BLM names new London office head after Clydes exit
BLM has named the new head of its London office three days after it was announced the firm had lost Jennette Newman to Clyde & Co.
BonelliErede opens its first Middle East office
Italian firm BonelliErede is opening its first office in the Middle East, launching an offering in Dubai.
Former London managing partner Andrea Carta Mantiglia will be the executive chairman of the new office, while corporate lawyers Marco De Leo and John Shehata will be on-site local partners.
RPC hires two-partner team from beleaguered Sedgwick
RPC has hired a two partner team from troubled US firm Sedgwick, bolstering its insurance practice in London.
These hires come after the Sedgwick confirmed last week that it is to cease trading early next year in a move that affected over 80 partners, including six in London.
Burness Paull set for top-level management changes in 2018
Burness Paull’s longstanding chairman Philip Rodney and managing partner Ian Wattie are set to step down next year, The Lawyer understands.
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BLM names new London office head after Clydes exit
BLM has named the new head of its London office three days after it was announced the firm had lost Jennette Newman to Clyde & Co.
BonelliErede opens its first Middle East office
Italian firm BonelliErede is opening its first office in the Middle East, launching an offering in Dubai.
Former London managing partner Andrea Carta Mantiglia will be the executive chairman of the new office, while corporate lawyers Marco De Leo and John Shehata will be on-site local partners.
RPC hires two-partner team from beleaguered Sedgwick
RPC has hired a two partner team from troubled US firm Sedgwick, bolstering its insurance practice in London.
These hires come after the Sedgwick confirmed last week that it is to cease trading early next year in a move that affected over 80 partners, including six in London.
Burness Paull set for top-level management changes in 2018
Burness Paull’s longstanding chairman Philip Rodney and managing partner Ian Wattie are set to step down next year, The Lawyer understands.
HSF continues alternative legal services push with new Australia office
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has ended months of speculation over a pending office opening by announcing it will open a second legal services hub in Sydney next year.
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Simpson Thacher to close Seoul office
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is closing down its operation in Seoul after six years, making it the first global law firm to pull out of South Korea. South Korea opened up its legal market to international firms in 2012, resulting in an influx of international law firms setting up shop. The firm relocated its Korea […]
Slaughters’ Watkins makes London return after breeding “strong pack of wolves” in Hong Kong
Slaughter and May corporate partner David Watkins has returned to London after a seven-year stint in Hong Kong, having overseen a period of growth for its Asian offering, with six new partners and practice expansion into North Asia. Watkins, who has been a partner at Slaughter and May since 2005, relocated to Hong Kong in […]
Mothercare scraps GC role as fifth in four years departs
Mothercare has scrapped its general counsel position following the departure of Alice Darwall, who was acting as group general counsel and company secretary. The Mothercare in-house legal team has been in flux for the past few years; Darwall left the business in June 2018 after eight months. She replaced Andrew Eames, who was acting as […]
The 60 second interview: Pinsents’ Richard Foley: Law firms will need to think more about the reason they exist
Our latest 60 second interview in the “Law firm of the Year” series features senior partner Richard Foley, who talks to The Lawyer about Pinsent Masons‘ vision for the future and the importance of understanding the DNA of your business in times of unprecedented change.
Sberbank swaps South Square silk for “£300,000” Brick Court QC
The Russian bank Sberbank has opted to swap South Square’s Barry Issacs QC and Alexander Riddiford for Brick Court super silk Mark Howard QC and junior Laura Newton for its Court of Appeal hearing in October. Howard and Newton will now be instructed by Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson partner Justin Michaelson for the […]
Partners Group hands panel places to cohort of PE firms
Investment manager Partners Group has appointed a number of US and UK-headquartered firms to its panel, including Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins, The Lawyer understands. Partners Group last undertook a review in 2016, in which the magic circle firm secured a place as one of the company’s core legal advisers. Two key deals for Clifford Chance […]