A retrial has been ordered in a case involving Natwest’s investment banking arm, after it took 19 months for the judgment to be handed down. In Natwest Markets and Another v Bilta (UK) and Ors, Court of Appeal judges criticised the wait and said a “delay of the magnitude in the present case, whatever the explanation may […]
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is opening an office in Miami with a 10-lawyer team, including a quartet from Hogan Lovells. The new office will be led by John O’Sullivan, who joins from Hogan Lovells, and Quinn’s Samuel Williamson who is relocating from New York. Also from Hogan Lovells are Jason Sternberg, who joins as […]
Hogan Lovells has announced that City partner Richard Diffenthal has sadly passed away. Diffenthal, who was 40, was a homegrown Hogan Lovells corporate talent, having trained at the firm before making partnership in 2016. His wealth of experience covered the full range of corporate practices, including equity capital markets, joint ventures and corporate advisory work, […]
White & Case has slowed down its search for new London premises, instead calling upon a property consultancy to estimate the costs of a fit-out, The Lawyer understands. The US firm is thought to be interested in staying put, after viewings of other premises went nowhere. The firm has engaged agency Gardiner & Theobald to estimate the […]
A retrial has been ordered in a case involving Natwest’s investment banking arm, after it took 19 months for the judgment to be handed down. In Natwest Markets and Another v Bilta (UK) and Ors, Court of Appeal judges criticised the wait and said a “delay of the magnitude in the present case, whatever the explanation may […]
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is opening an office in Miami with a 10-lawyer team, including a quartet from Hogan Lovells. The new office will be led by John O’Sullivan, who joins from Hogan Lovells, and Quinn’s Samuel Williamson who is relocating from New York. Also from Hogan Lovells are Jason Sternberg, who joins as […]
Hogan Lovells has announced that City partner Richard Diffenthal has sadly passed away. Diffenthal, who was 40, was a homegrown Hogan Lovells corporate talent, having trained at the firm before making partnership in 2016. His wealth of experience covered the full range of corporate practices, including equity capital markets, joint ventures and corporate advisory work, […]
White & Case has slowed down its search for new London premises, instead calling upon a property consultancy to estimate the costs of a fit-out, The Lawyer understands. The US firm is thought to be interested in staying put, after viewings of other premises went nowhere. The firm has engaged agency Gardiner & Theobald to estimate the […]
The Lawyer has compiled trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms. Updated 22 June 2020 with data on impact of coronavirus pandemic on NQ salaries and appointments. The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became […]
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