Property
Mundays acted for the purchasers of Welmack Properties, the operators of the Market Cafe Covent Garden, London. Howard Kennedy advised the vendors.
Asim meeting sets out agenda
Ruthven Gemmell, head of investment at Edinburgh firm Murray Beith Murray, is to be the Scottish director of the Association of Solicitors Investment Managers (Asim). He was voted in at the association’s recent annual general meeting, as were five new member firms. At the meeting, chair David Lough reported that Asim was concentrating its efforts […]
City firm entices Mishcons defectors
THEODORE Goddard is picking up four partners from Mishcon de Reya to strengthen its entertainment and corporate departments. Three of these partners – Paul Armstrong, Graham Stedman and Paul Salmon – were known to be leaving after a disagreement with the partnership. Armstrong, an entertainments partner specialising in film and TV work and chair of […]
Nabarros set to invade China
LONDON firm Nabarro Nathanson has signed a deal with Hong Kong practice Livasiri & Co to take on work from the colony and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Formalised last week, the deal focuses on banking, corporate/commercial, construction and litigation work. Livasiri, which has eight partners and 40 additional fee earners, will recommend Nabarros […]
Former nurses find new role in caring legal profession
Property
Mundays acted for the purchasers of Welmack Properties, the operators of the Market Cafe Covent Garden, London. Howard Kennedy advised the vendors.
Asim meeting sets out agenda
Ruthven Gemmell, head of investment at Edinburgh firm Murray Beith Murray, is to be the Scottish director of the Association of Solicitors Investment Managers (Asim). He was voted in at the association’s recent annual general meeting, as were five new member firms. At the meeting, chair David Lough reported that Asim was concentrating its efforts […]
City firm entices Mishcons defectors
THEODORE Goddard is picking up four partners from Mishcon de Reya to strengthen its entertainment and corporate departments. Three of these partners – Paul Armstrong, Graham Stedman and Paul Salmon – were known to be leaving after a disagreement with the partnership. Armstrong, an entertainments partner specialising in film and TV work and chair of […]
Nabarros set to invade China
LONDON firm Nabarro Nathanson has signed a deal with Hong Kong practice Livasiri & Co to take on work from the colony and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Formalised last week, the deal focuses on banking, corporate/commercial, construction and litigation work. Livasiri, which has eight partners and 40 additional fee earners, will recommend Nabarros […]
In brief: Media barrister takes up professor's post
A barrister from 5 New Square chambers has been awarded a professorship at the European Media Business School. Tony Martino, an entertainment and intellectual property specialist, is teaching entertainment law and practice in Rome and London on a new Masters course which combines the media and the law. The course which trains its students to […]
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Stewarts boosts trainee numbers and launches seat in compliance
Stewarts has expanded its trainee intake, taking on its largest number ever, and launched a seat in knowledge management and compliance. Stewarts has a large number of paralegals and recruits its trainees directly from that pool. Nine new trainees, eight in London and one in Leeds, have joined the litigation boutique this autumn, up from seven […]
Cleary and Wachtell close Versace sale to Michael Kors
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Gianni Origoni, Chiomenti and Orsingher Ortu have advised on the $2.13bn sale of Versace to Michael Kors Holdings, which will be renamed Capri Holdings Ltd. Cleary and Chiomenti took the lead for Versace, representing GiVi Holding (the Versace Family holding company of Gianni Versace S.p.A.), Donatella […]
Fountain Court announces new leadership as Moriarty QC bows out
Fountain Court Chambers’ Bankim Thanki QC has followed up his recent high-profile victories in the Court of Appeal by being named as the set’s new head. An extremely successful month for Thanki saw him play a significant role in high-profile cases for the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) and Ukraine and has now been topped off […]
Travers Smith and Cooley advise on Shazam-Apple deal
Travers Smith has led on the acquisition of music recognition app Shazam by Apple after the deal was cleared by EU regulators. Shazam was advised by a team led by corporate finance partner Andrew Gillen which also included corporate finance senior associate Jamie Lumsden and corporate finance associates Simon Inder and Graeme Scotchmer. In addition, […]
DLA Piper opens managing partner nominations with election looming
DLA Piper has opened the nominations for its new managing partner, with Simon Levine set to stand for a second term. The process will close in early October, followed by the announcement of the result the next month. As yet, no other partners have formally announced their candidacy. Senior partner Andrew Darwin gave his backing […]
Keystone profits up 40 per cent in interim financials
Dispersed firm Keystone Law has posted its interim financial results for the six months ending in July 2018, showing double-digit growth both in turnover and profits. The firm revealed 30 per cent turnover growth from £15.3m to £20m. Profit before tax, meanwhile, increased by 40.3 per cent, rising from £1.7m to £2.3m. In addition, cash […]