Addleshaw Goddard has hired a restructuring partner from Dechert, its first London lateral recruit in months as it bids to boost the practice. Restructuring partner Paul Fleming has left the US firm’s London-based business restructuring and reorganisation practice after almost four years. As part of his practice, Fleming advises clients such as creditors and lenders […]
Addleshaw Goddard real estate partner Simon Tager has resurfaced as a consultant at Irwin Mitchell. Tager had been at Addleshaws since 2017, having joined following the collapse of the UK arm of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). He joined KWM as an associate in 2005 and was there for 11 and a half years. He […]
The revenue of Addleshaw Goddard‘s intelligent delivery service has shot up to around £12m two years after its launch, The Lawyer has learned. The platform, which launched in 2017, is understood to have been developed off the back of an initial £1m investment aimed at expanding the original team and adopting and creating technology platforms. […]
Addleshaw Goddard and White & Case have advised on the second retail deal of today, in which fashion retailer Boohoo announced the acquisition of Karen Millen’s online branch and its parent brand Coast for £18.2m. Karen Millen instructed corporate partner Emma Parr and restructuring partner Ian Wallace from White & Case to handle the deal. […]
Addleshaw Goddard has hired a restructuring partner from Dechert, its first London lateral recruit in months as it bids to boost the practice. Restructuring partner Paul Fleming has left the US firm’s London-based business restructuring and reorganisation practice after almost four years. As part of his practice, Fleming advises clients such as creditors and lenders […]
Addleshaw Goddard real estate partner Simon Tager has resurfaced as a consultant at Irwin Mitchell. Tager had been at Addleshaws since 2017, having joined following the collapse of the UK arm of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). He joined KWM as an associate in 2005 and was there for 11 and a half years. He […]
The revenue of Addleshaw Goddard‘s intelligent delivery service has shot up to around £12m two years after its launch, The Lawyer has learned. The platform, which launched in 2017, is understood to have been developed off the back of an initial £1m investment aimed at expanding the original team and adopting and creating technology platforms. […]
Addleshaw Goddard and White & Case have advised on the second retail deal of today, in which fashion retailer Boohoo announced the acquisition of Karen Millen’s online branch and its parent brand Coast for £18.2m. Karen Millen instructed corporate partner Emma Parr and restructuring partner Ian Wallace from White & Case to handle the deal. […]
Ahead of its move to new City headquarters, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has committed nearly five times more on new lease arrangements compared to last year. According to its LLP acounts, BCLP has set aside over £86m in operating lease committments, reflecting for the first time the costs associated with its London office move. […]
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Brown Rudnick has hired yet another partner to its global restructuring team, with Tony Horspool set to join the US firm’s London ranks. Horspool will join up with Brown Rudnick’s corporate restructuring and special situations team in the capital, following the hire of Richard Obank and Colin Ashford who defected from DLA Piper at the […]
Weightmans has said it will pay its staff their full salary after making cuts earlier in the year, while also deciding to reinstate distributions from October. From June, the firm’s employees took, on average, an 11 per cent salary reduction, which Weightmans said would be reviewed at the end of October. From 1 September however, […]
The UK Government has introduced a raft of changes to the Employment Tribunal, in a bit to manage the case backlog caused by coronavirus. The changes, which have been brought by business minister Paul Scully, includes allowances for the judiciary to deploy non-employment judges into the tribunal. This change means that judges can act in […]
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has brought in another partner from the magic circle, this time Clifford Chance’s Owen Lysak. Lysak made partner at Clifford Chance in 2017 and joined the firm in 2004 as a trainee. He advises private funds, asset managers and financial institutions on regulatory issues and transactions, related to the likes of […]
Keating Chambers has put forward £20,000 to help fund a criminal bar pupillage, in a bid to offset the financial impact of the pandemic on the criminal bar. The one-off fund will support one pupillage for an aspiring criminal barrister. Construction set Keating has pledged the money for a set that has had to withdraw […]
The legal world is mourning the loss of one of its real estate stalwarts, Geoffrey Lander, who passed away on Saturday 12 September. The former Nabarro head of real estate and a prominent figure within the wider property community passed away while undergoing chemotherapy aged 69. Tributes recall Lander’s immense charisma and charm, as well […]
