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US firms were the most active M&A advisers in the first half of 2017, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer the only member of the magic circle to grab a top 10 spot.
The Lawyer research into the top 100 legal firms in Asia-Pacific shows a demographic intent on territorial expansion. Which ones top the ambition list?
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Clifford Chance have bagged lead roles on the proposed $800m IPO of China Literature, the e-publishing unit of Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent.
Wm Morrison Supermarkets general counsel Mark Amsden has left the company after four years, The Lawyer can reveal.
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the Act) creates a new screening regime for transactions which might raise national security concerns in the UK.
Partner Phil Moran says the leisure and hospitality sector has been amongst the hardest hit by the pandemic as many thousands of restaurants, pubs, hotels, cafes and tourist attractions were forced to close and remain at a stand-still for months.
As we move into what we can only hope is the last phase of changes to Coronavirus restrictions, the last month or so has seen the lifting of most social restrictions across the UK, and the introduction of more routine protective measures.
For an employer to say they have strong ESG credentials, they need to be doing more than simply relying on policies and training to prevent race discrimination at work.
As businesses come under increasing pressure to acknowledge and improve their environmental impact, there’s a growing need to make commercial properties greener.
US firms were the most active M&A advisers in the first half of 2017, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer the only member of the magic circle to grab a top 10 spot.
The Lawyer research into the top 100 legal firms in Asia-Pacific shows a demographic intent on territorial expansion. Which ones top the ambition list?
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Clifford Chance have bagged lead roles on the proposed $800m IPO of China Literature, the e-publishing unit of Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent.
Wm Morrison Supermarkets general counsel Mark Amsden has left the company after four years, The Lawyer can reveal.
Ogier’s Guernsey investment funds team has advised Disruptive Capital on the Guernsey aspects of the establishment and close of the Secondary Disruptive Fund (the Fund), a closed-ended registered Guernsey collective investment scheme. The fund successfully closed at its targeted total commitments. Disruptive Capital, founded by Mr Edmund Truell, a former chairman of the British Venture […]
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Herbert Smith Freehills is increasing the base rate of its newly-qualified lawyer salaries, having last upped pay for its junior lawyers in December. The firm will be increasing its London NQ base salary to £120,000, plus bonus, effective from today. The firm had increased these salaries back in December to £105,000. Alison Brown, executive partner, […]
Pinsent Masons is launching an office in Luxembourg after the acquisition of one of the country’s local firms. From today Pinsents is taking over Wildgen’s office, adding seven partners to the firm and 16 lawyers in the office. The office will be headed by partner, Michel Bulach. This brings the total number of Pinsents’ Continental […]
Today marks the official launch date of Clyde & Co’s merger with insurance firm and competitor BLM, a move that will transform the legal insurance market. It comes just over three months since partners from both firms voted the mega-deal through in March, after two years of covert discussions. Here are three graphs breaking down […]
Freeths is to supervise the design and implementation of a UK Government compensation scheme aimed at the original Post Office scandal victims. The national firm has been appointed by the Government to act on behalf of over 500 sub-postmasters who brought the landmark civil group action against the Post Office. Until earlier this year, this […]
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has been hit for two energy partners in the City. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has hired energy duo Daniel Giemajner and Matt Hardwick to its City office. Giemajner, who was promoted to partner in 2020, has a particular specialism in advising on the development and acquisition of mining assets, […]
A Linklaters leveraged finance partner is departing for Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s London office, The Lawyer can reveal. The partner in question is Daniel Gendron, who will join the firm in September. Gendron has spent nearly 15 years at Linklaters. He joined the firm as a managing associate in 2008 and was given the nod […]
