Who would lead the three-way merger?
With the partnership votes on the three-way merger between CMS, Nabarro and Olswang understood to be imminent one of the major questions is who would lead the new firm?
PwC UK merges legal and accountancy arms after SRA approval
PwC Legal LLP has been fully integrated into PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) UK, transforming the accountancy firm into a multi-disciplinary practice.
Bär & Karrer advises AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding on shares placement
AFG Arbonia-Forster Holding AG successfully completed a private placement of 2,640,000 new shares via an accelerated book build process and raised gross proceeds of CHF37.8m. The new shares have been listed and admitted to trading with SIX Swiss Exchange on 22 September 2016. UBS AG acted as sole bookrunner and listing agent. Bär & Karrer […]
Switzerland – Where are all of your female partners?
The Lawyer’s Euro 100 suggests it’s still very much a man’s world in Swiss legal circles. But does it tell the whole story?
Fees: why brand owners must act fast in MENA
New opportunity for permanent residency in Alberta
By Krista Schofer The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) recently announced highly anticipated changes to its permanent residency program. Effective June 14, 2018, the Alberta Opportunity Stream (AOS) is available as a potential path to permanent residency in the province. The AOS replaces the Employer-Driven Stream and Strategic Recruitment Stream under the AINP. The AOS […]
Global skills strategy update GTS occupations list
By Lesley A Love The Global Skills Strategy is a pilot project launched by IRCC in June 2017. The program is designed to give Canadian employers quicker access to highly qualified global talent. Changes were recently announced to one part of the GSS, as outlined below. Employers using the program should be aware of these changes…
Lenders beware – consents come under court scrutiny
By Kirsty Barnes and Stephan Smoktunowicz Courts are looking more closely at when it’s unreasonable to withhold your consent. Read our latest Insight to find out how it could affect you…
Inclusion riders in the Canadian music industry
By Susan H. Abramovitch and René Bissonnette The past year has seen an unprecedented amount of debate regarding sexism, racism and society’s unbalanced power structures in general. With the rise of the #MeToo movement, the entertainment industry has been singled out as a particularly egregious area of inequality and discrimination. In her best actress Oscar acceptance speech, […]
How build-to-rent offers opportunities to housebuilders
By Vicky Fowler Build-to-rent is an emerging property class that is attracting attention in an uncertain climate as an alternative form of development. In a recent report from The Guardian, it was announced that property experts in London are predicting dangers for the housing market. This white paper examines the challenges and opportunities that this property […]
Who would lead the three-way merger?
With the partnership votes on the three-way merger between CMS, Nabarro and Olswang understood to be imminent one of the major questions is who would lead the new firm?
PwC UK merges legal and accountancy arms after SRA approval
PwC Legal LLP has been fully integrated into PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) UK, transforming the accountancy firm into a multi-disciplinary practice.
Bär & Karrer advises AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding on shares placement
AFG Arbonia-Forster Holding AG successfully completed a private placement of 2,640,000 new shares via an accelerated book build process and raised gross proceeds of CHF37.8m. The new shares have been listed and admitted to trading with SIX Swiss Exchange on 22 September 2016. UBS AG acted as sole bookrunner and listing agent. Bär & Karrer […]
Switzerland – Where are all of your female partners?
The Lawyer’s Euro 100 suggests it’s still very much a man’s world in Swiss legal circles. But does it tell the whole story?
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Nabarro and Olswang to disappear as merger with CMS confirmed
CMS, Nabarro and Olswang partners have voted through the firms’ three-way merger, which is expected to complete next May.
30 Sep 2016: CMS confirms three-way merger talks to create “differentiated, modern” firm
US salary wars: Pay hikes for Akin Gump’s London lawyers, but not White & Case’s
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has become the latest US firm to increase its salaries for associates worldwide, while White & Case has decided against moving its UK lawyers over to the new Cravath pay scale. Akin Gump confirmed it will now pay its associates globally on a scale beginning at $190,000, rising to […]
Simmons financials rebound in second consecutive year of PEP growth
Simmons & Simmons’ average profit per equity partner (PEP) rose 8 per cent to £686,000 over 2017/18, just two years after the firm reported a 10 per cent slump in its profits. In its 2017/2018 financials, Simmons’ turnover grew 12 per cent from £316.1m to £354m, following on from a more modest 7 per cent rise in […]
2017/18 financials: The latest law firm results
UK-headquartered firms have been piling in to release their 2017/18 financial results. Which firms have reported so far?
Trio of firms lead as Allianz pushes into student accommodation market
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has advised Allianz Real Estate on its largest equity investment into the UK, agreeing a £350m deal with Greystar and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). The deal sees German investor Allianz Real Estate acquire a 40 per cent stake in UK student accommodation platform Chapter from Greystar and PSP. HSF […]
Akin Gump confirms London’s central role with new committee appointment
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has underlined its commitment to London as one of its key offices worldwide with the appointment of office head Sebastian Rice as chair of the firm’s global partnership admissions committee. M&A partner Rice has been a member of the committee, which is responsible for laterals and promotions, since 2014, […]
Gianni Origoni joins rivals in Shanghai
Italian heavyweight Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners is launching an office in Shanghai in its first international expansion for four years. The Shanghai office is Gianni Origoni’s eleventh office globally, and its second in Asia. It launched in Hong Kong in 2014 and signed a formal alliance agreement with Chinese firm Han Kun Law […]