Winston poaches Akin Gump partner to boost City office
The London office of US firm Winston & Strawn has continued its recent growth spurt with the hire of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld arbitration partner Michael Stepek.
Irwin Mitchell profits plummet 25% after Thomas Eggar merger
Irwin Mitchell’s profit before tax has fallen by more than 25 per cent, from £16.7m to £12.4m last year.
Exclusive: Schillings picks up celebrity threesome case from Carter Ruck
Celebrity threesome couple ‘PJS’ and ‘YMA’ have dropped their lawyers Carter Ruck in favour of Schillings, just months after the firm helped secure a Supreme Court ruling that upheld their controversial privacy injunction.
Mishcon scales back New York office after review
Mishcon de Reya has scaled back its New York office following a review of its US operations.
Restrictive covenants: case suggests need for regular reviews
Winston poaches Akin Gump partner to boost City office
The London office of US firm Winston & Strawn has continued its recent growth spurt with the hire of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld arbitration partner Michael Stepek.
Irwin Mitchell profits plummet 25% after Thomas Eggar merger
Irwin Mitchell’s profit before tax has fallen by more than 25 per cent, from £16.7m to £12.4m last year.
Exclusive: Schillings picks up celebrity threesome case from Carter Ruck
Celebrity threesome couple ‘PJS’ and ‘YMA’ have dropped their lawyers Carter Ruck in favour of Schillings, just months after the firm helped secure a Supreme Court ruling that upheld their controversial privacy injunction.
Mishcon scales back New York office after review
Mishcon de Reya has scaled back its New York office following a review of its US operations.
Uber instructs Hogan Lovells on TfL judicial review
Uber has turned to Hogan Lovells once again to mount a judicial review of Transport for London’s (TfL) new rules for private hire cars.
SRA launches probe into A&O NDAs amid concerns over Weinstein ties
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has opened an investigation into a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) Allen & Overy (A&O)’s for disgraced produced Harvey Weinstein. SRA chief executive Paul Philip appeared in front of the Women and Equalities Committee today (25 April). The SRA’s “open investigation” into A&O and the length of time between the initial allegations […]
Charles Russell Speechlys make up eight to partner in UK promotions round
Charles Russell Speechlys has made up eight lawyers to partner in London in its latest UK promotions round. The eight new partners are Robert Birchall, Sarah Jane Boon, James Bradford, Sangna Chauhan, Richard Coleman, Jamie Kennaugh, Jonathan McDonald, and Charlotte Pender. The new partners are evenly spread across the firm’s corporate, family, tax and commercial practices. Three […]
Litigation heavyweights act on Lehman Brothers administration costs battle
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Kirkland & Ellis are among the firms to have advised on a legal costs dispute between creditors of the Lehman Brothers International collapse. The full line-up of law firms includes Ropes & Gray, Morrison & Foerster and Michelmores. Lehman Brothers creditor Wentworth Sons argued that […]
A&O picks five new start-ups for tech incubator Fuse
Allen & Overy (A&O) is bringing in a second cohort of startups into its tech space Fuse, which launched in London last year. This will bring the number of tech startups in the Fuse space up to eight: five new companies are joining three of the companies from the first cohort in the space in […]
Taylor Wessing and Cooley score lead roles on PE sale of Pizza Hut
Taylor Wessing has advised Rutland Partners in the sale of Pizza Hut, six years after the private equity group rescued the chain from the brink of collapse.
Slaughters makes third-ever lateral partner hire in Hong Kong
Slaughter and May has hired investigations lawyer Wynne Mok in Hong Kong, making her the third partner to join the firm from an external position. Mok joins Slaughters from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, where she has been director of enforcement since 2016. Prior to moving in-house, Mok was a partner in Norton […]