Revealed: Matrix names new CEO after five-month hunt
The incumbent chief executive of 7 Bedford Row Rachel Holmes has been appointed as Matrix Chambers’ new CEO, The Lawyer can reveal.
Loyens & Loeff advises Marathon on sale of Amsterdam FOZ-building
Loyens & Loeff advised Marathon Asset Management on the sale of the FOZ building at the Amsterdam Sout Axis. The building consists of approximately 10,300 sqm office space and 2,400 sqm general facilities. The transaction value is €89,600,000.
Burges Salmon ex-partner cleared of HBOS charge
Former Burges Salmon partner Roger Hawes has been cleared from charges of conspiring to conceal criminal property.
The jury’s verdict of not guilty, which was made public yesterday, puts an end to a four year ordeal for Hawes, who was first accused in 2013 of ““facilitating the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property”.
Taylor Wessing elects PE lawyer as new senior partner
Taylor Wessing has become the latest firm to announce a management change, this time electing Dominic Fitzpatrick as its new senior partner.
Business immigration series: Guidance on record keeping
Shoosmiths named ‘Motor Finance – Legal Provider of the Year’ again
For the second year running Shoosmiths has won the ‘Motor Finance – Legal Provider of the Year’ award at the Motor Finance Awards 2016. The team beat law firms such as Gowling WLG to the prize, awarded at the ceremony held at the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany, on 7 April. The awards […]
Shoosmiths Manchester completes first deal for NorthEdge Capital
The corporate team from the Manchester office of national law-firm, Shoosmiths has advised private equity firm, NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge), on its investment into TKC, a Greater Manchester-based kitchen trade supplier. The investment was used to back a management buyout of TKC and to secure a majority stake in the £19m-turnover business for NorthEdge. This is […]
Revealed: Matrix names new CEO after five-month hunt
The incumbent chief executive of 7 Bedford Row Rachel Holmes has been appointed as Matrix Chambers’ new CEO, The Lawyer can reveal.
Loyens & Loeff advises Marathon on sale of Amsterdam FOZ-building
Loyens & Loeff advised Marathon Asset Management on the sale of the FOZ building at the Amsterdam Sout Axis. The building consists of approximately 10,300 sqm office space and 2,400 sqm general facilities. The transaction value is €89,600,000.
Burges Salmon ex-partner cleared of HBOS charge
Former Burges Salmon partner Roger Hawes has been cleared from charges of conspiring to conceal criminal property.
The jury’s verdict of not guilty, which was made public yesterday, puts an end to a four year ordeal for Hawes, who was first accused in 2013 of ““facilitating the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property”.
Taylor Wessing elects PE lawyer as new senior partner
Taylor Wessing has become the latest firm to announce a management change, this time electing Dominic Fitzpatrick as its new senior partner.
Tell us how Brexit is impacting your team
Is Brexit going to create more work for you and your team as clients get to grips with the new regulatory landscape? Or are you worried that work will dry up? To answer these questions The Lawyer has launched an anonymous survey, which aims to gather thoughts from UK and European lawyers in private practice. […]
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Gender pay gap: the legal profession’s full results
With gender pay gap reporting now complete, where does your firm sit in the grand scheme of things? The full results are in the interactive table below.
Homes England ramps up panel advisers in latest review
Homes England (formerly known as the Homes and Communities Agency) has completed its panel review, adding five firms to its £30m roster. A total of thirteen firms have been appointed the Government housing investment authority’s panel, with firms allocated into two lots. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Eversheds Sutherland and Pinsent Masons, which have been on the panel […]
Barclays launches legal tech incubator with magic circle backing
Barclays is launching a legal technology incubator programme in collaboration with law firms including Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance, Clyde & Co and Simmons & Simmons, as well as PwC, The Law Society and Legal Geek. Participants of the programme will get access to a hundred-seat co-working space, mentoring, and workshops. Barclays general counsel […]
Shearman set to follow US rivals with South Korea launch
Shearman & Sterling is edging towards a launch in South Korea with plans to open in Seoul by the end of the year, The Lawyer understands. The US firm is understood to be awaiting regulatory approval to launch in the region, which could take up to several months. The office would be the third to […]
Addleshaws hunts for formal associations in new Middle East strategy
Addleshaw Goddard has kickstarted a new three-year strategy for its Middle Eastern arm, aiming to have 70 staff across the region as well as breaking into Saudi Arabia. Led by its head of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Andrew Greaves, the firm will now look to build out of its three existing offices having launched in […]
Eversheds Sutherland Asia TMT head joins K&L Gates
Eversheds Sutherland‘s Asia head of technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) has left the firm’s Hong Kong office for K&L Gates. Nigel Stamp is joining the US firm as a partner after nearly seven years at Eversheds. He previously headed Morrison & Foerster’s China TMT practice, which he joined in 2006 from Clifford Chance. At K&L […]