Iberian firm Garrigues has continued its expansion across Latin America, bolting on Chilean firm Avendaño Merino. Avendaño Merino, which will now be known as Garrigues Chile, has a team of more than 20 lawyers. Five lawyers will become Garrigues partners; Oscar Ferrari, Luis Felipe Merino, José Miguel Rioseco, Luis Eduardo Correa and Rodrigo Fernández. The […]
Shoosmiths has advised IM Properties on their acquisition, redevelopment and letting of part of 55 Colmore Row to law firm Pinsent Masons. IM Properties, one of the UK’s largest privately owned property groups, is letting the first and second floors of office space to Pinsent Masons, a total of 40,000 sqft. The comprehensive £30m redevelopment […]
Swiss Life Ltd has successfully placed a CHF450m undated subordinated bond, first callable in September 2021 (coupon until first call date: 3.75%) and a CHF150m dated subordinated bond with final maturity in 2046, first callable in September 2026 (coupon until first call date: 4.375%). Walder Wyss acts as legal counsel to Swiss Life on this […]
Departing Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti is to return to the bar, rejoining her former set 39 Essex Chambers as a door tenant, The Lawyer can reveal.
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Recent developments, including significantly increased funding under the Specialty Use Vehicle Incentive and Commercial Vehicle Pilots Program announced January 13, 2021, are accelerating the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and their associated infrastructure in British Columbia.
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On January 20, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in CanMar Foods Ltd. v. TA Foods Ltd 2021 FCA 7.
Iberian firm Garrigues has continued its expansion across Latin America, bolting on Chilean firm Avendaño Merino. Avendaño Merino, which will now be known as Garrigues Chile, has a team of more than 20 lawyers. Five lawyers will become Garrigues partners; Oscar Ferrari, Luis Felipe Merino, José Miguel Rioseco, Luis Eduardo Correa and Rodrigo Fernández. The […]
Shoosmiths has advised IM Properties on their acquisition, redevelopment and letting of part of 55 Colmore Row to law firm Pinsent Masons. IM Properties, one of the UK’s largest privately owned property groups, is letting the first and second floors of office space to Pinsent Masons, a total of 40,000 sqft. The comprehensive £30m redevelopment […]
Swiss Life Ltd has successfully placed a CHF450m undated subordinated bond, first callable in September 2021 (coupon until first call date: 3.75%) and a CHF150m dated subordinated bond with final maturity in 2046, first callable in September 2026 (coupon until first call date: 4.375%). Walder Wyss acts as legal counsel to Swiss Life on this […]
Departing Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti is to return to the bar, rejoining her former set 39 Essex Chambers as a door tenant, The Lawyer can reveal.
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided Cayman Islands law advice to Hutchison China MediTech Limited (China-Med) on its $101m IPO. Partner Lilian Woo and Associate Felicity Lee of Conyers’ Hong Kong office advised on the matter working alongside King Wood & Mallesons and Ropes & Gray.
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McDermott Will & Emery is building up its City restructuring practice with the hire of Proskauer’s European restructuring head. Mark Fennessy joins McDermott as head of restructuring in London with fellow restructuring lawyer Sunay Radia, who joins as a partner. Fennessy spent eight years at Proskauer where he specialised in all areas of contentious and […]
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s City revenue is now within touching distance of the $150m mark, after double-digit growth in the office. The firm has posted a rise of 19 per cent from $125m to $149m in London. Globally turnover was up 6.5 per cent to $1.209bn from $1.135bn. The biggest global jump was in […]
Allen & Overy wants to increase collaboration between its lawyers and participants of incubator Fuse, while also expecting to run a “hybrid model” of working once a new cohort of start-ups are chosen. The incubator of the magic circle firm is set to start taking applications for its fifth cohort, with both emerging and established […]
Two of Irwin Mitchell’s most highly-regarded employment partners are to launch their own firm, adding to the blossoming number of boutiques in the City. Shazia Khan and Emilie Cole will go it alone as ColeKhan LLP from 2 May 2021. The pair had previously worked together at Bindmans before moving to Irwin Mitchell in 2018, […]
Taylor Wessing has amended its eligibility rules to enable staff to take career breaks and sabbaticals sooner than usual, in response to the third national lockdown. The firm has removed its usual two-year continuous service eligibility for people wishing to take up these unpaid options, as firms continue to think of ways to support staff […]
Goodwin is eyeing up Sidley Austin’s private equity grouping again, with a number of associates set to join a partner team led by Christian Iwasko and Erik Dahl, The Lawyer understands. Goodwin is thought to be hiring up to six associates from Sidley’s private equity team after Goodwin brought in a partner group spearheaded by […]
