Dentons signs up Czech member
Denton Wilde Sapte has sewn up its Central European coverage with an alliance in the Czech Republic and a three-way merger of its Austrian allied firm
Cooley Godward sued by MP3.com
US firm Cooley Godward has been hit by a malpractice suit demanding more than $175m (£122.5m) in damages The claim against the firm has been made by former client MP3.com and is one of the largest against a law firm ever filed in California.The company alleges that Cooley Godward was instrumental in its decision to […]
Deals summary
Denton Wilde Sapte (Matthew Harvey, Jeremy Cohen) advised GE Capital on a framework agreement for its European Equipment Finance to become the primary equipment financing provider for Xerox customers in France and Germany. Xerox advised by Lovells. Hengeler Mueller advised Franz Haniel & Cie on its first exchangeable bond issue worth f280m (£173.14m). The bonds […]
Deal of the week – BT/IPVALUE
Pinsent Curtis advises BT on patent protection plan Pinsent Curtis Biddle has won and completed its first headline instruction for BT. The firm has advised the telecoms giant on a deal that will allow it to aggressively search for companies that are using technologies it has patented.BT unveiled a six-year contract with start-up company IpValue […]
Kramer set to fight Kenyan corruption
Stephen Kramer QC, head of specialist crime set 1 Hare Court, has been appointed as legal adviser to the Risk Advisory Group in its campaign for the Kenyan government against corruption
Dentons signs up Czech member
Denton Wilde Sapte has sewn up its Central European coverage with an alliance in the Czech Republic and a three-way merger of its Austrian allied firm
Cooley Godward sued by MP3.com
US firm Cooley Godward has been hit by a malpractice suit demanding more than $175m (£122.5m) in damages The claim against the firm has been made by former client MP3.com and is one of the largest against a law firm ever filed in California.The company alleges that Cooley Godward was instrumental in its decision to […]
Deals summary
Denton Wilde Sapte (Matthew Harvey, Jeremy Cohen) advised GE Capital on a framework agreement for its European Equipment Finance to become the primary equipment financing provider for Xerox customers in France and Germany. Xerox advised by Lovells. Hengeler Mueller advised Franz Haniel & Cie on its first exchangeable bond issue worth f280m (£173.14m). The bonds […]
Deal of the week – BT/IPVALUE
Pinsent Curtis advises BT on patent protection plan Pinsent Curtis Biddle has won and completed its first headline instruction for BT. The firm has advised the telecoms giant on a deal that will allow it to aggressively search for companies that are using technologies it has patented.BT unveiled a six-year contract with start-up company IpValue […]
Labour speeds growth of Govt legal system by 1,000 per cent
The rate of growth in the Government legal system has increased by almost 1,000 per cent since New Labour’s rise to power This rise represents nearly 500 extra lawyers in the Government’s legal capacity.Some 50 lawyers were hired by the Conservative government between 1992 and 1997, as opposed to 474 between May 1997 and today. […]
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The speed read: Brexit drama; Cristiano Ronaldo at Fieldfisher; and late London launches
Too many lawyers in the City? It’s not stopping firms from making London debuts or paying them like footballers. Here are the key takeaways from the week. US firms are still making slow and cautious steps in London In the summer of 2016, The Lawyer analysed which US firms had still not pursued a London […]
Ince hires from shipping rival to fill senior partner vacancy
Ince has hired the former head of Hill Dickinson’s global shipping practice as its new senior partner, marking the first person to take on the role since Ince’s pre-pack administration deal with Gordon Dadds last year. Julian Clark will take the position, over a year after Ince’s former senior partner Jan Heuvels stood down. Heuvels’ […]
Matrix barrister slams Home Office over “knee-jerk reaction” to visa test cheating claims
A public law barrister at Matrix Chambers has accused the Home Office of “detonating lives” in the wake of a report into how the UK Government handled allegations that international students had cheated in its English language tests. The Commons Select Committee carried out an inquiry into what happened over five years ago when the […]
UK200: Two more firms join the £1m PEP club
A record 12 firms in this year’s UK 200: the Top 100 report posted an average profit per equity partner (PEP) of £1m or more, The Lawyer can reveal, a rise of two on the 10 in 2017/18. Several firms in this PEP millionaire dozen have average profits that are well over the £1m benchmark. All four […]
Revolut hires from Schillings and Linklaters to boost in-house team
Fintech company Revolut has expanded its in-house team with a double hire from Linklaters and Schillings to deal with a range of issues that affect start-ups.
Former RBS in-houser leaves White & Case after a year
RBS’ former litigation head Laura Durrant, who joined White & Case amid a spate of hires to its financial institutions group, has left the firm after little over a year. Durrant previously spent eight years at RBS and four years as an associate at Herbert Smith Freehills. Following her exit from White & Case, she […]