Gide hives off Hong Kong team to Howse Williams Bowers
Gide Loyrette Nouel has closed its Hong Kong office, with its team joining Howse Williams Bowers (HWB) under a new best friends arrangement.
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The immediate legal consequences of Brexit under a new Prime Minister
David Cameron tossed the dice and lost. All gamblers must be prepared to lose and to think about what to do if the worst happens. But his gamble over the EU affects the entire profession.
Brexit: “Big question mark” over privacy law repercussions
The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union could have long-term repercussions for privacy law. Lawyers said that there would be no initial change while the UK negotiated an exit from the EU, but said there is now a “big question mark” over what happens next. “It is unlikely that, either in the short, medium […]
Walkers breaks into Guernsey with AO Hall merger
Offshore giant Walkers has announced its expansion into Guernsey through a merger with local firm AO Hall.
Preliminary injunctions in Germany: a weapon of choice against infringers
Gide hives off Hong Kong team to Howse Williams Bowers
Gide Loyrette Nouel has closed its Hong Kong office, with its team joining Howse Williams Bowers (HWB) under a new best friends arrangement.
3
The immediate legal consequences of Brexit under a new Prime Minister
David Cameron tossed the dice and lost. All gamblers must be prepared to lose and to think about what to do if the worst happens. But his gamble over the EU affects the entire profession.
Brexit: “Big question mark” over privacy law repercussions
The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union could have long-term repercussions for privacy law. Lawyers said that there would be no initial change while the UK negotiated an exit from the EU, but said there is now a “big question mark” over what happens next. “It is unlikely that, either in the short, medium […]
Walkers breaks into Guernsey with AO Hall merger
Offshore giant Walkers has announced its expansion into Guernsey through a merger with local firm AO Hall.
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TerraLex chair response to Dentons, Interlaw: any such thing as a free lunch?
I have read with interest the dialogue between Michael Siebold, chairman of Interlaw and Joe Andrew, global chair of Dentons regarding the best model for law firm networks. For all of us committed to the free market, it is good to see a healthy competition of ideas and, as we would expect, skilled advocacy. I […]
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A&O, Stephenson Harwood and Cleary Gottlieb lead on takeover of easyHotel
Allen & Overy, Stephenson Harwood and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are acting on the £139m takeover offer of easyHotel, following a wrangle which has been won by two property funds. Canadian investment fund Ivanhoé Cambridge and Luxembourg-based property fund manager ICAMAP Investments, working under the banner of Citrus UK, have bid for budget hotel […]
US and European firms lead on Bayer’s latest billion-dollar disposal
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has teamed up with German firm Hengeler Mueller on the sale of Bayer’s animal health business for $7.6bn. The two firms advised the purchaser Elanco Animal Health, which sells products to support farmers and pets alike. The Paul Weiss team was led by partner Tarun Stewart and litigation partner […]
Under pressure Arcadia loses legal chief to media group
Arcadia Group’s Michelle Gammon is to leave the company after 11 years, just months after the retail giant secured a high-profile rescue deal. Gammon will be general counsel for Global’s newly-formed outdoor advertising division, which was created following the acquisition of outdoor media owners Primesight and Outdoor Plus last September and transport advertising business Exterion […]
Dentons dubs Warsaw partner its ‘chief mindfulness officer’
Dentons has appointed a ‘chief mindfulness officer’ for Europe in an attempt to develop its lawyers’ emotional intelligence. Warsaw-based partner Karina Furga-Dabrowska has been handed the role as an acknowledgement of her role in the launch of NextMind, Dentons’ wellbeing programme. Furga-Dabrowska has been with the firm since 2006 and is co-head of its tax advisory […]
Dechert partner accused of threatening aviation entrepreneur in hacking claim
US aviation entrepreneur Farhad Azima has filed a counter-claim against Ras al Khaimah (RAK)’s sovereign investment vehicle RAKIA, alleging that it hacked and published his data on the dark web and that he was threatened by a London-based Dechert partner. The partner in question, Neil Gerrard, has been in the spotlight for his involvement in […]
Doughty Street barrister resigns following Twitter ‘harassment’ of colleague
A Doughty Street Chambers barrister has resigned from the set amid allegations that he was connected to a Twitter account that harassed people involved in the Labour antisemitism issue. In a Twitter thread posted by Doughty Street human rights barrister Adam Wagner, it is revealed that his former Doughty Street colleague Daniel Bennett has resigned […]