Network Rail kickstarts £70m legal panel review
Network Rail has kicked off the review of its five-strong legal panel which could be worth up to £70m over the five-year lifespan.
Deutsche Bank GC rejoins Cleary as senior counsel in Frankfurt
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has welcomed back former Deutsche Bank general counsel as senior counsel for its office in Frankfurt.
East & Concord advises Deyuan Factoring on Shanghai listing
On February 1, 2018, the China Investment Securities—Deyuan Factoring—China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp Supply Chain Finance Asset-backed Special Plan obtained the no-objection letter to the listing transfer of asset-backed securities of the China Investment Securities—Deyuan Factoring—China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd. Supply Chain Finance Asset-backed Special Plan (No. 134 Shanghai Stock Exchange Letter […]
Gowling WLG partner named president of Canada Arab Business Council
Scott Jolliffe, a partner at Gowling WLG, has been named president of the Canada Arab Business Council (CABC), a pan-Canadian association that aims to bring the Canadian and Arab business communities together. The CABC advises governments in Canada and in Arab countries on policies to facilitate and expand two-way trade and investment. It further supports members by […]
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Network Rail kickstarts £70m legal panel review
Network Rail has kicked off the review of its five-strong legal panel which could be worth up to £70m over the five-year lifespan.
Deutsche Bank GC rejoins Cleary as senior counsel in Frankfurt
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has welcomed back former Deutsche Bank general counsel as senior counsel for its office in Frankfurt.
East & Concord advises Deyuan Factoring on Shanghai listing
On February 1, 2018, the China Investment Securities—Deyuan Factoring—China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp Supply Chain Finance Asset-backed Special Plan obtained the no-objection letter to the listing transfer of asset-backed securities of the China Investment Securities—Deyuan Factoring—China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd. Supply Chain Finance Asset-backed Special Plan (No. 134 Shanghai Stock Exchange Letter […]
Gowling WLG partner named president of Canada Arab Business Council
Scott Jolliffe, a partner at Gowling WLG, has been named president of the Canada Arab Business Council (CABC), a pan-Canadian association that aims to bring the Canadian and Arab business communities together. The CABC advises governments in Canada and in Arab countries on policies to facilitate and expand two-way trade and investment. It further supports members by […]
Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg strengthens International Tax Team
Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg would like to announce that Willem Bon has joined the firm as partner in a move to consolidate their strength as the leading Luxembourg firm in international tax. Willem has extensive experience in assisting international clients in navigating cross-border tax rules. He has over 30 years of experience more or less evenly spread […]
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Squires joins seven firms on Taylor Wimpey panel
Squire Patton Boggs has won a role on Taylor Wimpey’s UK legal panel, alongside seven other advisers. It is a first-time role for Squires on the roster after environmental, safety and health partner Dave Gordon won the pitch alongside real estate partner Neil Taylor. It is the only new entrant, with Taylor Wimpey understood to […]
DWF reels in former Lucozade GC ahead of next year’s IPO
DWF has made its most high-profile hire since the news of the firm’s intended IPO broke earlier this year, bringing in a new general counsel to lead its transition into a public company. Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) business development head Mollie Stoker will join DWF as its new group general counsel in January, after spending four years […]
Clifford Chance lures in venture capitalists and academics for new tech venture
Clifford Chance has launched a new innovation lab in Singapore to explore legal technology solutions with the input of startups, companies and academics. As part of the firm’s innovation and best delivery hub for Asia Pacific, the project called Create +65 aims to develop and test new technology by gathering players at various ends of the […]
US promotions: Jones Day stays focused on US, as Cadwalader prioritises London
Jones Day has made up 46 new partners globally in its latest promotions round, while London accounts for the majority of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft’s new joiners. The majority of Jones Day’s new partners – 34 out of 46 – were made up in the US, with a smattering of partners making the grade in the […]
Fried Frank and Dechert strike decisive blow in Sberbank case
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and Dechert have fought off an appeal from White & Case upholding an earlier High Court decision in favour of Russian lender Sberbank. The appeal made by the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) was unanimously dismissed by Lord Justices Lewison, Henderson and Baker, with White & Case now expected […]
Clifford Chance confirms role in Africa deal with anti-corruption pledge
Clifford Chance has pledged to engage other elite law firms in a bid to counter corruption, after the firm came under pressure for acting on a deal involving the son of Equatorial Guinea’s long-serving president. The firm confirmed it played a role in the sale of a private jet to Teodoro Obiang in 2006, with the magic […]