Fishing net
Will the internet-based recruiters have to change the way they do business? Gill Switalski reports on the new style hiring game
Norton Rose assists FSA with Baird report
Norton Rose has helped the Financial Services Authority (FSA) publish the Baird report, a review of the regulator’s conduct in the Equitable Life affair.The firm was appointed by the regulator last December to give a full account of the FSA’s regulation of Equitable. PricewaterhouseCoopers wor-ked on the actuarial side.Norton Rose partners James Bagge and Charles […]
Minters bulks up Perth and Adelaide
Minter Ellison has gone on a hiring spree, recruiting to both its Perth and Adelaide offices.
Camerons star puts wind in sails of Haarmanns' European practices Parthus in-houser returns to LK Shields
The former head of CMS Cameron McKenna's Central Eastern European group Robert Windmill has joined German firm Haarmann Hemmelrath & Partner.
Hammonds launches mediation capability
Fishing net
Will the internet-based recruiters have to change the way they do business? Gill Switalski reports on the new style hiring game
Norton Rose assists FSA with Baird report
Norton Rose has helped the Financial Services Authority (FSA) publish the Baird report, a review of the regulator’s conduct in the Equitable Life affair.The firm was appointed by the regulator last December to give a full account of the FSA’s regulation of Equitable. PricewaterhouseCoopers wor-ked on the actuarial side.Norton Rose partners James Bagge and Charles […]
Minters bulks up Perth and Adelaide
Minter Ellison has gone on a hiring spree, recruiting to both its Perth and Adelaide offices.
Camerons star puts wind in sails of Haarmanns' European practices Parthus in-houser returns to LK Shields
The former head of CMS Cameron McKenna's Central Eastern European group Robert Windmill has joined German firm Haarmann Hemmelrath & Partner.
Camerons instructed on Imperial Wharf scheme
CMS Cameron McKenna is advising St George, the developer of London’s Imperial Wharf, and has just completed the first major step towards the construction of a Marks & Spencer food store and a major hotel on the site.These are the first major commercial transactions to be exchanged for the 32-acre site on the River Thames, […]
Ashurst bets on Europe with Luxembourg launch
Ashurst has been given the go-ahead to open in Luxembourg after receiving approval from the local bar association. The new office, focusing on finance and funds, will open in October this year, with corporate partner Isabelle Lentz at the helm. Lentz is currently the head of Ashurst’s Luxembourg desk in London, which was set up […]
Deloitte secures long-awaited ABS licence ahead of UK expansion
Deloitte has received its alternative business structure (ABS) licence, becoming the last of the Big Four to set up a legal arm in the UK. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed that it has granted Deloitte the right to operate as a multi-disciplinary practice. The licence came into effect on the 15 June. The new move will […]
Slaughters advises Santander on FCA ring-fencing scheme
After successfully advising client Barclays on the UK Government’s banking ring-fencing scheme, Slaughter and May has led for Santander as its becomes the fourth major bank to be accepted. The bank was accepted into the scheme following a High Court hearing on 12 June and has committed to transferring all relevant accounts into the ring-fenced […]
Linklaters and Bakers lead on €1bn Cerberus deal
Linklaters and Baker McKenzie have led in the €1.2 billion sale of the world’s largest air cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), to New York based private equity company Cerberus Capital Management. Linklaters corporate partners Ben Rodham and Christopher Boycott acted for Cerberus, which from 2015 has been owned by Platinum Equity. They were supported by finance partners Daniel […]
Latham mulls associate pay hike as talent war heats up
Latham & Watkins looks set to become to the latest firm to boost its associate pay scale as the battle over young legal talent intensifies. Lawyers at the firm are understood to have met yesterday to discuss the salary proposals which, if the firm elects to increase pay, could see associates paid between $190,000 and $340,000. […]
Barclays summons firms to ‘panel day’ ahead of final decision
Barclays has invited 22 firms to a panel day in July, ahead of the final announcement of its last ever formal panel review.