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Emma Himsworth QC (Call: 1993) is often found advising big household brands, having built a reputation for acting in trademark, copyright and passing off disputes. Her latest win was for Nike, in which the High Court rejected Puma’s attempts to block its rival from trademarking the term “footware”. Up against Three New Square’s Douglas Campbell QC […]
Dechert today described allegations made against former partner Neil Gerrard and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) as “stuff of conspiracy”, as it launched its defence against a £70m claim from ENRC. Dechert’s response came on day two of proceedings in the 11-week trial in the High Court, as it argued that the ENRC has skilfully […]
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is planning a return to its London office in September, with lawyers required to be in for three days a week. The firm said that upon the early autumn return, lawyers will use a hybrid model consisting of working in-office at least three days per week for “training, mentoring […]
Shoosmiths has spun out its volume recoveries business, with a large team of qualified lawyers and support staff moving over to work on the new venture. The firm has launched Equivo with collections, recoveries and enforcement business Chartsbridge. Shoosmiths’ chief executive Simon Boss said the reasoning behind the creation of Equivo was that there was […]
Emma Himsworth QC (Call: 1993) is often found advising big household brands, having built a reputation for acting in trademark, copyright and passing off disputes. Her latest win was for Nike, in which the High Court rejected Puma’s attempts to block its rival from trademarking the term “footware”. Up against Three New Square’s Douglas Campbell QC […]
Dechert today described allegations made against former partner Neil Gerrard and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) as “stuff of conspiracy”, as it launched its defence against a £70m claim from ENRC. Dechert’s response came on day two of proceedings in the 11-week trial in the High Court, as it argued that the ENRC has skilfully […]
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is planning a return to its London office in September, with lawyers required to be in for three days a week. The firm said that upon the early autumn return, lawyers will use a hybrid model consisting of working in-office at least three days per week for “training, mentoring […]
Shoosmiths has spun out its volume recoveries business, with a large team of qualified lawyers and support staff moving over to work on the new venture. The firm has launched Equivo with collections, recoveries and enforcement business Chartsbridge. Shoosmiths’ chief executive Simon Boss said the reasoning behind the creation of Equivo was that there was […]
With ESG assets now reaching more than $30tn globally and expected to grow significantly, it is safe to say ESG will play a major role in defining the future. The rise of focus on ESG is so prevalent that it is bound to become a key performance driver going forward and businesses need to factor it ineffectively. While Legal isn’t automatically involved in these discussions, GCs will not have a more powerful opportunity than this to be at the front and centre of things while promoting a worthwhile agenda.
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Since the pandemic, digitisation and remote working have quickly moved to the forefront of the legal industry’s mind. Businesses have successfully adapted to remote working, but the pandemic has left additional challenges, such as how do we retain employees who feel burnt out in an increasingly competitive industry. How do we keep integrating technology to […]
Kirkland & Ellis has hired its second funds partner this week, this time from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. Louisa Cobbe has joined the US firm’s London office. She trained at legacy BLP, qualifying in 2010. She made partner at the newly-merged firm in 2019. She advises on the structuring, capital raising and ongoing operation of […]
Fast-growing law company Elevate has turned to US investment banking provider Stifel to begin a private equity capital raise, with Reed Smith as legal advisor. Having considered an AIM listing back in 2021, which was delayed due to Covid-19 disruption, Elevate has decided that private equity financing would be more conducive to its strategy and […]
Kirkland & Ellis has bolstered its investment funds practice by swiping a partner from Ashurst’s London office. Catherine Gokah makes the move after being appointed partner at Ashurst in May 2021. Her practice involves advising fund sponsors in respect to fundraising activities with a focus on real estate and infrastructure. Christopher Braunack, investment funds partner […]
A senior lawyer at Uber has been hired as the new general counsel of holiday and leisure company Bourne Leisure. Helen Hayes trained in private practice at DLA Piper where she practised as an associate in the commercial litigation department for 10 years. She then spent six years climbing the ranks at Uber covering Northern […]
Shoosmiths has launched its first ever firmwide bonus scheme as part of its newly-minted reward strategy.
