You have just one month to sort out your European LLP
Will law firms’ post-Brexit business structure ensure seamless continuity?
The Lawyer European Awards 2020: Global In-house Team and European Managing Partner Shortlist Discussion
The seventh and final instalment of The Lawyer European Awards shortlist discussions presented by The Lawyer’s Editor, Catrin Griffiths and International Editor, Yun Kriegler will look at the teams and people that have really added value to their organisations.
Salaries at Slaughters to stay frozen until next year
Salary freezes at Slaughter and May are set to continue, as the firm faces the economic fallout of the pandemic. The freeze will now be reviewed next year. In response to Covid-19, the firm had put quarterly partner distributions on hold in April and deferred annual salary reviews. The firm has recently reinstated partner distributions […]
Freshfields overhauls German legal structure ahead of Brexit transition
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has changed its legal structures in several European Union jurisdictions as the magic circle firm readies for Brexit. Freshfields is the first of the magic circle to have completed the conversion into a German equivalent of the UK LLP structure – known as Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung (PartG mbB), a legal form […]
Supreme Administrative Court backs gun-jumping decision
Czech Republic: Transfer of title to real estate via public auction
At present, the holding of any auctions, including all auctions related to real estate, is regulated by Act No. 26/2000 Coll., on Public Auctions, as amended, and is subject to relatively strict conditions primarily intended to ensure that such auctions are transparent.
Covid-19 Overview on moratoria
The EBA issued guidelines designed to clarify (among others) when a moratorium measure (private or public) does not automatically trigger the re-classification of exposures as forborne.
Technology & Digitalisation – January 2021
Welcome to the January edition of Schoenherr’s to the point: technology & digitalisation newsletter.
Gatekeepers and the Digital Markets Act – CEE focused in-depth review
The European Commission (EC) has identified the emergence of large digital service providers as one of the most pressing issues that come with digitalisation.
Bulgarian watchdog introduces pre-notification contacts in merger proceedings
As of 1 January 2021, Bulgaria’s Commission for the Protection of Competition (the “CPC”) will be available for pre-notification discussions. To this end, it has also published bylaws (“Rules”) for such contacts (adopted by CPC decision 1005/10 December 2020).
You have just one month to sort out your European LLP
Will law firms’ post-Brexit business structure ensure seamless continuity?
The Lawyer European Awards 2020: Global In-house Team and European Managing Partner Shortlist Discussion
The seventh and final instalment of The Lawyer European Awards shortlist discussions presented by The Lawyer’s Editor, Catrin Griffiths and International Editor, Yun Kriegler will look at the teams and people that have really added value to their organisations.
Salaries at Slaughters to stay frozen until next year
Salary freezes at Slaughter and May are set to continue, as the firm faces the economic fallout of the pandemic. The freeze will now be reviewed next year. In response to Covid-19, the firm had put quarterly partner distributions on hold in April and deferred annual salary reviews. The firm has recently reinstated partner distributions […]
Freshfields overhauls German legal structure ahead of Brexit transition
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has changed its legal structures in several European Union jurisdictions as the magic circle firm readies for Brexit. Freshfields is the first of the magic circle to have completed the conversion into a German equivalent of the UK LLP structure – known as Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung (PartG mbB), a legal form […]
City firms don’t know how to grow litigation
Much as we hate to pour cold water over fond hopes, the expected litigation wave of 2021 will not find clear winners.
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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.
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For all of Quinn’s success in London, it’s seriously missing out on IP
The most successful US firm in London in terms of sheer growth is Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
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 has joined Addleshaws as a partner in London. She joins Addleshaws to lead its corporate governance team and co-chair its […]
Pinsents calls on consultants in global emissions audit
Pinsent Masons is preparing to unveil targets aimed at reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, after carrying out a global audit of data such as electricity usage and business travel. Consultancy giant WSP was appointed by the firm following a tender exercise last summer and has since carried out a three-month gap analysis across each of […]
CK Hutchison expands group GC team with Clifford Chance hire
Hong Kong-headquartered conglomerate CK Hutchison has expanded its group general counsel ranks with the appointment of Clifford Chance corporate partner Frank Yuen. Yuen has joined CK Hutchison Holdings as a group general counsel and head of compliance, which is a newly-created role. He will work alongside head group general counsel Valentine Tsang and a number […]
Old Vic on lookout for new GC after exit
The Old Vic theatre is searching for a new GC, as Sara van der Pas prepares to leave the arts institution. She joined The Old Vic in October 2019 and will leave this March. She had previously practised at Farrer & Co, where she worked as an interim associate in the firm’s charity and community […]
Enthusiasm for long-term WFH grows at Gateley
Remote working is set to stay at Gateley, with a recent survey at the listed firm revealing that the percentage of staff wanting to work predominantly from home has increased. Against the expectations of CEO Rod Waldie, who anticipated a drop-off, up to 62 per cent of Gateley’s employees would now like to work from […]
Redundancies drive up costs as Knights posts H1 results
A restructuring exercise carried out by listed firm Knights amounted to nearly £3m in the first half of the financial year, while revenue soared after three acquisitions. In its results, Knights said the impact of the restructuring in the cash flow was £2.9m, of which £2.4m related to redundancy costs paid. A number of support […]
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