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.
The predominant law post-Brexit
By Rafael González- Gallarza Whatever the outcome of the negotiations over the future relationship between the EU and the UK, many commentators are already taking for granted that English law will lose much of its appeal for governing pan-European transactions. The possible retreat of English law will not really be felt, however, unless another law claims […]
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 […]
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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Listed law firm brought in for KPMG on Patisserie Valerie collapse
KPMG has appointed a UK law firm to advise it on the administration of Patisserie Valerie, months after the café chain became embroiled in a scandal over accounting irregularities. Gateley, led by Birmingham restructuring partner Daniel French and Manchester partner Stuart Tait, is working with the Big Four accountant on the process. Patisserie Holdings confirmed yesterday that it has […]
Ten career-break lawyers welcomed back to the City as part of first Reignite Academy cohort
The Reignite Academy, a programme aimed at bringing former City lawyers who have been out of the workplace back into the fold, has finalised its first intake, with 10 women signing on to work across four different firms. The women have a diverse range of experiences and range from those who have taken a complete […]
Slaughters and HSF dropped from eight-firm FSCS panel
Slaughter and May and Herbert Smith Freehills have been replaced by Clifford Chance and Addleshaw Goddard on The Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s (FSCS) revamped £12.6m panel. The FSCS, the UK’s statutory compensation scheme for customers of authorised financial services firms, has appointed eight firms for a four-year term on its latest legal panel, which is divided into three […]
Simmons shifts to larger Bristol premises after headcount gains
Simmons & Simmons is recruiting for new roles to bring its Bristol base to a headcount of over 200, following its move into a new, larger office. This week, the firm moved into a new office in Finzels Reach from its former base in Temple Quay, increasing its office space from 16,000 to 27,000 sq ft. […]
Clydes raids Ince for new Hamburg office
A total of 16 lawyers from Ince & Co’s Hamburg office are to join Clyde & Co, nearly a year after the latter announced it was launching in the German city. The team are joining four former Ince partners, who made the same move to Clydes in February 2018. However, the quartet are understood to […]
An insight into managing partners’ minds: competitive pressures, technology and the B-word
There is both relief and nervousness in the upper management floors. Relief that 2018 turned out to be a year in which law firms were busier and more profitable than ever, and yet an inescapable feeling that financial stability could be jeopardised by two things: the prospect of a no-deal Brexit and a possible recession […]