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Ex-Hengeler partner quits Milbank after just ten days
Wolfgang Grobecker, a corporate M&A partner in the Munich office of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, has parted company with his new firm.
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Top 10 cases of 2010: The battles commence
The next 12 months promise to be a barnstormer for litigation. These are the cases to watch
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13 Old Square’s Warren Lee: 50 years at Lincoln’s Inn and still going strong
When 13 Old Square Chambers clerk Warren Lee celebrated 50 years at Lincoln’s Inn last year, Lord Justice Munby, who Lee clerked for when both were at 1 New Square, hailed the occasion as “splendid and memorable”.
Making the leap
Traditionally known as a cautious market, Portugal is now awash with changes, with Spanish firm launches, major partner moves and new boutiques. James Swift reports
Kraft’s dogged pursuit of Cadbury gives rise to transatlantic mêlée
Despite competition clearance and a fair valuation, the deal could still go either way, says Gavriel Hollander
SJ Berwin helps Arques offload car purchases
SJ Berwin has advised existing client Arques Industries on the sale of two British motoring businesses, both of which were acquired in the previous 14 months.
Lovells aids Pearl Group on £4.5bn Palal revamp
Lovells has been drafted in by Pearl Group to advise on the £4.5bn restructuring of subsidiary Phoenix & London Assurance Limited’s (Palal) with-profits fund.
A&O Dubai leads Libya through £190m acquisition of Verenex
Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Dubai office has bagged a mandate acting for the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) on its Can$317m (£190m) acquisition of Canadian-listed oil and gas exploration company Verenex.
Bakers puts Ma’aden’s Saudi aluminium venture in the can
Baker & McKenzie has advised Saudi mining firm Ma’aden on a $10.8bn (£6.7bn) joint venture (JV) to develop an aluminium complex in Saudi Arabia.
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ACC rating index unnerves firms
Association of Corporate Counsel’s online scorecard puts advisers on tenterhooks
‘Unacceptable misconduct’ mars Hengeler partner’s Milbank switch
Hengeler Mueller, Slaughter and May’s best friend in Germany, has taken the unprecedented step of admitting that the firm was forced to part company with one of its partners.
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Harrison Clark
Worcester-based Harrison Clark extended its reach significantly last year by opening a primarily family law-orientated office in Cheltenham.