Network Rail GC quits to join tobacco giant JTI
Network Rail general counsel Suzanne Wise has resigned to join tobacco giant Japan Tobacco International (JTI) as senior vice president for corporate development.
Barclays appoints global litigation chief as UK GC
Barclays has named global litigation head Stephanie Pagni its new general counsel for Barclays UK.
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Smoking gun: The five moments that propelled KWM into collapse
The Lawyer has spoken to more than 50 former SJ Berwin and KWM partners, staff and senior managers to isolate the five definitive moments that propelled KWM into collapse.
Irwin Mitchell reshuffles in Sheffield after December resignations
Irwin Mitchell has carried out an internal reorganisation in its Sheffield office after a number of resignations last year.
Network Rail GC quits to join tobacco giant JTI
Network Rail general counsel Suzanne Wise has resigned to join tobacco giant Japan Tobacco International (JTI) as senior vice president for corporate development.
Barclays appoints global litigation chief as UK GC
Barclays has named global litigation head Stephanie Pagni its new general counsel for Barclays UK.
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Smoking gun: The five moments that propelled KWM into collapse
The Lawyer has spoken to more than 50 former SJ Berwin and KWM partners, staff and senior managers to isolate the five definitive moments that propelled KWM into collapse.
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Taylor Wessing to join flurry of firms in Dublin
Taylor Wessing is to open an office in Dublin, as a swathe of firms expand their footprint in the region. The expansion into Dublin comes after the completion of the Brexit transition period. It is understood the motive was a request from a client in the US for support as they wished to establish operations […]
Former White & Case disputes partner lands at Goodwin
Goodwin has recruited a former White & Case partner to bolster its burgeoning City litigation practice, the latest component of its lateral hiring push. The US firm has added Hannah Field-Lowes, who left White & Case at the end of last year. In mid-May, Field-Lowes will join the firm’s London disputes team, which was launched […]
Secure Trust Bank brings in new GC from Simmons
Secure Trust Bank has appointed Simmons & Simmons veteran Charles Mayo as its new general counsel. Mayo joins the listed retail bank after nearly three decades at Simmons, where he served as a corporate partner until 2020 and then as a senior adviser until March this year. During his time at the firm, he specialised […]
End of an era as Simmons elects new senior partner
Simmons & Simmons has crowned its next senior partner, who will follow in the footsteps of outgoing leader Colin Passmore. The role will go to employment partner Julian Taylor, who will take on the post on 31 July 2021. Passmore will step down after 35 years the firm, with the last decade spent as senior […]
Linklaters favours Continental Europe in bumper promotions round
Linklaters has promoted 35 lawyers to its partnership, including 13 in London. The number of elevations is its highest since 2019, when the firm made up 33 lawyers to partner in its biggest round since the recession. The magic circle firm promoted 38 lawyers in 2007. Starting from May 2021, the firm will see the […]
Hogan Lovells divvies out special bonuses worldwide
Hogan Lovells is the latest firm to announce firmwide special bonuses to staff, with the transatlantic outfit taking a regional approach to payments. Rewards are varied across the firm’s offices to all lawyers, apart from partners, as well as those in business services, including paralegals and PAs. Those in Europe, the Middle East and Africa […]
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