NTL has hired two new in-house lawyers to strengthen its internal M&A and finance capability. The company has hired Scott Dresser and Ruchi Kaushal as assistant general counsel in the London office, reporting directly to general counsel Bryan HallDresser joined from US reinsurance company White Mountains Re Group, prior to which he was at Morgan […]

Colombia’s president Alvaro Uribe’s record at curbing the bloodshed caused by crossfire between the country’s left-wing guerrillas and right-wing paramilitaries was key to his re-election in May. But in seeking to complete a demobilisation of paramilitaries that was agreed earlier in the year, President Uribe, a former lawyer, has passed a law seen by many […]

Australian firm Phillips Fox is to merge with the Perth partnership of Gadens Lawyers, boosting its presence in the Western Australian city. The merger, which excludes Gadens’ volume banking practice, will help support Phillips Fox’s increasingly international client base following the firm’s tie-up with DLA Piper. Phillips Fox chief executive Tony Crawford said: “The range […]