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Four Ukrainian oligarchs have scored a major victory against oil giant PSJC Tatneft after the High Court today dismissed the claimant’s $300m lawsuit. This verdict follows a 12-week remote trial in the Commercial Court last winter, with Mrs Justice Moulder rapidly turning out a mammoth judgment that criticises Tatneft’s witnesses for being “evasive, unreliable and […]
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has secured its long-awaited hire of two partners from Kirkland & Ellis, as they join former colleague Claire McDaid to expand its City private equity team. Gavin Gordon and David Arnold are to join Willkie in the City, following on from the firm’s hire of Dechert tax partner Jane Scobie last […]
Linklaters‘ in-house tech startup Nakhoda is launching its first new platform, five months after an overhaul of its innovation function. The firm’ venture is debuting a new contract automation platform, CreateiQ, that speeds up and the drafting of new contracts and transform each document into a bank of data that client companies can tap in […]
Allen & Overy has launched an office in Los Angeles, following in the footsteps of magic circle rival Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer which opened in the region last year. The magic circle firm has hired 19 lawyers from Akin Gump’s project finance and renewables practices across Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC, co-led by partners […]
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Four Ukrainian oligarchs have scored a major victory against oil giant PSJC Tatneft after the High Court today dismissed the claimant’s $300m lawsuit. This verdict follows a 12-week remote trial in the Commercial Court last winter, with Mrs Justice Moulder rapidly turning out a mammoth judgment that criticises Tatneft’s witnesses for being “evasive, unreliable and […]
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has secured its long-awaited hire of two partners from Kirkland & Ellis, as they join former colleague Claire McDaid to expand its City private equity team. Gavin Gordon and David Arnold are to join Willkie in the City, following on from the firm’s hire of Dechert tax partner Jane Scobie last […]
Linklaters‘ in-house tech startup Nakhoda is launching its first new platform, five months after an overhaul of its innovation function. The firm’ venture is debuting a new contract automation platform, CreateiQ, that speeds up and the drafting of new contracts and transform each document into a bank of data that client companies can tap in […]
Allen & Overy has launched an office in Los Angeles, following in the footsteps of magic circle rival Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer which opened in the region last year. The magic circle firm has hired 19 lawyers from Akin Gump’s project finance and renewables practices across Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC, co-led by partners […]
Leeds-based Walker Morris has changed its flexible working policy after conducting an internal staff survey. The firm carried out research with the University of Leeds Business School last year, asking staff how they want to work in the future. Following the research, the firm’s managing partner Malcolm Simpson has implemented a change in the firm’s […]
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Herbert Smith Freehills is increasing the base rate of its newly-qualified lawyer salaries, having last upped pay for its junior lawyers in December. The firm will be increasing its London NQ base salary to £120,000, plus bonus, effective from today. The firm had increased these salaries back in December to £105,000. Alison Brown, executive partner, […]
Pinsent Masons is launching an office in Luxembourg after the acquisition of one of the country’s local firms. From today Pinsents is taking over Wildgen’s office, adding seven partners to the firm and 16 lawyers in the office. The office will be headed by partner, Michel Bulach. This brings the total number of Pinsents’ Continental […]
Today marks the official launch date of Clyde & Co’s merger with insurance firm and competitor BLM, a move that will transform the legal insurance market. It comes just over three months since partners from both firms voted the mega-deal through in March, after two years of covert discussions. Here are three graphs breaking down […]
Freeths is to supervise the design and implementation of a UK Government compensation scheme aimed at the original Post Office scandal victims. The national firm has been appointed by the Government to act on behalf of over 500 sub-postmasters who brought the landmark civil group action against the Post Office. Until earlier this year, this […]
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has been hit for two energy partners in the City. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has hired energy duo Daniel Giemajner and Matt Hardwick to its City office. Giemajner, who was promoted to partner in 2020, has a particular specialism in advising on the development and acquisition of mining assets, […]
A Linklaters leveraged finance partner is departing for Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s London office, The Lawyer can reveal. The partner in question is Daniel Gendron, who will join the firm in September. Gendron has spent nearly 15 years at Linklaters. He joined the firm as a managing associate in 2008 and was given the nod […]
