Decline and stall: the clock is ticking for Linklaters’ finance team
Linklaters and Latham spearhead Wise’s listing
Linklaters and Latham & Watkins have been called up to act for Wise on its plans to go public on London’s main market. Fintech Wise is instructing Linklaters, led by corporate M&A partner James Wootton, with US corporate and capital markets partner Mike Bienenfeld, UK associates Patrick Fincham and George Davie, as well as US […]
The new European front: Kirkland hires Linklaters duo to launch in Paris
Nearly a year since it hired Freshfields’ David Higgins to bolster its corporate offering in London, Kirkland & Ellis is to bring in two Linklaters partners to spearhead its move into the Paris market.
Kirkland HK partner joins Chinese trading app as GC
A Hong Kong partner at Kirkland & Ellis has landed a new role as the general counsel of Webull Financial, a fast-growing Chinese-owned electronic trading platform. Benjamin James left Kirkland this month following a nine-year tenure as a partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office. A seasoned lawyer focusing on corporate and US securities law […]
Greenberg launches City media practice with Facebook hire
Greenberg Traurig has launched a UK entertainment and media practice through the hire of an associate general counsel at Facebook. Neil Miller joins the firm in London from his role as director and associate GC for music (international) at Facebook. At Greenberg, Miller will focus on digital media and technology matters, with a focus on […]
