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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DACB raids Spanish firm for 20-lawyer group hire
DAC Beachcroft continues its Spanish expansion, as it gains a 20-lawyer team in Madrid from local firm Asjusa Abogados. The firm has integrated its Spanish office with lawyers joining from Asjusa, a boutique insurance and civil responsibility firm – specialising in Spanish healthcare law. Three partners and 20 lawyers – specialising in professional liability and […]
Do lawyers and elite athletes have anything in common? Eversheds thinks so.
Eversheds Sutherland is to roll out a new programme to help lawyers maximise their output by learning how to respond to pressure in the same way elite athletes do. The programme, called ‘sustainable peak performance’, will be led by the firm’s managing partner Keith Froud. Starting in the spring, it will consist of workshops held […]
DLA Piper leads on restructuring of department store Beales
DLA Piper has taken a lead role in the administration of the latest retail company in the UK to fall into administration. Partner Barney Smedley from the firm’s Leeds office is leading a team acting for KPMG, which was appointed as administrators for Beales following a court hearing yesterday. The Bournemouth-based department store started facing […]
CMS eyes foothold in Sweden via merger
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (CMS) has been mulling a move into Sweden through merger talks with a local firm, The Lawyer can reveal. CMS is understood to be in talks with Stockholm-based firm Törngren Magnell, which was founded in 2006 by partners Peter Törngren and Viktor Magnell. It has just under 20 partners. If the […]
Transferwise ends GC search with senior Monzo hire
Transferwise has hired the chief legal officer of rival money app Monzo as its new general counsel, ending a seven-month search to fill the position. The currency transfer service has found its next general counsel in Dean Nash, who has spearheaded the legal strategy of digital bank Monzo for more than three years. In 2019, […]
Mayer Brown’s Brussels head departs for Noerr
The head of Mayer Brown’s Brussels office is to join German firm Noerr next month. Jens Peter Schmidt has been the managing partner of Mayer Brown’s Brussels office since 2014, and a partner at the firm since 2001 when he joined from Shearman & Sterling. He will join Noerr’s partnership on 15 February. The partner’s […]