Mayer Brown appoints first female senior partner in London
Mayer Brown partners have voted for litigation partner Sally Davies to be the firm’s first female London senior partner today, The Lawyer can reveal.
Société Générale kickstarts global panel review
Société Générale has kickstarted its global panel review process, involving firms such as Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Norton Rose Fulbright.
The sad story of Cobbetts
As it emerges that eight former Cobbetts lawyers have been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, we recall the story of an ambitious firm caught out by the recession.
New Group Finance Director for Ogier
Ogier has promoted Nick Patterson to Group Finance Director. Nick, who has been with the firm for eight years, was promoted from Head of Management Information to Finance Director from the start of May. His role encompasses the firm’s finance functions in BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, Luxembourg, Shanghai and Tokyo. An Associate of […]
Jaguar – the heart of UK automotive
Gowling advises Cairngorm Capital on acquisition of MJ Wilson Group
International law firm Gowling WLG has advised client Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital) on the acquisition of M J Wilson Group Limited (MJ Wilson), the leading independent UK distributor of process instrumentation and control products. The transaction was led by Corporate, Finance and Tax partner Ian Piggin, Jade MacDonald and Stephen Bowman with support […]
Pensions in 30 Podcasts, episode 27: Termination of employment and pension losses
By Ian Chapman-Curry Key Points Calculating pension loss can be complex, especially where the employee was in a defined benefit pension scheme. The Employment Tribunal service published a 2003 guidance note which suggested two methods for approximating pension loss without the need for actuarial advice, but this guidance has now been withdrawn. During April and […]
Gowling WLG hosts PDAC session on connecting the dots between Ontario and Africa
On 7 March 2016, Gowling WLG was pleased to host its first ministerial roundtable on mining. The event was chaired by the Honourable Michael Gravelle, Ontario’s minister of northern development and mines, who was joined by mining ministers from Sierra Leone, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Sudan. Moderators for the event included Gowling WLG’s Avril Cole and […]
Mayer Brown appoints first female senior partner in London
Mayer Brown partners have voted for litigation partner Sally Davies to be the firm’s first female London senior partner today, The Lawyer can reveal.
Société Générale kickstarts global panel review
Société Générale has kickstarted its global panel review process, involving firms such as Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Norton Rose Fulbright.
The sad story of Cobbetts
As it emerges that eight former Cobbetts lawyers have been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, we recall the story of an ambitious firm caught out by the recession.
New Group Finance Director for Ogier
Ogier has promoted Nick Patterson to Group Finance Director. Nick, who has been with the firm for eight years, was promoted from Head of Management Information to Finance Director from the start of May. His role encompasses the firm’s finance functions in BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, Luxembourg, Shanghai and Tokyo. An Associate of […]
Shoosmiths advises Shearwater on multimillion pound reverse takeover
Shoosmiths has advised the founders of SecurEnvoy Limited on the sale and reverse takeover into AIM listed Shearwater Group. As the initial acquisition under Shearwater Group’s transformation strategy, the £20m consideration was satisfied by the payment of £10m in cash and £10m through the issuance of 200 million Ordinary Shares of the Company at a […]
SRA reviews Dentons’ handling of work discrimination case
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating whether a formal inquiry should be launched into Dentons’ handling of a discrimination case.
Guy Norman wins second term as Clifford Chance corporate head
Clifford Chance global head of corporate Guy Norman has been reappointed to a second term in the role, effective from 1 May.
HSF teams up with SullCrom for Weir’s largest-ever acquisition
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Sullivan & Cromwell have teamed up to advise FTSE 250 engineering company Weir on its billion-dollar acquisition of US provider Esco.
Clydes promotes 12 as partner numbers pass 400 for first time
Clyde & Co has made up 12 associates to equity partner, swelling the firm’s partnership numbers to over 400 for the first time in its history.
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The most common name for a law firm partner is…
Exclusive research conducted by The Lawyer has revealed the most common names for male and female partners in the UK’s largest firms.
A&O guns for tech revenue stream with derivatives platform launch
Allen & Overy (A&O) has developed a new online platform in the wake of impending derivatives regulations.