Simpson Thacher’s Alibaba relationship partner moves in-house with client
The finance arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, Ant Finance, has appointed Simpson Thacher & Bartlett rainmaker Chen Leiming as its global general counsel.
No5 QC prosecutes coventry children’s home abuse trial update
Two former social workers, who ran a Coventry children’s home in the 1980’s, have been jailed. The jury at Warwick Crown Court found both Kenneth Owen and Alan Todd guilty of physically and psychologically abusing children at the now demolished Wisteria Lodge, in Earlsdon. Todd, who has been jailed for eight year and eight months, […]
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Unless it has been shoved into a quiet corner, it seems that the tailor’s dummy has been done for in the refurb; that tailor’s dummy which sat in the heart of the restaurant, letting you know that you were in the middle of the the hand-made garment district, as if the Savile Row address didn’t offer enough of a clue.
Eversheds launches apprenticeship route to solicitor status
Eversheds has become the first firm to offer a six-year paid apprenticeship as a route into becoming a qualified solicitor. The firm revealed today (16 March) it would offer the Government’s Trailblazer level seven apprenticeship, with candidates now able to apply for a start date in September 2016. Eversheds will take on eight legal apprentices […]
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Simpson Thacher’s Alibaba relationship partner moves in-house with client
The finance arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, Ant Finance, has appointed Simpson Thacher & Bartlett rainmaker Chen Leiming as its global general counsel.
No5 QC prosecutes coventry children’s home abuse trial update
Two former social workers, who ran a Coventry children’s home in the 1980’s, have been jailed. The jury at Warwick Crown Court found both Kenneth Owen and Alan Todd guilty of physically and psychologically abusing children at the now demolished Wisteria Lodge, in Earlsdon. Todd, who has been jailed for eight year and eight months, […]
Sartoria, W1
Unless it has been shoved into a quiet corner, it seems that the tailor’s dummy has been done for in the refurb; that tailor’s dummy which sat in the heart of the restaurant, letting you know that you were in the middle of the the hand-made garment district, as if the Savile Row address didn’t offer enough of a clue.
Eversheds launches apprenticeship route to solicitor status
Eversheds has become the first firm to offer a six-year paid apprenticeship as a route into becoming a qualified solicitor. The firm revealed today (16 March) it would offer the Government’s Trailblazer level seven apprenticeship, with candidates now able to apply for a start date in September 2016. Eversheds will take on eight legal apprentices […]
Freshfields, Clydes and Travers heads among 250 anti-Brexit lawyers
Over 250 lawyers have signed a report against Brexit, including the leaders of Clyde & Co, Simmons & Simmons and Travers Smith. The report, “Lawyers – In for Britain” has been promoted by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer antitrust partner John Davies and sets out the group’s arguments for remaining in the EU. It already has around […]
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Come for the rugby, stay for the M&A
Revived interest in Japan from certain law firms may have something to do with the Rugby World Cup.
2021 will be Kirkland’s year – again
Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher are expected to deliver another strong set of results in coming weeks.
There are many escapees from BigLaw
Boutiques are now looking like a particularly attractive option.
A COO is a managing partner’s best friend
Firms must once again turn their attentions towards servicing current clients for a lower cost.
Business travel is not dead
The world is becoming a more open place to travel based on the Henley Passport Index.
There is one good reason US firms are hiring senior associates into partnership
In recent months there has been a glut of senior associate hires.
Fieldfisher eyes litigation funding work with new platform
Fieldfisher is ramping up its foray into the litigation funding market with a new platform to speed up one of the most time-consuming phases of the claim process. The firm has developed a platform that assess new commercial claims to establish whether the litigants are eligibile for funding. The platform, developed on artificial intelligence technology […]
DWF GC moves back into retail with Ocado role
The general counsel and company secretary of DWF is leaving the listed business to take on a similar position within the Ocado Group. Mollie Stoker joins Ocado as deputy GC after the move of in-house lawyer Jonathan Wiseman to the retail arm of the grocer. She is leaving DWF after becoming GC on its listing […]
Four firms added to £8.7m Scottish Enterprise panel
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang and Addleshaw Goddard are among the four firms that have been added to Scottish Enterprise’s new £8.7m panel. The public body has appointed Scottish firms Brodies and Burness Paull to the panel, as well as CMS and Addleshaws. Shepherd and Wedderburn, which was on the former panel running from 2016 […]
Taylor Wessing takes legal duties for Pfizer in vaccine rollout
Taylor Wessing is advising pharma giant Pfizer on aspects around the rollout of its Covid-19 vaccine across Europe, The Lawyer understands. The firm is understood to be counselling the company on patent issues arising from the unprecedentedly large-scale distribution of the vaccine it developed in conjunction with German biotech company BioNTech. It is understood that […]
Satellite provider Isotropic appoints first GC
Isotropic Systems has appointed Indira Hann as its first general counsel. Indira Hann has taken on the chief legal role at Isotropic Systems, which designs and develops satellite antennas for rail, defence and aerospace applications In the role, Hann will manage all legal activities regarding Isotropic Systems’ multi-beam broadband terminals, which are on track for […]
Addleshaws seeks to capitalise on PLC work with A&O hire
Addleshaw Goddard has recruited a corporate lawyer from Allen & Overy as its new head of corporate governance, as firms look to advise FTSE clients on matters such as ESG and compliance. A&O counsel Jaya Gupta is set to move to Addleshaws as a partner in London. She will join Addleshaws to lead its corporate governance […]
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