The co-heads of Allen & Overy’s leveraged finance practice in New York have left the magic circle for Shearman & Sterling. Alan Rockwell and Michael Chernick, who cover all areas of leveraged finance, including M&A and private equity LBO financings, are to make the move from A&O. Rockwell started his career at the Scottish firm […]
An inquisitive, fact-finding approach has propelled Nicola Brooks into a role at a KPMG unit dedicated to helping in-house teams undergo digital transformation
Aberdeen-headquartered Eland is to be acquired by fellow oil and gas company Seplat, with firms including White & Case and Mayer Brown wining core roles. White & Case partners Allan Taylor, Mukund Dhar and Philip Broke won the mandate for the buyer Seplat, a Nigerian upstream exploration and production company. White & Case partner Ben […]
A High Court judge has ruled that Dechert can inspect privileged documents pertaining to the ENRC and SFO’s case, but only in a redacted form.
Housing developer A2Dominion has launched a training contract after receiving authorisation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The company obtained approval from the regulator in October 2018, after the proposal was unanimously approved by the executive management team. Trainees are selected from an in-house pool of paralegals. Once they join, they have the opportunity to […]
Akin Gump has made a new hire to its City office, this time to expand its private equity focus in the African markets. Weyinmi Popo will join Akin this month after nearly four years at rival US firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. He had previously been at Jones Day for nine years, making partner in […]
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The Global Litigation 50 2019 ranks the largest litigation practices in the world by revenue and highlights the key trends within the disputes market for the past year. Understand the world’s top firms’ approach to data-driven disputes. Gain insights into the latest growth area – data abuse – and the impact it is having. Explore […]
Have we reached the high-water mark of globalisation? We’re all living through a period of intense global uncertainty with trade wars, political nativism and the rise of populism, economic stagnation and a worldwide shift in the centres of power. Does this mean that the world’s largest law firms are slamming the brakes on global expansion? […]
For decades, Hong Kong has been at the centre of Western law firms’ strategies, with its long history as one of the world’s key financial centres. However, times have changed since the first firms set foot in the region.
The Big Four are making a renewed effort to impact the legal market, with big-money innovation as their weapon – but traditional providers may not be as vulnerable as they think if they stick to their strengths.
This summer has seen another round of big pay rises for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors: here’s the wider context.
Is the system conspiring against female barristers? We weigh up the evidence, using data on cases at both the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Court of Appeal
There are five reasons why Mishcon is likely to opt for an IPO, and while it would certainly shift the firm away from its reliance on partner capital and bank debt, none of those reasons is actually about the availability of cash.
By Bernardine Adkins, Sean Giles Last week, Boris Johnson refused Thomas Cook’s request for financial assistance from the Government, reportedly to avoid a “moral hazard” for other failing businesses. Yet, when Condor – a German subsidiary of Thomas Cook – requested a reported €200m of financial assistance in that same week, the German government is reported to have provided a […]
The final part in our FCA Priorities series focuses on the future of regulation and its interaction with wider social policy. Unsurprisingly, the FCA highlights Brexit as a reason why it needs to review how it regulates financial services and ensure it keeps pace. However, the FCA has also said that it will look at […]
As the fastest-growing economy in the EU with an ability to attract foreign investment and a highly skilled, young workforce, Ireland is a compelling option for business
The gradual relaxing of the country’s stringent controls aims to boost international trade and create a level playing field between domestic and foreign businesses – but does it go far enough?
