Philadelphia firm Duane Morris has added three partners to its London office. Corporate partner Ray Smyth (left) and company/commercial specialist Mark Hartley have joined from Fleet Street niche practice Gold Mann & Co, while Milan Patel, a commercial property associate in the firm’s London office, has been elected to the partnership.
A&O and Linklaters go head to head to lead on BAT deal
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters are awaiting a decision by the Italian competition authority that will determine which firm will grab the lion’s share of the work advising British American Tobacco (BAT) on its takeover of Italy’s Ente Tabbacchi Italiano (ETI). The completion of the deal, a hard-fought contest between three consortiums, depends on […]