Hormaz Daruwalla has joined Khaitan & Co as a partner in the indirect tax practice. A commerce graduate, Daruwalla studied law at the Government Law College in Mumbai and graduated in 1987. He is admitted to the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa. Prior to joining Khaitan & Co, Daruwalla was practising as an independent counsel […]
DLA Piper is advising the a2 Milk Company (a2MC) on its plans to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The company will retain its New Zealand incorporation following the proposed ASX listing and will also remain on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. The board of a2MC considers that, as a significant part of the […]
The Middle Eastern market is lucrative, but for international firms business nuances are tricky. To guide you through, The Lawyer has researched the region and the legal players to collaborate with. Here’s a taster of our findings According to the World Bank, six of the 20 countries with the largest gross domestic product per capita […]
Aleen Gulvanessian, partner and corporate governance expert at Eversheds, has commented on a study that indicates that UK plc has been quicker to embrace diversity than large firms in the US. According to the study, the UK’s biggest firms have four times more foreign directors than their US counterparts and female representation on boards is […]
Hormaz Daruwalla has joined Khaitan & Co as a partner in the indirect tax practice. A commerce graduate, Daruwalla studied law at the Government Law College in Mumbai and graduated in 1987. He is admitted to the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa. Prior to joining Khaitan & Co, Daruwalla was practising as an independent counsel […]
DLA Piper is advising the a2 Milk Company (a2MC) on its plans to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The company will retain its New Zealand incorporation following the proposed ASX listing and will also remain on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. The board of a2MC considers that, as a significant part of the […]
The Middle Eastern market is lucrative, but for international firms business nuances are tricky. To guide you through, The Lawyer has researched the region and the legal players to collaborate with. Here’s a taster of our findings According to the World Bank, six of the 20 countries with the largest gross domestic product per capita […]
Aleen Gulvanessian, partner and corporate governance expert at Eversheds, has commented on a study that indicates that UK plc has been quicker to embrace diversity than large firms in the US. According to the study, the UK’s biggest firms have four times more foreign directors than their US counterparts and female representation on boards is […]
Shoosmiths has advised real-estate investment trust (REIT) McKay Securities on the acquisition of a £8.75m mixed-use leisure scheme in Woking. The Shoosmiths Thames Valley real-estate team, including partner Andrew Farmery, associate George Panteli and solicitor Nick Dalgleish, advised McKay on the off-market freehold acquisition of The Planets from St Modwen. The Planets occupies some 92,000ft² […]
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Taylor Wessing’s former managing partner Tim Eyles has joined consulting group Parker Fitzgerald as its chairman, marking his first official role since leaving the law. As part of his role, Eyles will be tasked with overseeing the international growth strategy and financial performance of the consulting group, tapping into his longtime leadership experience in the legal […]
Latham & Watkins has joined Ashurst in the buy-out of the i newspaper owner Johnston Press, securing the future of the multimedia publisher. The company, which has 200 titles under its belt and is one of the UK’s biggest employers of journalists, turned to Ashurst in October, when it put itself up for sale, riddled […]
Dentons‘ global management duo – chairman Joe Andrew and CEO Elliott Portnoy – have been re-elected for another three-year tenure at the helm of the firm. The duo, who have led the firm for five years already, stood unopposed during the process. They took over the reins in 2013 after the merger of European firm Salans […]
A team of 10 real estate lawyers from CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang are defecting to City outfit Fladgate in one of the biggest team moves out of the firm since its merger. It was revealed last month that ex-Olswang partners Simon Kanter and Alan Karsberg were to join Fladgate, though it has now emerged […]
Shoosmiths has guided salon chain Regis through its company voluntary arrangement (CVA) in the eighth retail restructuring deal that the firm has done in a year. Regis, which owns the hairdresser Supercuts brand, lined up the CVA in October in order to cut its rents after being hit by lower footfall, the apprenticeship levy and higher pension […]
Pennon Group, the water utility and waste management company, is seeking a new general counsel following the departure of its current GC and company secretary. Helen Barrett-Hague leaves Pennon after just two years. Before starting at the FTSE 250 company, she was GC at chemicals group Alent, and prior to this she served as group legal counsel […]
