Ahead of the inaugural Smarter Working Week in association with Shoosmiths event, Shoosmiths chief executive Simon Boss spoke with The Lawyer about the concept of smarter working and how that has evolved over the past year. “Many people may think smarter working is just about efficiency or productivity” and while it includes that, it’s actually […]
Linklaters is the latest firm to dish out bonuses to staff worldwide, on the same day it emerged that a voluntary redundancy programme had been launched in its City secretarial function. The magic circle firm will award bonuses of 5 per cent of a staff member’s annual salary, which will be pro-rated. The rewards will […]
Steptoe & Johnson’s client PJSC National Bank Trust has succeeded in adding three new defendants to a mammoth oligarch dispute in London, with Kennedys, Boies Schiller Flexner and Brown Rudnick wading into the legal-line-up. The dispute at hand is PJSC National Bank Trust v Boris Mints & Ors. Kennedys, Boies Schiller and Brown Rudnick, defending […]
Inmarsat’s general counsel Trudy Cooke has joined cybersecurity software company Avast as its new legal chief. Cooke left her role as GC at satellite company Inmarsat at the end of last year and has been succeeded by Brad Swann. Swann, who joined Inmarsat in 2015, was previously SVP of legal affairs. Swann will helm a […]
Ahead of the inaugural Smarter Working Week in association with Shoosmiths event, Shoosmiths chief executive Simon Boss spoke with The Lawyer about the concept of smarter working and how that has evolved over the past year. “Many people may think smarter working is just about efficiency or productivity” and while it includes that, it’s actually […]
Linklaters is the latest firm to dish out bonuses to staff worldwide, on the same day it emerged that a voluntary redundancy programme had been launched in its City secretarial function. The magic circle firm will award bonuses of 5 per cent of a staff member’s annual salary, which will be pro-rated. The rewards will […]
Steptoe & Johnson’s client PJSC National Bank Trust has succeeded in adding three new defendants to a mammoth oligarch dispute in London, with Kennedys, Boies Schiller Flexner and Brown Rudnick wading into the legal-line-up. The dispute at hand is PJSC National Bank Trust v Boris Mints & Ors. Kennedys, Boies Schiller and Brown Rudnick, defending […]
Inmarsat’s general counsel Trudy Cooke has joined cybersecurity software company Avast as its new legal chief. Cooke left her role as GC at satellite company Inmarsat at the end of last year and has been succeeded by Brad Swann. Swann, who joined Inmarsat in 2015, was previously SVP of legal affairs. Swann will helm a […]
Ahead of an anticipated reduction in office space, Allen & Overy (A&O) has said it expects to save £155.3m if it terminates certain lease contracts early. A change in accounting rules means law firms are required to report on how they treat office leases around the world where they can leave earlier than the full […]
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Dentons is representing Marks & Spencer (M&S) in a High Court dispute with Aldi over its Colin the Caterpillar cake. An Intellectual Property claim was issued in the High Court on Monday, landing in the “passing off and trade marks” category. Dentons’ partner Anna Copeman been instructed by M&S, who is head of the firm’s […]
A longtime member of Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) disputes team is moving to Bird & Bird after over two decades at the firm. Nick Peacock is making the move, specialising in international arbitration and having previously led HSF’s Singapore arbitration group and its India disputes team. His departure follows the recent retirements of Mark Shillito, […]
Paul Hastings is to issue a Covid bonus to its business services professionals, following a recent similar appreciation measure for its associates. Management at the US firm announced yesterday that, as an expression of gratitude for work carried out during a challenging year, the firm will issue a $1,500 bonus to its business professionals. These […]
White & Case’s co-head of private equity Ian Bagshaw is to depart the firm after over seven years, The Lawyer can reveal. Bagshaw will leave the firm at the end of June. He has been with the firm since the start of 2014, when he moved from Linklaters alongside Richard Youle – now at Skadden […]
Taylor Wessing is looking to deploy a trademarks team in its Liverpool hub, as its headcount surpasses 100 into its second year of launching. Of the 100, a total of 25 are lawyers and the rest a mix of business services professionals. About 50 of these recruits have joined during the lockdown period, when the […]
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