Quinn reveals further leadership changes with new London MP
Quinn Emanuel has appointed a new co-managing partner of its London office, as Sue Prevezer QC steps down from the role after over a decade.
CRS partner takes new role after Macfarlanes move fell through
The Charles Russell Speechlys partner, whose move to Macfarlanes last year fell through, has resurfaced at Keystone Law. Ian Cooke, who until March 2019 had headed Charles Russell Speechlys’ private wealth and property practice, has joined Keystone Law after twenty years at the UK firm. Cooke made headlines in February when Macfarlanes announced his hire; […]
PwC Legal to boost managed services in NewLaw project
PwC Legal is investing in a project that will see it ramp up its international delivery centres in a bid to boost managed legal services offerings across the world. The NewLaw practice of the accountancy firm, which is co-led by partners Andrew Giverin and Craig McKeown, serves in-house legal teams struggling with budget restraints and […]
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Quinn reveals further leadership changes with new London MP
Quinn Emanuel has appointed a new co-managing partner of its London office, as Sue Prevezer QC steps down from the role after over a decade.
CRS partner takes new role after Macfarlanes move fell through
The Charles Russell Speechlys partner, whose move to Macfarlanes last year fell through, has resurfaced at Keystone Law. Ian Cooke, who until March 2019 had headed Charles Russell Speechlys’ private wealth and property practice, has joined Keystone Law after twenty years at the UK firm. Cooke made headlines in February when Macfarlanes announced his hire; […]
PwC Legal to boost managed services in NewLaw project
PwC Legal is investing in a project that will see it ramp up its international delivery centres in a bid to boost managed legal services offerings across the world. The NewLaw practice of the accountancy firm, which is co-led by partners Andrew Giverin and Craig McKeown, serves in-house legal teams struggling with budget restraints and […]
New law, new business models: four trends that will shape 2020
Criticised for being slow to react in 2018, traditional firms were, in fact, preparing their strategies and waiting to attack. Here’s what to expect in the next 12 months.
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Addleshaws recruits second finance partner from McDermott
A partner from McDermott Will & Emery’s finance practice has left the firm after 18 months for Addleshaw Goddard. Rachel Kelly, who specialises in structured finance and debt capital markets, moves to Addleshaws with fellow lawyer Kerry Pettigrew, who joins Addleshaws as a legal director. Kelly was one of the first partners to depart the […]
DWF secures landmark Supreme Court turnaround for Morrisons
DWF, Blackstone Chambers and 11KBW today pulled off a dramatic victory for Morrisons in the Supreme Court, as it ruled that the supermarket chain was not ‘vicariously liable’ for a mammoth data breach that affected over 100,000 employees. In a judgment handed down by five justices via live stream on Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court unanimously […]
Hundreds of Irish barristers lend support to virus contact tracing scheme
Almost 400 barristers registered to the Irish Bar have volunteered to carry out coronavirus contact tracing in order to help relieve pressure on health staff. A total of 385 barristers, which is about one-sixth of all practising barristers in Ireland, have signed up to volunteer for the Health Service Executive. Under the scheme, which is […]
Shearman opts against salary hikes in Italy
Shearman & Sterling’s Italian arm has told its staff that it will not be handing out any pay rises this year. Following a management decision, which is understood to have been made slightly before the coronavirus outbreak, staff in the Milan and Rome offices of the US firm will not be granted raises for the […]
Covington replenishes competition ranks with BCLP hire
Covington & Burling has made its first London lateral hire in two years, bringing in a new partner from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner to boost its competition capabilities in the City. James Marshall joins the Washington DC-based firm after more than 10 years at BCLP, having spent nine of those years at Berwin Leighton Paisner […]
Ashurst hires from Deloitte for consulting venture
Ashurst has launched a consulting business in its Australian offices, hiring a chief strategy officer from Deloitte to run one of the groups. Philip Hardy – who was chief strategy officer of Deloitte’s audit and assurance division – will run Ashurst’s risk advisory service, which will focus on how to manage risk and compliance issues […]