Quinn boosts City office with Brown Rudnick partner

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has strengthened its London ranks with the hire of a partner from Brown Rudnick. Ravi Nayer makes the move to the disputes specialist less than two years at Brown Rudnick, where he joined from Pinsent Masons in January 2020. His practice is built around collective action matters, and one of […]

Simmons’ Passmore to become client whisperer

Simmons & Simmons’ incumbent senior partner Colin Passmore will be taking on a new role leading the firm’s client relationship programme, as he has recently handed over the reins to newly-elected Julian Taylor. Financial services litigator Passmore has held the post for more than a decade, and this year he wraps his third term. The […]

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Quinn issues £50m negligence claim against PwC

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is pursuing a £50m negligence claim against PwC on behalf of a collapsed classic car dealer. In a claim issued to the Commercial Court on 18 June, Quinn is claiming that PwC failed in its role as auditor to JD Classics, a position it held up until the company’s final […]

Essex Court hits Freshfields for QC hire

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s global head of public international law has left the firm to join Essex Court Chambers. Ben Juratowitch QC is making the move to the Bar after 13 years at the magic circle firm, nine of which were spent as a partner. Based in Freshfields’ Paris office, Juratowitch was called to the Bar […]