London

Exclusive: Henderson in-house team shrinks amid shift to using law firms more

13-May-2013 | By Joshua Freedman

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.

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Barclays deputy GC leads the race in scramble to replace Harding

10-May-2013 | By Joshua Freedman

Barclays deputy general counsel Michael Shaw is understood to be leading the race to replace Mark Harding as the bank’s legal chief.

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RBS kicks off Emea panel review ahead of July start

3-May-2013 | By Joshua Freedman

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.

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Hogan Lovells and Simpson Thacher bite into record $17bn Apple bond

1-May-2013 | By Joshua Freedman

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.

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Mis-selling claims group appoints legal chief with Optima hire

29-Apr-2013 | By Joshua Freedman

Financial mis-selling claims specialist All Square Treasury has appointed Optima Legal non-standard debt litigation head Melanie Dickinson Denby as legal director.