A former Royal Mail postman is bringing his employment claim to the Supreme Court this week, in a case that featured in The Lawyer’s Top 15 Appeals 2021. Ike Efobi, is a black Nigerian and a citizen of the Republic of Ireland. From August 2013, he was employed by Royal Mail as a postman in […]
GoCardless general counsel Ahmed Badr has been appointed to the role of chief legal and risk officer (CLRO), as the London fintech pursues its open banking plans and pushes deeper into the US. Badr takes on the newly-created CLRO role, where he will be responsible for leading the teams that cover legal and policy issues, […]
Latham & Watkins’ profits per equity partner (PEP) grew by almost 20 per cent as its revenue smashed the $4bn milestone for the first time in 2020. PEP rose 19.5 per cent from $3.7m to $4.5m, while turnover grew by 15 per cent from $3.7bn to $4.3bn. Revenue per lawyer grew 9.5 per cent from […]
Ashurst has hired a financial regulatory partner from Allen & Overy, as the former looks to expand its practice in the City. Etay Katz joins Ashurst’s financial regulatory practice after nearly 15 years at A&O, including ten as a partner. He joined the magic circle firm in 2006 after four years as an associate at […]
A former Royal Mail postman is bringing his employment claim to the Supreme Court this week, in a case that featured in The Lawyer’s Top 15 Appeals 2021. Ike Efobi, is a black Nigerian and a citizen of the Republic of Ireland. From August 2013, he was employed by Royal Mail as a postman in […]
GoCardless general counsel Ahmed Badr has been appointed to the role of chief legal and risk officer (CLRO), as the London fintech pursues its open banking plans and pushes deeper into the US. Badr takes on the newly-created CLRO role, where he will be responsible for leading the teams that cover legal and policy issues, […]
Latham & Watkins’ profits per equity partner (PEP) grew by almost 20 per cent as its revenue smashed the $4bn milestone for the first time in 2020. PEP rose 19.5 per cent from $3.7m to $4.5m, while turnover grew by 15 per cent from $3.7bn to $4.3bn. Revenue per lawyer grew 9.5 per cent from […]
Ashurst has hired a financial regulatory partner from Allen & Overy, as the former looks to expand its practice in the City. Etay Katz joins Ashurst’s financial regulatory practice after nearly 15 years at A&O, including ten as a partner. He joined the magic circle firm in 2006 after four years as an associate at […]
Clifford Chance has appointed a real estate adviser to guide its search for new premises, as it mulls a return to the City over its current Canary Wharf digs. The magic circle firm is moving from its longtime relationship with adviser CBRE to Cushman & Wakefield, as it gears up for an exploratory search ahead […]
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Dentons is representing Marks & Spencer (M&S) in a High Court dispute with Aldi over its Colin the Caterpillar cake. An Intellectual Property claim was issued in the High Court on Monday, landing in the “passing off and trade marks” category. Dentons’ partner Anna Copeman been instructed by M&S, who is head of the firm’s […]
A longtime member of Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) disputes team is moving to Bird & Bird after over two decades at the firm. Nick Peacock is making the move, specialising in international arbitration and having previously led HSF’s Singapore arbitration group and its India disputes team. His departure follows the recent retirements of Mark Shillito, […]
Paul Hastings is to issue a Covid bonus to its business services professionals, following a recent similar appreciation measure for its associates. Management at the US firm announced yesterday that, as an expression of gratitude for work carried out during a challenging year, the firm will issue a $1,500 bonus to its business professionals. These […]
White & Case’s co-head of private equity Ian Bagshaw is to depart the firm after over seven years, The Lawyer can reveal. Bagshaw will leave the firm at the end of June. He has been with the firm since the start of 2014, when he moved from Linklaters alongside Richard Youle – now at Skadden […]
Taylor Wessing is looking to deploy a trademarks team in its Liverpool hub, as its headcount surpasses 100 into its second year of launching. Of the 100, a total of 25 are lawyers and the rest a mix of business services professionals. About 50 of these recruits have joined during the lockdown period, when the […]
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