute with the wife of well-known industrialist Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, over non-payment of £500,000 in fees. Baroness Carmen Fernandez has now paid Ham in full for his role in the infamous Thyssen litigation. Fernandez had originally agreed to pay Ham all his fees within seven […]
