Walkers breaks into Guernsey with AO Hall merger
Offshore giant Walkers has announced its expansion into Guernsey through a merger with local firm AO Hall.
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My career story: “I’m a lawyer turned Scottish Parliamentarian”
Liam Kerr trained with south coast firm Coffin Mew, before working in Scotland for Ledingham Chalmers, McGrigors and CMS Cameron McKenna. He became a freelance lawyer in 2015 and was elected as an MSP for North East Scotland in May 2016. How did you start out in law? I was working in London as a salesman for […]
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K&L Gates head of corporate crime Elizabeth Robertson has left the firm for Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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Walkers breaks into Guernsey with AO Hall merger
Offshore giant Walkers has announced its expansion into Guernsey through a merger with local firm AO Hall.
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My career story: “I’m a lawyer turned Scottish Parliamentarian”
Liam Kerr trained with south coast firm Coffin Mew, before working in Scotland for Ledingham Chalmers, McGrigors and CMS Cameron McKenna. He became a freelance lawyer in 2015 and was elected as an MSP for North East Scotland in May 2016. How did you start out in law? I was working in London as a salesman for […]
Moves: 27 June 2016
K&L Gates head of corporate crime Elizabeth Robertson has left the firm for Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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SDT adjourns Bakers hearing after week of questioning
The ongoing hearing into Baker McKenzie and how it handled a sexual misconduct investigation has been adjourned, after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal assessed the medical condition of one of the parties. It came to light last week that Martin Blackburn, the firm’s former HR director, fractured his hip following a fall. As a result, the […]
Mishcon takes on Mayfair firm’s private client chief
Mishcon de Reya has brought in the head of a rival City firm’s private client practice, The Lawyer can reveal. Patrick Harney, who was until recently head of Forsters’ private client department, is set to join Mishcon’s tax team after 12 years at the London legal outfit. As part of his practice, he advises high net […]
Global Corporate 50: just two UK firms make it into the top ten by M&A revenues
A major new research report by The Lawyer has found that the top 50 M&A firms generate $32.15bn in total corporate revenue, with five firms generating over a billion dollars each in corporate turnover: Kirkland & Ellis, Skadden, Baker McKenzie, Latham & Watkins and Sidley Austin. All but Sidley also appear in the top five […]
Four firms join offshore renewable energy panel
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has selected four firms for its new procurement framework for legal services. DLA Piper, Burges Salmon, TLT and Shepherd & Wedderburn form ORE Catapult’s new legal procurement framework. Headquartered in Glasgow, ORE Catapult is a technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy. Though it is not a […]
Eversheds targets “under pressure” in-housers with first product since NewLaw debut
Konexo, the alternative legal services business operated by Eversheds Sutherland, has launched its first legal tech product following its launch early this year and a spate of senior hires aimed at boosting its growth. The ALSP has created a product, called Konexo Hub, that targets in-house counsel customers, a share of the market that is […]
Linklaters boosts parental leave by 10 weeks
Linklaters is increasing its parental leave allowance by 10 weeks, as part of a drive to modernise its policies and give both parents a sufficient amount of time to spend with their newborn. The firm is offering UK employees a total of 12 weeks paid parental leave from the start of January, which will be […]