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.
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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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.