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The past year has certainly been one of the busiest in Adam Al-Attar’s career, with his involvement in restructuring cases such as New Look, Pizza Express and Travelodge. However, for a barrister that was called to the Bar in 2007 and worked on Lehman Brothers, MF Global and Madoff, the South Square junior remains unphased […]
Fieldfisher has paid back the amount of staff salaries and partner monthly drawings that were cut during the pandemic, as it seeks to kick in operational changes as part of a new working model plan. The firm has carried out most of the reimbursements after, last June, it had asked staff with a salary […]
I want my kids to grow up aspiring to be lawyers – not just because it is a rewarding career but because of the value we bring to society.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is lining up a move to 22 Bishopsgate, in a shift that could see it leave Canary Wharf after 20 years. The New York-headquartered firm is understood to have appointed JLL to advise on the move. It currently occupies more than 90,000 sq ft across five floors at 40 […]
Analysis of recent fines suggests that environmental prosecutions are resulting in more substantial fines, especially for ‘very large organisations’.
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After a challenging year, UK cities are gaining foreign investment and developing their presence on the global stage. How has the pandemic, COP-26 and officially leaving the EU impacted the value of investment in the UK from a global standpoint?
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The past year has certainly been one of the busiest in Adam Al-Attar’s career, with his involvement in restructuring cases such as New Look, Pizza Express and Travelodge. However, for a barrister that was called to the Bar in 2007 and worked on Lehman Brothers, MF Global and Madoff, the South Square junior remains unphased […]
Fieldfisher has paid back the amount of staff salaries and partner monthly drawings that were cut during the pandemic, as it seeks to kick in operational changes as part of a new working model plan. The firm has carried out most of the reimbursements after, last June, it had asked staff with a salary […]
I want my kids to grow up aspiring to be lawyers – not just because it is a rewarding career but because of the value we bring to society.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is lining up a move to 22 Bishopsgate, in a shift that could see it leave Canary Wharf after 20 years. The New York-headquartered firm is understood to have appointed JLL to advise on the move. It currently occupies more than 90,000 sq ft across five floors at 40 […]
Kirkland & Ellis has signed up for an extra floor in The Gherkin, The Lawyer understands, as its considerations around new London digs drag on. The US firm is understood to have signed a short-term, four-year lease that will also see it add the 27th floor to its real estate footprint. It is understood that […]
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Shearman & Sterling is boosting its leveraged finance practice with a White & Case hire, its fourth new partner joiner of 2022. Shameer Shah makes the move, having spent almost nine years at White & Case. His main practice focuses on acquisition finance and special situations across private credit, investment banks and other financial institutions. […]
Slater & Gordon has finalised part of a strategic review of its UK business, with discussions ongoing as to whether certain practices fit into its revised model. As a result of the review, the firm will split its business into two main departments named Essential Legal Services (ELS) and Specialist Legal Services (SLS). ELS will […]
Magic circle firm Linklaters is to put financial sponsors at the heart of its Asia-Pacific operation after a strategy refresh led by regional managing partner William Liu. As part of the strategy, Linklaters is aiming to increase revenue by 10 per cent each year as well as making commitments to flesh out what the firm […]
Sky Group’s general counsel has left the business, leading to the appointment of a new legal head at the broadcasting company. Niamh Grogan has joined Sky as its new group general counsel after leaving multinational insurance adviser Willis Towers Watson. There, she was its global deputy general counsel and chief operating officer for more than […]
Firms in the US, with workforces impacted by last week’s Supreme Court decision on abortion rights, are entering discussions with their medical insurers to determine whether they can cover out-of-state travel costs. The US Supreme Court last week overturned Roe v Wade, meaning it will be up to individual states to make decisions on abortions. […]
Social care provider CareTech has been sold to a consortium, advised by Ashurst, in an £870m deal. Ashurst chair Karen Davies led the team representing Amalfi Bidco, a newly-formed company indirectly owned by Sheikh Holdings Group (Investments), Belgravia Investments and Kensington Capital, and funds managed and advised by THCP Advisory. Davies was supported by fellow […]
