Akin Gump promotions: One gets nod in London in 15-strong round
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has promoted one City lawyer to partner, making it the third consecutive year that the firm has included London in its promotions round.
Litigation heavyweights vie for Law Society mandate in ENRC intervention
Three UK heavyweight litigators are jostling to act for the Law Society as it seeks to intervene in the controversial litigation privilege case between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC).
Clifford Chance leaders take home £16m in bumper year
Clifford Chance’s management pay rose over 2016/17 after a strong set of financial results for the magic circle firm.
Promotions at Walder Wyss
We are pleased to announce that our employees Alexandre Both, Michael Cartier, Michael Feit, Hubertus Hillerström and Olivier Sigg, who have been with us for many years, have been appointed as partners in our firm, effective from 1 January, 2018.
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Assert your cyber strength
Compromised data compromises goodwill. As the public wakes up to how much of its data is in circulation, how long it can be stored and how much value it has, they are rightly demanding that it be properly secured. Consequently, a data breach has become one of the biggest threats to an organisation’s reputation. As […]
Undercover Filming – An insight
By Ben Hobbs If a picture says a thousand words, a video says infinitely more. Undercover filming adds significant weight to allegations and articles, particularly as only a very small proportion of what is recorded will ultimately be used and there may be significantly more raw footage supporting the target’s position or providing proper context. […]
Data privacy and protection in the US
In the US, there is no single, comprehensive federal law regulating the collection and use of personal data. The inconsistent nature of the current protection for data and privacy has largely been accepted as a consequence of the balancing act between what is a Federal responsibility and what is a state responsibility. However, against the […]
Flawed flags in the financial and banking system
At a time when information flies at the speed of a mouse click, and supply chains, businesses, and people easily cross borders, the possibilities for transformation are endless. There is a lot of good news as a result: goods can get to market much faster and at more affordable prices; more people around the world […]
GDPR: three months, three case studies
By Magnus Boyd It is just over three months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. In that time there has been a substantial rise in the notification of breaches to the Information Commissioner’s Office as well as reporting to individuals whose data was lost or affected by the breach. The increased […]
Akin Gump promotions: One gets nod in London in 15-strong round
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has promoted one City lawyer to partner, making it the third consecutive year that the firm has included London in its promotions round.
Litigation heavyweights vie for Law Society mandate in ENRC intervention
Three UK heavyweight litigators are jostling to act for the Law Society as it seeks to intervene in the controversial litigation privilege case between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC).
Clifford Chance leaders take home £16m in bumper year
Clifford Chance’s management pay rose over 2016/17 after a strong set of financial results for the magic circle firm.
Promotions at Walder Wyss
We are pleased to announce that our employees Alexandre Both, Michael Cartier, Michael Feit, Hubertus Hillerström and Olivier Sigg, who have been with us for many years, have been appointed as partners in our firm, effective from 1 January, 2018.
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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 […]
Centrica names new GC as longstanding chief retires
Centrica’s deputy general counsel Justine Campbell has been named as the company’s new legal head following the retirement of its longstanding chief Grant Dawson. Campbell joined Centrica in 2013 as general counsel of its British Gas business, before rising through the ranks to the role of Centrica’s general counsel for UK and Ireland and then […]
DAC wins first UK mandate from healthcare business Cygnet
The firm will effectively act as sole provider for the healthcare business, offering a range of advice on services.