Former Peters & Peters lawyer sets up new business crime firm
Business crime lawyers Anand Doobay and Christina Russell have formed a new firm called Boutique Law.
Real estate lawyer is consultant editor on new Halsbury’s
Peter William, head of the real estate professional support lawyer team at Shoosmiths, is consultant editor on Volume 87 of Halsbury’s Laws of England. Halsbury’s Laws is the only complete narrative statement of the law in England and Wales. The full set currently comprises 150 titles contained in 116 volumes. They are available to subscribers […]
Clifford Chance partner next in line for Takeover Panel role
Clifford Chance partner James Bole has been named as the new secretary of the Takeover Panel, having made partner just two months ago.
Raft of litigation heavyweights on call as SFO charges Barclays with fraud
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is one of a raft of firms advising Barclays’ former top executives as the bank faces fraud charges for dealings in Qatar.
Cayman – a modern approach to restructuring?
Conyers receives recognition for offshore work
China Business Law Journal has named Conyers Dill & Pearman as one the best law firms for offshore work in 2015. The Firm also received three Deal of the Year awards from the publication. Conyers won for its involvement in China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group’s privatisation; Harmonicare Medical’s Hong Kong IPO; and WuXi PharmaTech’s privatisation. […]
Former Peters & Peters lawyer sets up new business crime firm
Business crime lawyers Anand Doobay and Christina Russell have formed a new firm called Boutique Law.
Real estate lawyer is consultant editor on new Halsbury’s
Peter William, head of the real estate professional support lawyer team at Shoosmiths, is consultant editor on Volume 87 of Halsbury’s Laws of England. Halsbury’s Laws is the only complete narrative statement of the law in England and Wales. The full set currently comprises 150 titles contained in 116 volumes. They are available to subscribers […]
Clifford Chance partner next in line for Takeover Panel role
Clifford Chance partner James Bole has been named as the new secretary of the Takeover Panel, having made partner just two months ago.
Raft of litigation heavyweights on call as SFO charges Barclays with fraud
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is one of a raft of firms advising Barclays’ former top executives as the bank faces fraud charges for dealings in Qatar.
Withers takes 12-strong team from Winston & Strawn in Hong Kong
Withers has bulked up its Hong Kong corporate practice by taking a three-partner team from Winston & Strawn, which has recently closed two offices in Asia.
A&O picks five new start-ups for tech incubator Fuse
Allen & Overy (A&O) is bringing in a second cohort of startups into its tech space Fuse, which launched in London last year. This will bring the number of tech startups in the Fuse space up to eight: five new companies are joining three of the companies from the first cohort in the space in […]
Taylor Wessing and Cooley score lead roles on PE sale of Pizza Hut
Taylor Wessing has advised Rutland Partners in the sale of Pizza Hut, six years after the private equity group rescued the chain from the brink of collapse.
Slaughters makes third-ever lateral partner hire in Hong Kong
Slaughter and May has hired investigations lawyer Wynne Mok in Hong Kong, making her the third partner to join the firm from an external position. Mok joins Slaughters from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, where she has been director of enforcement since 2016. Prior to moving in-house, Mok was a partner in Norton […]
Keystone turnover jumps 24 per cent in first post-IPO results
Keystone Law has revealed its first set of financial results since its IPO, posting a 24 per cent uplift in revenue to £31.6m for the 2017 financial year. The increase from £25.6m marks yet another year of double-digit growth for the firm, which has seen its turnover nearly triple since 2012/13 when it reported gains […]
Clydes loses Beijing managing partner to Chinese firm
Clyde & Co‘s star magic circle hire in China, Beijing managing partner Patrick Zheng, has left after four years to join independent firm Llinks Law. Zheng will be a partner in Llinks’ cross-border dispute resolution practice. In his new firm, Zhang will join co-founder Charles Qin, as well as partner Peiming Yang, in leading the firm’s […]
Brick Court and Skadden step in for Abramovich in $1.5bn oligarch battle
Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich is facing an expedited legal battle against two other Russian oligarchs, which is set to hit English courts this year. Brick Court’s Danny Jowell, Alan Roxburgh and Richard Eschwege are representing Abramovich, instructed by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom. The dispute is over the Chelsea owner’s intention to […]