Guy Norman wins second term as Clifford Chance corporate head
Clifford Chance global head of corporate Guy Norman has been reappointed to a second term in the role, effective from 1 May.
Clydes promotes 12 as partner numbers pass 400 for first time
Clyde & Co has made up 12 associates to equity partner, swelling the firm’s partnership numbers to over 400 for the first time in its history.
Cadent Gas launches first panel since National Grid split
Cadent Gas has launched its first panel tender since the £13.8bn deal which saw it split from National Grid in December 2016.
Clifford Chance favours Europe with largest promotions round in six years
Clifford Chance has made up 26 new partners globally in the firm’s largest promotions round for six years, falling just short of 2012’s 27-strong group.
Mishcon cleared in £6m tax battle with former client
Mishcon de Reya has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Royal Courts of Justice over a dispute with former client Instant Access Properties (IAP) leading to the company’s insolvency.
HighQ Roundtable: GCs reveal their tech gripes
Technology and innovation are frequently spoken about with little differentiation around an increasingly populated market. GCs ability to utilise their relationships and develop new solutions to old problems can create some of the most interesting solutions on the market.
HSF makes four-partner asset finance hire from WFW
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has made a four-partner hire from Watson Farley & Williams (WFW), taking two partners apiece in London and Singapore.
Mayer Brown client UBS falls at final hurdle in Supreme Court dispute
Mayer Brown financial services client UBS has seen its final appeal fail in the Supreme Court, bringing to an end a long-running dispute with German water company Kommunale Wasserwerke Leipzig (KWL).
HSF vows to double New York headcount by 2023
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) wants to double the number of people in its New York by the time the office reaches its 10th anniversary, The Lawyer can reveal.
Reed Smith and Blackstone pick up Law Society mandate in ENRC dispute
Reed Smith and Blackstone Chambers have won the hotly contested mandate to advise The Law Society in its potential intervention between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Eurasian Natural Resource Corporation (ENRC).
Ince stalls merger talks despite promises made to partners
Ince & Co has stalled merger talks for a tie-up promised to partners earlier this year, despite indications that the firm was nearing a deal with Holland & Knight.
Clifford Chance appoints its first chief risk officer
Clifford Chance head of international compliance Bahare Heywood is the magic circle firm’s first chief risk & compliance officer as the firm looks towards the looming deadline of GDPR.