The UK’s first commercial law firm to become a publicly-quoted company, Gateley Plc, has announced two more appointments to its national banking and finance team. Christopher Fanner, formerly Head of Corporate Lending and Leveraged Finance at Herbert Smith Freehills, joins the firm as partner and Richard Cowan has joined the firm from Pannone Corporate as […]
International law firm Gowling WLG looks forward to welcoming intellectual property specialist Jon Parker to its award winning team. Jon, who is currently head of trademarks at Clyde & Co, will establish and grow Gowling WLG’s IP presence in the Middle East and Africa. Gordon Harris, co-head of IP for Gowling WLG said: “This is […]
Matei Florea, an experienced specialist in banking and finance law, has been invited to become equity partner of Schoenherr. Florea heads the banking and finance team in the firm’s Bucharest office. He has extensive know-how in advising clients with regard to legal matters in the areas of banking, distressed assets and bank consolidation projects, debt-restructurings (before […]
The 2015 shortlisted firms for The Lawyer Business Leadership’s innovation in knowledge management (KM) category discuss the struggle to implement KM and how to engage an entire firm to achieve success.
The UK’s first commercial law firm to become a publicly-quoted company, Gateley Plc, has announced two more appointments to its national banking and finance team. Christopher Fanner, formerly Head of Corporate Lending and Leveraged Finance at Herbert Smith Freehills, joins the firm as partner and Richard Cowan has joined the firm from Pannone Corporate as […]
International law firm Gowling WLG looks forward to welcoming intellectual property specialist Jon Parker to its award winning team. Jon, who is currently head of trademarks at Clyde & Co, will establish and grow Gowling WLG’s IP presence in the Middle East and Africa. Gordon Harris, co-head of IP for Gowling WLG said: “This is […]
Matei Florea, an experienced specialist in banking and finance law, has been invited to become equity partner of Schoenherr. Florea heads the banking and finance team in the firm’s Bucharest office. He has extensive know-how in advising clients with regard to legal matters in the areas of banking, distressed assets and bank consolidation projects, debt-restructurings (before […]
The 2015 shortlisted firms for The Lawyer Business Leadership’s innovation in knowledge management (KM) category discuss the struggle to implement KM and how to engage an entire firm to achieve success.
Slaughter and May has acted for longstanding client Premier Foods, as it rejected a takeover offer by US company McCormick & Company, in favour of a deal with Japan’s Nissin. Partners Michael Corbett and Robert Byk led the Slaughters team advising UK-listed Premier Foods, which was first approached by US rival McCormick & Company back […]
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Shoosmiths has appointed its head of personal advisory as its first general counsel (GC). Richard Follis takes on the inaugural GC role at the 196-partner firm, where he will enhance focus on managing the increasing compliance burden required to support business activity, as well as take on the quality and risk responsibilities that sit with […]
A team of lawyers and technologists from Ashurst’s NewLaw arm is set to take on teaching duties as part of a module launched by the firm with the University of Stirling in Scotland. The firm is working with the university on a strategic partnership aimed at cultivating talent that will be able to populate the […]
The chief marketing officer and executive board member of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is leaving the firm after 12 years. The departure of Lucy Murphy, chief marketing and business development officer at the magic circle firm, was announced internally in an email, sources told The Lawyer. Murphy had been in her role since 2015. Sitting on […]
UK firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has made its first partner hire in Singapore following its 2019 merger, in what is also its first steps towards building an Asian corporate practice. As part of its strategic expansion in Asia, Penningtons has hired corporate partner Nick Dingemans in Singapore from UK rival Watson Farley Williams, where he […]
