Farewell, Freshfields: Higgins lands at Kirkland two months early
Ex-Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner David Higgins has arrived at Kirkland & Ellis after four months of gardening leave.
Schoenherr promotes criminal law and litigation expert Klara Kiehl to counsel
Klara Kiehl (32), a criminal law and litigation expert at Schoenherr, has been promoted to counsel as of February 2018. Klara has distinguished herself over the years by providing legal advice during criminal investigations and on compliance management. She also works regularly as a litigator for domestic and international clients before civil and criminal courts. […]
The 60 Second Interview: The “million-dollar question” for GCs thinking about tech
Head of transformation for Banco Santander’s legal department Gloria Sánchez Soriano talks to The Lawyer on what the in-house function of the future will look like and the skills lawyers will need to fully take advantage of the legal technology available on the market.
Walker Morris achieves success in Planning Law Survey national rankings
The Walker Morris Planning & Environment Team has been ranked 7th in the ‘Highest Rated Planning Law Firms‘ for 2018 in the national annual Planning Law Survey, having consistently achieved high national rankings in the past. The Planning Law Survey is an in-depth report highlighting the solicitors, law firms and barristers that are considered the leading planning law […]
Garrigues cements European lead topping €350m revenue for the first time
Iberian giant Garrigues has seen its revenue rise above the €350m mark for the first time, cementing its position as the highest earning firm in Europe.
A sweet time for private equity in Spain but tax measures still needed
By Maria Fernandez- Picazo, Javier de Rojas If 2017 was a record year for the private equity industry in Spain in terms of monetary volume (€5bn, an increase of 30 per cent compared with 2016) and number of transactions (715 – a 15.6 per cent rise) involving 596 companies (up 28 per cent), the forecast for 2018 […]
EU: Towards a competitive legal framework for digital business
By José Ramón Morales The EU is at a critical stage in shaping the legal framework that will contribute to consolidating competitive digital businesses and projects across the continent…
Why technology is not enough
By César Mejías Is innovation just a matter of which law firm has the best technological systems and the latest IT tools? At Garrigues, we believe the term has a broader dimension…
Qué será, será (whatever will be will be)
With the aid of its great ally, English law, the City must demonstrate its capacity for reinvention and make the most of post-Brexit Europe’s opportunities By Ignacio Corbera Dale One of the great things about British society, and about London in particular, is the ability of its people to reinvent themselves over the course of […]
Spain: latest tax measures to help consolidate public finances
On December 3, 2016 the Official State Gazette (BOE) published a Royal Decree-Law, adopting measures in the tax field aimed at consolidating public finances and other urgent social security measures. The objective of the Royal Decree-Law is to introduce into Spanish law a number of measures directed at reducing the government deficit and correcting imbalances in […]
Farewell, Freshfields: Higgins lands at Kirkland two months early
Ex-Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner David Higgins has arrived at Kirkland & Ellis after four months of gardening leave.
Schoenherr promotes criminal law and litigation expert Klara Kiehl to counsel
Klara Kiehl (32), a criminal law and litigation expert at Schoenherr, has been promoted to counsel as of February 2018. Klara has distinguished herself over the years by providing legal advice during criminal investigations and on compliance management. She also works regularly as a litigator for domestic and international clients before civil and criminal courts. […]
The 60 Second Interview: The “million-dollar question” for GCs thinking about tech
Head of transformation for Banco Santander’s legal department Gloria Sánchez Soriano talks to The Lawyer on what the in-house function of the future will look like and the skills lawyers will need to fully take advantage of the legal technology available on the market.
Walker Morris achieves success in Planning Law Survey national rankings
The Walker Morris Planning & Environment Team has been ranked 7th in the ‘Highest Rated Planning Law Firms‘ for 2018 in the national annual Planning Law Survey, having consistently achieved high national rankings in the past. The Planning Law Survey is an in-depth report highlighting the solicitors, law firms and barristers that are considered the leading planning law […]
Pinsents names first Asia Pac innovation head
Pinsent Masons has named its first regional head of innovation and project delivery as Alison Laird takes the position for Asia Pacific.
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Freshfields partner moves over to Simmons’ CLO team
Simmons & Simmons has recruited Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner James Grand to lead its practice focused on collateralised loan obligations (CLO). Grand has joined the structured finance and derivatives practice of the firm, having been promoted to partner at the magic circle firm in 2007. He joined Freshfields in 1995. His arrival follows Simmons’ expansion of […]
Travers elects first-ever female senior partner
Travers Smith’s former tax chief is to replace Chris Hale as senior partner from next year, becoming the firm’s first-ever female head. Kathleen Russ will take up her position from July 2019, replacing Hale, who has held the post since 2013. She was in charge of the firm’s tax department for a decade until January […]
Macfarlanes introduces “radically different” work allocation system
Macfarlanes has overhauled its processes surrounding work allocation after lawyers informed management that the issue should be high up on the firm’s list of priorities. While firms such as Ashurst and CMS brought in external consultants to kickstart allocation pilot schemes, Macfarlanes is keeping it simple by appointing individual partners within individual practice areas to […]
Pinsents holds on to Eon work after sole provider review
Pinsent Masons will remain Eon’s sole UK legal provider until at least 2023 after the energy supplier renewed its five-year deal with the firm for a second time. This is the second prominent sole provider model that the firm has retained in 2018 following its March announcement that Balfour Beatty would be retaining its services […]
Linklaters and Slaughters fees near $110m for Shire mega-deal
Linklaters, Slaughter and May and Davis Polk & Wardwell are among the legal advisers set to rake in more than $110m in fees after working on the bidding war for Irish drug maker Shire. Shire was eventually sold to Japanese company Takeda, although two of its approaches were rebuffed by shareholders before the eventual proposal, valued […]
Blackstone Chambers QC faces Lords suspension over sexual harassment claims
One of Blackstone Chambers’ longest serving members will appear before a hearing later this week after allegations of sexual harassment led an inquiry to recommend his suspension from the House of Lords until 2022. Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC will attend a hearing at the House on Thursday (15 November), which will rule on whether […]