Johnson Controls names new global general counsel
Johnson Controls has named John Donofrio as the technology and industrial company’s new global general counsel and executive vice president.
US corporate players lead on Nestlé’s $2bn sweets sale
Two US firms have muscled in on the sale of Nestlé’s US confectionary business to Italian manufacturer Ferrero.
Deutsche Bank associate general counsel joins Latham
Deutsche Bank North Asia Pacific associate general counsel, head of litigation and regulatory enforcement Catherine McBride has joined Latham & Watkins in Hong Kong.
HSF client Cuadrilla gets green light to frack in Lancashire
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has successfully dismissed two appeals against its client Cuadrilla over the fracking of two sites in Lancashire.
Aberdeen v Elsick: implications for planning obligations
Johnson Controls names new global general counsel
Johnson Controls has named John Donofrio as the technology and industrial company’s new global general counsel and executive vice president.
US corporate players lead on Nestlé’s $2bn sweets sale
Two US firms have muscled in on the sale of Nestlé’s US confectionary business to Italian manufacturer Ferrero.
Deutsche Bank associate general counsel joins Latham
Deutsche Bank North Asia Pacific associate general counsel, head of litigation and regulatory enforcement Catherine McBride has joined Latham & Watkins in Hong Kong.
HSF client Cuadrilla gets green light to frack in Lancashire
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has successfully dismissed two appeals against its client Cuadrilla over the fracking of two sites in Lancashire.
Revealed: The Lawyer European Awards shortlist 2018
The shortlist for The Lawyer European Awards 2018 has finally been revealed today (15 January). The ceremony takes place on Thursday 15 March at London’s Grange Tower Bridge, where the premier European firms will be awarded and recognised for their work. Last year, Swiss firm Niederer Kraft & Frey was crowned European law firm of the year. […]
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Listed law firm brought in for KPMG on Patisserie Valerie collapse
KPMG has appointed a UK law firm to advise it on the administration of Patisserie Valerie, months after the café chain became embroiled in a scandal over accounting irregularities. Gateley, led by Birmingham restructuring partner Daniel French and Manchester partner Stuart Tait, is working with the Big Four accountant on the process. Patisserie Holdings confirmed yesterday that it has […]
Ten career-break lawyers welcomed back to the City as part of first Reignite Academy cohort
The Reignite Academy, a programme aimed at bringing former City lawyers who have been out of the workplace back into the fold, has finalised its first intake, with 10 women signing on to work across four different firms. The women have a diverse range of experiences and range from those who have taken a complete […]
Slaughters and HSF dropped from eight-firm FSCS panel
Slaughter and May and Herbert Smith Freehills have been replaced by Clifford Chance and Addleshaw Goddard on The Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s (FSCS) revamped £12.6m panel. The FSCS, the UK’s statutory compensation scheme for customers of authorised financial services firms, has appointed eight firms for a four-year term on its latest legal panel, which is divided into three […]
Simmons shifts to larger Bristol premises after headcount gains
Simmons & Simmons is recruiting for new roles to bring its Bristol base to a headcount of over 200, following its move into a new, larger office. This week, the firm moved into a new office in Finzels Reach from its former base in Temple Quay, increasing its office space from 16,000 to 27,000 sq ft. […]
Clydes raids Ince for new Hamburg office
A total of 16 lawyers from Ince & Co’s Hamburg office are to join Clyde & Co, nearly a year after the latter announced it was launching in the German city. The team are joining four former Ince partners, who made the same move to Clydes in February 2018. However, the quartet are understood to […]
An insight into managing partners’ minds: competitive pressures, technology and the B-word
There is both relief and nervousness in the upper management floors. Relief that 2018 turned out to be a year in which law firms were busier and more profitable than ever, and yet an inescapable feeling that financial stability could be jeopardised by two things: the prospect of a no-deal Brexit and a possible recession […]