Merlin Entertainments launches first legal panel
Merlin Entertainments is launching its first formal panel of legal providers four months after Matt Jowett took up the reins as general counsel.
Alexander Mann recruits new GC from rival
Recruitment specialist Alexander Mann Solutions has hired John Mayes as general counsel for EMEA.
Greenberg Traurig elevates London chair to global job but drops ‘Maher’ from UK name
Greenberg Traurig has made a raft of management level and operational changes, including appointing London chair Paul Maher as global vice-chair.
Pinsents forced to ringfence Government fees amid Isaac EHRC appointment
Pinsent Masons has been forced to adapt the way it distributes profits to equity partner David Isaac after he was appointed chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), The Lawyer has learned.
Cyber security threats: implications for Irish fund boards and managers
Merlin Entertainments launches first legal panel
Merlin Entertainments is launching its first formal panel of legal providers four months after Matt Jowett took up the reins as general counsel.
Alexander Mann recruits new GC from rival
Recruitment specialist Alexander Mann Solutions has hired John Mayes as general counsel for EMEA.
Greenberg Traurig elevates London chair to global job but drops ‘Maher’ from UK name
Greenberg Traurig has made a raft of management level and operational changes, including appointing London chair Paul Maher as global vice-chair.
Pinsents forced to ringfence Government fees amid Isaac EHRC appointment
Pinsent Masons has been forced to adapt the way it distributes profits to equity partner David Isaac after he was appointed chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), The Lawyer has learned.
Mitie restructures legal team and drops head of legal role
Strategic outsourcing company Mitie has restructured its legal team as part of a business-wide consolidation plan.
SRA launches probe into A&O NDAs amid concerns over Weinstein ties
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has opened an investigation into a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) Allen & Overy (A&O)’s for disgraced produced Harvey Weinstein. SRA chief executive Paul Philip appeared in front of the Women and Equalities Committee today (25 April). The SRA’s “open investigation” into A&O and the length of time between the initial allegations […]
Charles Russell Speechlys make up eight to partner in UK promotions round
Charles Russell Speechlys has made up eight lawyers to partner in London in its latest UK promotions round. The eight new partners are Robert Birchall, Sarah Jane Boon, James Bradford, Sangna Chauhan, Richard Coleman, Jamie Kennaugh, Jonathan McDonald, and Charlotte Pender. The new partners are evenly spread across the firm’s corporate, family, tax and commercial practices. Three […]
Litigation heavyweights act on Lehman Brothers administration costs battle
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Kirkland & Ellis are among the firms to have advised on a legal costs dispute between creditors of the Lehman Brothers International collapse. The full line-up of law firms includes Ropes & Gray, Morrison & Foerster and Michelmores. Lehman Brothers creditor Wentworth Sons argued that […]
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 […]