Two partners are set to leave Mishcon de Reya for Greenberg Traurig, in a rare loss for the City firm. Partners Masoud Zabeti and Mohammed Khamisa QC have been hired by the London office of Greenberg. Zabeti has been a longtime partner at the UK firm, having led its finance and banking litigation practice for more […]
Kirkland & Ellis, Jones Day, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Gowling WLG have all picked up roles on Blackstone’s acquisition of iQ Student Accommodation for $4.7bn. The deal, which is said to be the UK’s largest-ever private real estate transaction, had been in play since late last year when Blackstone is understood to have first […]
The Hot 100, in association with AlixPartners and Saunderson House, gathers together the profession’s brightest stars of 2020.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is to extend and refurbish its London office space, following a record 2019 in revenues in the City. The US firm has taken on an extra floor in its CityPoint home and has started its refurbishment of all of its space, which will include the redoing of offices and a new […]
A dispute between two airline companies – Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa – takes centre stage this week in a dispute over jet engine contracts.
Two partners are set to leave Mishcon de Reya for Greenberg Traurig, in a rare loss for the City firm. Partners Masoud Zabeti and Mohammed Khamisa QC have been hired by the London office of Greenberg. Zabeti has been a longtime partner at the UK firm, having led its finance and banking litigation practice for more […]
Kirkland & Ellis, Jones Day, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Gowling WLG have all picked up roles on Blackstone’s acquisition of iQ Student Accommodation for $4.7bn. The deal, which is said to be the UK’s largest-ever private real estate transaction, had been in play since late last year when Blackstone is understood to have first […]
The Hot 100, in association with AlixPartners and Saunderson House, gathers together the profession’s brightest stars of 2020.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is to extend and refurbish its London office space, following a record 2019 in revenues in the City. The US firm has taken on an extra floor in its CityPoint home and has started its refurbishment of all of its space, which will include the redoing of offices and a new […]
Slaughter and May and Pinsent Masons are acting on a proposed £500m merger between Countrywide and LSL, which would create the UK’s biggest property group. Corporate partner Richard Smith is leading the Slaughters team acting for Countrywide, alongside associate Harry Hecht. Smith is the firm’s client relationship partner for Countrywide, and has acted for the […]
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Keating Chambers has put forward £20,000 to help fund a criminal bar pupillage, in a bid to offset the financial impact of the pandemic on the criminal bar. The one-off fund will support one pupillage for an aspiring criminal barrister. Construction set Keating has pledged the money for a set that has had to withdraw […]
The legal world is mourning the loss of one of its real estate stalwarts, Geoffrey Lander, who passed away on Saturday 12 September. The former Nabarro head of real estate and a prominent figure within the wider property community passed away while undergoing chemotherapy aged 69. Tributes recall Lander’s immense charisma and charm, as well […]
Back to normal at Norton Rose Fulbright? Back in April, the majority of staff at Norton Rose Fulbright switched to a four-day working week for what seemed like a rather apocalyptic length of time: 12 months. Turns out NRF was just preparing its employees for the worst, as this week it decided to end the […]
South-West firm Thrings has kicked off a redundancy consultation for around 20 roles and deferred the rent payment of two of its offices, part of an extensive set of measures implemented by the firm. The Bristol-headquartered outfit has taken the decision as it faces a fall across its financial metrics. Revenue in 2019/20 dropped 8 […]
Bird & Bird has seen its average profit per equity partner (PEP) drop in the financial year 2019/20. The UK firm’s PEP went down by 3 per cent from from £575,000 to £555,000, a metric that the firm had not previously reported as part of its financial results for 2019/20. It marked a fall for the […]
PwC Legal is looking to expand its lawyer headcount in regional offices as part of a project for the new financial year. The legal arm of the accountancy firm is eyeing growth for its professionals especially in its bases in Manchester and Birmingham, but expansion will equally be pursued in Leeds and Belfast. The project, […]
