Ex-Milbank partner Costa joins PwC Legal as head of banking
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy’s only female partner in London, Laetitia Costa, has resurfaced at PwC Legal a year after leaving the US firm.
My career story: “I was pregnant at the same time I went up for partnership”
Jannan Crozier is a corporate lawyer at Baker & McKenzie. She was pregnant through the partnership application process, and went on maternity leave one month after being made up in 2015. What’s your background? How did you come to law? Growing up I wanted to be an astrophysicist with NASA. Unfortunately, maths was not my […]
Astana Economic Forum, 25-26 May
On 25-26 May, Astana hosted an annual event in the area of economic and political life of the region – Astana Economic Forum. The AEF-2016 is a Forum of the Silk Road countries aimed to unite representatives of governments and businesses of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The main subject of the AEF-2016 was […]
In-house interview: Darren Noseworthy, Pfizer UK
Pfizer is notorious in the legal profession for playing hardball on fees. But as the largest pharmaceutical company in the US with a healthy attitude towards global mega-mergers, it remains one of the industry’s most desired clients
Ex-Milbank partner Costa joins PwC Legal as head of banking
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy’s only female partner in London, Laetitia Costa, has resurfaced at PwC Legal a year after leaving the US firm.
My career story: “I was pregnant at the same time I went up for partnership”
Jannan Crozier is a corporate lawyer at Baker & McKenzie. She was pregnant through the partnership application process, and went on maternity leave one month after being made up in 2015. What’s your background? How did you come to law? Growing up I wanted to be an astrophysicist with NASA. Unfortunately, maths was not my […]
Astana Economic Forum, 25-26 May
On 25-26 May, Astana hosted an annual event in the area of economic and political life of the region – Astana Economic Forum. The AEF-2016 is a Forum of the Silk Road countries aimed to unite representatives of governments and businesses of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The main subject of the AEF-2016 was […]
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Simpson Thacher invests in further City space after record financials
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is to extend and refurbish its London office space, following a record 2019 in revenues in the City. The US firm has taken on an extra floor in its CityPoint home and has started its refurbishment of all of its space, which will include the redoing of offices and a new […]
Stewarts succeeds in client claim over “excessive” rates
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Stewarts Law in a costs challenge brought by one of its former clients, who argued the firm’s rates for fee-earners were “excessive”. Kjerulf Ainsworth instructed Stewarts back in October 2017, bringing in the boutique after a breakdown in the relationship with his former partner, over which […]
Almost 30 chambers appointed to £55m City of London panel
A host of barristers’ chambers have been appointed to the City of London panel, including Cornerstone, Doughty Street and Garden Court. A total of 47 contracts have been awarded across eight areas, including planning, property, criminal and civil litigation– totalling £55m. Six contracts have been awarded to Cornerstone, with the public law set being appointed […]
Goodwin City turnover nears $75m after year of laterals
Lawyer headcount gains in Goodwin’s City office was larger than its revenue growth last year, with the latter slowing down from a record 2018. Turnover in Goodwin’s London office rose from $66.8m in 2018 to $74m in 2019, an 11 percent increase. This follows from skyrocketing growth in 2018, when the firm’s revenue in the […]
Mishcon loses disputes duo to Greenberg
Two partners are set to leave Mishcon de Reya for Greenberg Traurig, in a rare loss for the City firm. Partners Masoud Zabeti and Mohammed Khamisa QC have been hired by the London office of Greenberg. Zabeti has been a longtime partner at the UK firm, having led its finance and banking litigation practice for more […]
Host of international firms act on Alstom’s €7.5bn rail purchase
Five international law firms have acted on the €7.5bn sale of Bombardier’s rail business to French company Alstom, one of the biggest European deals of the year so far. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton was the lead legal adviser to Alstom on the acquisition with a cross-Atlantic team, while Norton Rose Fulbright counseled the seller […]