Allen & Overy (A&O) is shoring up its US law group in Asia, which has lost initial public offering and securities partner Peter Curley, who is joining the Listing Unit of the Hong Kong Stock Exchanges and Clearing Limited as senior vice-president. London-based US law partner Thomas Jones will relocate to the Hong Kong office to strengthen the practice. Curley established A&O’s US securities practice in Asia in 1998.
Lovells snatches retailer
Retailer Littlewoods has ditched Herbert Smith, its long-standing corporate adviser, in favour of Lovells.The move follows the takeover of Littlewoods by billionaires the Barclay brothers last November, resulting in the end of the Moores family’s 80-year ownership of the company.Herbert Smith was Littlewoods’ principal corporate adviser from 1996 and has advised the company on £2bn-worth […]