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.
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Ex-Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner David Higgins has arrived at Kirkland & Ellis after four months of gardening leave.
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. […]
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.
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Ex-Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner David Higgins has arrived at Kirkland & Ellis after four months of gardening leave.
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. […]
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.
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 […]
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Taylor Wessing is to open an office in Dublin, as a swathe of firms expand their footprint in the region. The expansion into Dublin comes after the completion of the Brexit transition period. It is understood the motive was a request from a client in the US for support as they wished to establish operations […]
Goodwin has recruited a former White & Case partner to bolster its burgeoning City litigation practice, the latest component of its lateral hiring push. The US firm has added Hannah Field-Lowes, who left White & Case at the end of last year. In mid-May, Field-Lowes will join the firm’s London disputes team, which was launched […]
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Simmons & Simmons has crowned its next senior partner, who will follow in the footsteps of outgoing leader Colin Passmore. The role will go to employment partner Julian Taylor, who will take on the post on 31 July 2021. Passmore will step down after 35 years the firm, with the last decade spent as senior […]
Linklaters has promoted 35 lawyers to its partnership, including 13 in London. The number of elevations is its highest since 2019, when the firm made up 33 lawyers to partner in its biggest round since the recession. The magic circle firm promoted 38 lawyers in 2007. Starting from May 2021, the firm will see the […]
Hogan Lovells is the latest firm to announce firmwide special bonuses to staff, with the transatlantic outfit taking a regional approach to payments. Rewards are varied across the firm’s offices to all lawyers, apart from partners, as well as those in business services, including paralegals and PAs. Those in Europe, the Middle East and Africa […]
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