White & Case rebuilds Indonesia team with HSF duo
White & Case has taken two partners from Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) Indonesian ally for its new associated local firm Witara Cakra Advocates.
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White & Case has taken two partners from Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) Indonesian ally for its new associated local firm Witara Cakra Advocates.
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White & Case has taken two partners from Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) Indonesian ally for its new associated local firm Witara Cakra Advocates.
Mishcon de Reya could move to a John Lewis-style ownership model that would see even the cleaning and reception staff own a stake in the business, according to plans mooted by managing partner Kevin Gold. The firm is about to reach the end of a year-long consultation to plan the next decade of Mishcon that […]
Collyer Bristow’s banking and financial disputes team will be hosting an update on some of the developments of the last six months. Janine Alexander considers the implications for business borrowers and banks of the Court of Appeal decision in PK Airfinance Sarl v Alpstream AG that there is a heavy burden on secured lenders to justify the price obtained when […]
Mayer Brown has continued the global growth of its private equity team with the hire of two partners from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) in Frankfurt, including German corporate head Julian Lemor.
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