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.
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.
Magda Cocco and Paula Gomes Freire named as women lawyers leading change for Iberia
InspiraLaw, recognises outstanding women in the legal field (in-house and private practice lawyers). Magda Cocco, Telecoms, Media & IT’s practice partner, and Paula Gomes Freire, Banking & Finance practice partner, were named in the top 50 women excelling in their career as voted by more than 500 of their peers in Portugal and Spain. This new initiative […]
Linklaters boosts Washington DC presence with bankruptcy hire
Linklaters has expanded its Washington DC office with the hire of Jones Day bankruptcy partner Amy Edgy.
Edgy joins the magic circle firm after a nearly a decade at Jones Day, having made partner in 2011.
How new houses and flats are sold set to undergo major change in England
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.
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.
Magda Cocco and Paula Gomes Freire named as women lawyers leading change for Iberia
InspiraLaw, recognises outstanding women in the legal field (in-house and private practice lawyers). Magda Cocco, Telecoms, Media & IT’s practice partner, and Paula Gomes Freire, Banking & Finance practice partner, were named in the top 50 women excelling in their career as voted by more than 500 of their peers in Portugal and Spain. This new initiative […]
Linklaters boosts Washington DC presence with bankruptcy hire
Linklaters has expanded its Washington DC office with the hire of Jones Day bankruptcy partner Amy Edgy.
Edgy joins the magic circle firm after a nearly a decade at Jones Day, having made partner in 2011.
SDT scolds Clifford Chance in Excalibur judgment
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has said Clifford Chance “failed to provide a good standard of service” in the controversial Excalibur dispute, after the firm and one of its partners were fined a total of £100,000 last year.
Arrest warrant issued for Eurasian Resources Group CEO in SFO investigation
In the wake of the decade’s most important case concerning legal privilege, an arrest warrant has been issued against the CEO of the Eurasian Natural Resource Corporation (ENRC)’s parent company as part of the Serious Fraud Office’s ongoing investigation into a string of allegations. The warrant was issued against Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) CEO Benedikt […]
Riverview gifts its AI to charity to help City lawyers do more pro bono
KIM technology will speed up triage and referral to pro bono lawyers by enabling efficient collection of client information
Fieldfisher offers bonuses to non-fee earners for first time
Fieldfisher is making bonuses available for non-fee earners in the UK for the first time, after a string of stand-out financial results from the firm. The move means high-performing staff in Fieldfisher’s business services’ functions, for example, will be granted a bonus. However, the rewards are discretionary, meaning not everyone will be in line for […]
ITV hunts for new GC as Garard steps down
ITV’s longstanding general counsel Andrew Garard has stepped down after over a decade in the role. The television network has confirmed that Garard will leave his position on 31 July. He joined ITV in 2007 as group legal director and GC, before becoming company secretary two years later. He also sits on the board of […]
