Making hey
Mr Justice Blake fired a warning shot when handing down his judgment in the Heyday case last week. Legislation governing the default retirement age must be reformed, his judgment said.
Dressed to bill
As the design capital of the world, Milan’s IP market is still thriving. But will the industry be forced to modernise in the near future? asks Tom Phillips
CMS Cameron McKenna clinches key place on BT global panel
Freshfields, Bird & Bird retain places; Linklaters and Addleshaws lose out
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Wirral firm broken up after entering administration
Wirral-based firm Lees Lloyd Whitley (LLW) has gone into administration after it ceased trading at the end of last week.
Childs: percentage of female partners at CC is ‘not good enough’
Clifford Chance is pledging to increase its percentage of female partners to 30 per cent.
Making hey
Mr Justice Blake fired a warning shot when handing down his judgment in the Heyday case last week. Legislation governing the default retirement age must be reformed, his judgment said.
Dressed to bill
As the design capital of the world, Milan’s IP market is still thriving. But will the industry be forced to modernise in the near future? asks Tom Phillips
CMS Cameron McKenna clinches key place on BT global panel
Freshfields, Bird & Bird retain places; Linklaters and Addleshaws lose out
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Wirral firm broken up after entering administration
Wirral-based firm Lees Lloyd Whitley (LLW) has gone into administration after it ceased trading at the end of last week.
Simmons advises underwriters in Unite Group fundraising
Simmons & Simmons has advised underwriters JPMorgan Cazenove and Numis on a £82m fundraising for student housing company Unite Group.
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Clifford Chance to have first European senior partner as Bickerton drops out
The race for Clifford Chance’s senior partner role is down to two, with former London managing partner David Bickerton dropping out of the running. With Bickerton, who seemed poised to scoop the top role, stepping aside, the new senior partner will be based on the Continental front – Paris managing partner Yves Wehrli and Amsterdam managing partner […]
The speed read: silver circle modernisation and why Clifford Chance’s latest partner loss is part of a wider trend
Well, Travers Smith proved us wrong, sort of. In The Speed Read two weeks ago we cynically noted that plenty of firms had female candidates for senior or managing partner but few ever ended up electing them. Travers has bucked the trend, however, by handing the senior partner role to long-time head of tax Kathleen […]
Shearman faces HK capital markets void as entire team exits for Chinese rival
Shearman & Sterling’s entire Hong Kong capital markets team is moving to PRC rival Fangda Partners’ Hong Kong office in the most significant coup yet by a Chinese firm to scale up in the financial hub. The Lawyer can confirm that the entire Hong Kong capital markets practice at Shearman led by partners Colin Law and […]
Three new London partners for BCLP in first post-merger promotions round
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has made up 23 lawyers to partner in its latest promotions round, with the majority being legacy Bryan Cave lawyers. It is the first set of promotions since Bryan Cave and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) merged in April. Eighteen lawyers have been promoted across the United States, while three solicitors – all […]
Live blog: crunch time for the Brexit deal
The latest reaction as Theresa May fights to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.
Simpson Thacher makes major infrastructure PE play with Clifford Chance hire
Clifford Chance infrastructure M&A star Amy Mahon is joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s City office in yet another departure from the magic circle firm’s private equity group. Mahon’s exit follows that of Brendan Moylan to Latham & Watkins earlier this year, along with Allen & Overy infrastructure finance partner Conrad Andersen. After Moylan, Mahon was […]