Stewarts Law sues Orb v Ruhan client for £2m
Stewarts Law has launched a High Court claim against its former client Gail Cochrane to recoup more than £2m in owed fees, The Lawyer has learned.
Exclusive: Olswang Europe offices left out in the cold on three-way merger
Olswang’s continental European offices have been warned they will not be automatically included in the firm’s three-way merger with CMS and Nabarro, The Lawyer understands.
Maurice Allen: the exit interview
Serial legal entrepreneur Maurice Allen will retire from Ropes & Gray this year, although he’s widely tipped to emerge at another firm. He talks to The Lawyer editor Catrin Griffiths about a career building some of the City’s most impressive practices.
Pinsent Masons develops AI software to advise clients on Brexit issues
The firm has already used the software on a number of “multi-billion dollar transactions” for clients including Balfour Beatty and E.ON.
Stewarts Law sues Orb v Ruhan client for £2m
Stewarts Law has launched a High Court claim against its former client Gail Cochrane to recoup more than £2m in owed fees, The Lawyer has learned.
Exclusive: Olswang Europe offices left out in the cold on three-way merger
Olswang’s continental European offices have been warned they will not be automatically included in the firm’s three-way merger with CMS and Nabarro, The Lawyer understands.
Maurice Allen: the exit interview
Serial legal entrepreneur Maurice Allen will retire from Ropes & Gray this year, although he’s widely tipped to emerge at another firm. He talks to The Lawyer editor Catrin Griffiths about a career building some of the City’s most impressive practices.
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