Stewarts Law to appeal “surprising” £450m MasterCard judgment
Stewarts Law has vowed to appeal a landmark judgment in the MasterCard interchange fees litigation.
Dechert PEP nudges up 2 per cent to $2.55m
Dechert’s London office saw the biggest growth in the entire network amid global revenue growth of 3 per cent to $911.6m.
Pinsents boosts stake in Cerico amid 5 per cent revenue boost
Pinsent Masons stepped up its stake in tech product Cerico in the last financial year, meaning it now owns 60 per cent of the business, the firm’s LLP filings have revealed.
Linklaters Paris duo split off to launch business crime boutique
Linklaters Paris partner Kiril Bougartchev and counsel Emmanuel Moyne have left the magic circle firm’s Paris office to launch a business crime boutique.
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Paul Weiss chairman praises lawyers fighting ‘Muslim ban’ in memo to firm
Lawyers from three large corporate firms were on the front lines during the protests at US airports against President Donald Trump’s ‘extreme vetting’ policy last weekend.
FCA fines White & Case client Deutsche Bank over anti-money laundering controls
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined White & Case client Deutsche Bank £163m for failing to maintain an adequate anti-money laundering (AML) control framework between 2012 and 2015.
Clifford Chance and Dechert win roles on Shell $3bn disposal
Clifford Chance, Dechert, White & Case and Watson Farley & Williams have won roles on one of Shell’s biggest disposals in recent years.
U+I launches first UK legal panel
Property regeneration business U+I Plc has appointed its first legal panel following its merger with Development Securities PlC and Cathedral Group.
Travers re-elects Hale as senior partner
Travers Smith has re-elected corporate partner Chris Hale as senior partner for a second term.
Clarke Willmott warns lawyers travelling to US not to comply with border staff social media access requests
Clarke Willmott has become the first UK firm to advise its lawyers and staff not to comply with US border staff who request access to their social media accounts and phone contacts lists.
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Cleary Gottlieb City partners told to share offices for the first time
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton London partners have been told to share offices for the first time, and will become the only office in the network with a shared-office model, The Lawyer has learned.
DLA Piper Leeds chief stands down for new finance role
DLA Piper has named Leeds chief Sarah Day as its new UK finance head.