The Hot 100 effect: “I won a place on Ashurst’s board”
When Ashurst corporate partner Karen Davies appeared in the Hot 100 last year, her inclusion capped off an impressive year for the deal-maker but a tumultuous 12 months for her firm.
Exclusive: GSK hunts for new global general counsel
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is searching for a new general counsel after Dan Troy announced that he will be retiring, The Lawyer understands.
Khaitan & Co advises Piramal Finance on financing to Transcon – Sheth Creators
Khaitan & Co advised Piramal Finance Limited and Piramal Enterprises Limited in relation to financing of INR 540 crores to Transcon – Sheth Creators Private Limited for the purpose of construction and development of residential project named Project Auris Serenity situated in Malad, Mumbai. Kumar Saurabh Singh (Partner), Rolwine Alva (Senior Associate), Nikita Nehriya (Senior […]
Conyers advises BOSC International on US$500m bond issue
Conyers Dill and Pearman provided BVI legal advice to BOSC International (BVI) Limited (“BOSC”) in connection with the issuance of US$500 million 3.125% credit enhanced bonds due 2021, with the benefit of a keepwell deed provided by Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd. and an irrevocable standby letter of credit dated 18 January, 2018, issued by […]
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The Hot 100 effect: “I won a place on Ashurst’s board”
When Ashurst corporate partner Karen Davies appeared in the Hot 100 last year, her inclusion capped off an impressive year for the deal-maker but a tumultuous 12 months for her firm.
Exclusive: GSK hunts for new global general counsel
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is searching for a new general counsel after Dan Troy announced that he will be retiring, The Lawyer understands.
Khaitan & Co advises Piramal Finance on financing to Transcon – Sheth Creators
Khaitan & Co advised Piramal Finance Limited and Piramal Enterprises Limited in relation to financing of INR 540 crores to Transcon – Sheth Creators Private Limited for the purpose of construction and development of residential project named Project Auris Serenity situated in Malad, Mumbai. Kumar Saurabh Singh (Partner), Rolwine Alva (Senior Associate), Nikita Nehriya (Senior […]
Conyers advises BOSC International on US$500m bond issue
Conyers Dill and Pearman provided BVI legal advice to BOSC International (BVI) Limited (“BOSC”) in connection with the issuance of US$500 million 3.125% credit enhanced bonds due 2021, with the benefit of a keepwell deed provided by Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd. and an irrevocable standby letter of credit dated 18 January, 2018, issued by […]
SocGen confirms global panel lineup as eight firms survive reverse auction
Société Générale (SocGen) has confirmed the full line-up for its international roster of firms, with eight firms winning places on the coveted “preferred” roster.
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The 60 second interview: Need new ways to motivate your team? Ask them
GSK’s assistant general counsel talks to The Lawyer about the steps she takes to avoid disappointment in the mentor-mentee relationship.
Revealed: A&O’s IP reshuffle in the wake of Dagg’s Kirkland move
Former Allen & Overy (A&O) head of intellectual property Nicola Dagg was leading on 75 per cent of the firm’s cases in the sector before the announcement of her high-profile move to US firm Kirkland & Ellis earlier this year, data from The Lawyer can reveal. Data gathered for The Lawyer Litigation Tracker Q2 shows that of the firm’s four […]
LOD targets US as future biggest market in growth stratgey
Flexible lawyering service Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has laid out its plans for significant growth in the US with hopes that it will become the provider’s biggest market in the next “few years”. In a bid to further its ambitions in the US, LOD co-founder John Knox relocated to the North Eastern state of Connecticut […]
UK 200: Slaughters tops revenue per lawyer charts
Slaughter and May has the highest revenue per lawyer (RPL) of the UK’s top 100 largest firms this year. At £900,000, the firm’s RPL is also the third highest in the top 200. Only Bott & Co (ranked 153rd in the UK 200) and Drydensfairfax Solicitors (ranked 196) are higher. For 2018, any firm wishing […]
Former SFO case controller resurfaces to launch US firm’s London white-collar crime team
The former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case controller for its high-profile battle with the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has resurfaced as a partner at a US firm which only launched in London earlier this year. John Gibson has joined Cohen & Gresser’s London office – which opened in May – to launch the firm’s […]
Clyde & Co to support global banks-backed trading blockchain platform
Clyde & Co is set to provide legal services to a new consortium of banks and traders launching a blockchain-based platform to digitalise commodities trading processes. Komgo SA is a new Switzerland-based partnership that brings together powerhouse banks and stakeholders in the oil industry, including ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole Group, Gunvor, ING, Koch […]