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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29 lawyers over two months: Dechert nets largest group hire from Quinn Emanuel
Dechert has completed the mass hire of 29 lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s product liability team in the US. The group has been joining since the end of May, after the arrival of Quinn’s product liability co-chairs Sheila Birnbaum and Mark Cheffo. The pair made the move with fellow partner Douglas Fleming, another […]
Freshfields and HSF to pocket £45m in fees for Comcast’s Sky bid
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) are set to pick up nearly £45m in fees for their work in the high-profile bidding war for Sky between Comcast and 21st Century Fox. The figures are printed in a formal offer document published by Comcast, which yesterday revealed it would be scrapping its […]
TalkTalk legal head joins AA as its new GC
TalkTalk’s Nadia Hoosen is the breakdown cover provider’s new general counsel
Dechert recruits Middle East duo from King & Spalding
Dechert has hired its first lateral partner in Dubai for over 18 months, after taking on two real estate lawyers from its US rival King & Spalding. King & Spalding partner Stephen Kelly is joining Dechert. He will be joined by counsel Sarah Mahood who joins as a national partner. Prior to King & Spalding, […]
Freshfields partner swaps private practice for the Bar
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer restructuring partner Nick Segal is switching private practice for the Bar, taking on a new role at Erskine Chambers. Segal is set to join the chambers as a barrister in September, after he has been successfully admitted to the Bar. Segal joined Freshfields in 2006 on his return to the UK from […]
DAC posts double-digit growth across the board with record PEP figure
DAC Beachcroft has posted a strong set of results for the 2017/18 financial year, showing double-digit growth in turnover and profit as well as posting a record-high in profit per equity partner (PEP) of £530,000. An 11 per cent increase in turnover from 2016/17 saw the firm rise from £207m to £230m, while a 21 per […]