SJ Berwin turns to Gibson Dunn for litigation hire
SJ Berwin has bulked up its litigation practice with the hire of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner Rachel Couter.
HSBC, firms and sets team up with A4ID
HSBC’s in-house legal team is to partner with a number of leading law firms and chambers to provide pro bono advice to charities in the developing world through Advocates for International Development (A4ID).
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Hogan’s Warsaw office quits for K&L Gates ahead of Hogan-Lovells merger
K&L Gates is to open an office in Warsaw after scooping the entire office of Hogan & Hartson in the city.
Dawsons rebuilds employment team with BLP hire
Dawsons has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner partner Paul Mander to head its employment practice following the departure of Jo Keddie earlier this year.
SJ Berwin and Slaughters act on Anthony Bolton’s China fund IPO
SJ Berwin and Slaughter and May have landed mandates on the listing of the Fidelity China Special Situations investment trust, the new launch from veteran fund manager Anthony Bolton.
Gowling advises Cairngorm Capital on acquisition of MJ Wilson Group
International law firm Gowling WLG has advised client Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital) on the acquisition of M J Wilson Group Limited (MJ Wilson), the leading independent UK distributor of process instrumentation and control products. The transaction was led by Corporate, Finance and Tax partner Ian Piggin, Jade MacDonald and Stephen Bowman with support […]
Tikit enhances UK sales team
To deal with growing client demand Tikit expands its sales team with the appointment of former IT Lab employee Craig Dootson. Craig has vast experience of the IT industry having worked across multiple areas including licensing, thin client technology, cloud hosting and Office 365.
Cedarlake acquires majority share of BMF
Cedarlake Private Equity Fund I, advised by Rantum Capital, has acquired from Argos Soditic Funds the majority of BMF Group AG, the world’s third-largest ropeway manufacturer with more than 320 employees in Switzerland. Vischer advised Cedarlake and Rantum. The team led by partner Dr. Robert Bernet comprised Dr. Peter Kühn, Sebastian Flückiger, Ruben Masar, Aron […]
Pensions in 30 Podcasts, episode 27: Termination of employment and pension losses
By Ian Chapman-Curry Key Points Calculating pension loss can be complex, especially where the employee was in a defined benefit pension scheme. The Employment Tribunal service published a 2003 guidance note which suggested two methods for approximating pension loss without the need for actuarial advice, but this guidance has now been withdrawn. During April and […]
Ogier in Luxembourg advises Echo Energy on £20m bond issue
Ogier has provided Luxembourg advice to Echo Energy plc (Echo Energy) on the raising of £20m through an issue of bonds listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Euro MTF Market. Echo Energy plc is a London listed Latin American focused mid-cap oil and gas company pursuing a high value piped onshore gas strategy across South […]
SJ Berwin turns to Gibson Dunn for litigation hire
SJ Berwin has bulked up its litigation practice with the hire of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner Rachel Couter.
HSBC, firms and sets team up with A4ID
HSBC’s in-house legal team is to partner with a number of leading law firms and chambers to provide pro bono advice to charities in the developing world through Advocates for International Development (A4ID).
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Hogan’s Warsaw office quits for K&L Gates ahead of Hogan-Lovells merger
K&L Gates is to open an office in Warsaw after scooping the entire office of Hogan & Hartson in the city.
Dawsons rebuilds employment team with BLP hire
Dawsons has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner partner Paul Mander to head its employment practice following the departure of Jo Keddie earlier this year.
Video Test 5: You Tube
Debevoise & Plimpton and Slaughter and May have landed prize roles on Prudential’s proposed $35.5bn (£23.9bn) purchase of American International Group’s (AIG) Asian insurance business. Slaughters is fielding an 11-partner team advising Prudential on both the purchase and a record $20bn rights issue arranged to part fund the transaction. William Underhill is leading the team […]
BCLP takes 125,000 sq ft office in post-merger City upgrade
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has signed for a new 125,000 sq ft office as one of its first first post-merger moves, announcing that it will take the entirety of the previously vacant Governor’s House. The site, near London’s Cannon Street station, was Prudential’s UK headquarters prior to its demolition and rebuild. BCLP has now […]
Ropes names new global managing partner in latest leadership shakeup
Ropes & Gray is continuing to refresh its leadership team, naming real estate transactions head David Djaha as the firm’s next managing partner.
Eight firms win EDF panel spots as roster drops 50%
Energy company EDF Energy has completed its panel review, cutting its roster down by nearly 50 per cent to eight firms. Freshly-merged firms Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang are new additions to the panel, The Lawyer can reveal. When the wheels of the review were still in rotation, BCLP […]
Cleary and W&C clients settle ahead of Peugeot trial kick-off
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and White & Case have exited the high-profile Peugeot case just days before it starts, reaching a settlement with the car manufacturer. Cleary and White & Case represented the primary defendants in the Peugeot S.A. and others v NSK Ltd case, which is featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2018. […]
Cadwalader reboots London finance practice with Dentons hire
Dentons partner Sam Hutchinson is leaving the firm for Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, The Lawyer can reveal. Her hire is part of an effort to rebuild Cadwalader’s London finance practice following exits to Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy and Brown Rudnick earlier this year. Hutchinson is leaving Dentons after over five years in the finance […]
SRA launches probe into A&O NDAs amid concerns over Weinstein ties
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has opened an investigation into a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) Allen & Overy (A&O)’s for disgraced produced Harvey Weinstein. SRA chief executive Paul Philip appeared in front of the Women and Equalities Committee today (25 April). The SRA’s “open investigation” into A&O and the length of time between the initial allegations […]