Magic circle duo lead on £3bn Informa and UBM merger
Clifford Chance and Linklaters have secured key mandates in Informa’s proposed £3bn acquisition of rival FTSE 250 events company UBM.
Quinn financials: London posts 61% hike in revenue and profit
The London office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has posted a 61 per cent increase in turnover from £44.8m to £71.9m in 2017.
HFW financials: top fee-earner takes home £950,000
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) posted double-digit growth in turnover, profits and partner remuneration in a strong financial performance for the firm.
A&O client Phones 4U wins £200m damages battle against EE
Allen & Overy client Phones 4U does not owe EE £200m in damages resulting from its collapse into administration, the High Court has ruled.
UBO in Slovenia: are you exempted or not?
Polish tax evasion rules – Impact on escrow agreements
To counteract tax evasion, Polish authorities have recently introduced legislation and digital systems allowing tax authorities to analyse banking systems, search for potential fraud, and block suspicious bank accounts. Effective 30 April 2018, the new rules may have an adverse effect on escrow accounts, M&A closings, and real estate transactions in Poland. This client alert […]
Warsaw: Management liability in M&A transactions
By Niall Crowley Increased volatility on financial markets is putting pressure on company management teams when setting valuations in M&A transactions, according to experts gathered at a seminar held by international law firm Wolf Theiss…
New EU regulation: The end of geo-blocking when shopping online
A new EU Regulation, which will take effect on 3 December 2018, provides for borderless online shopping. Traders are obliged to treat online customers equally, regardless of which EU-member state they come from. Geo-blocking will be abolished in many cases. However, digital content protected under copyright law and some other services are not yet affected […]
Bulgaria: Commission recommends amendments to the energy act
On 8 February 2018, the Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission (“CPC”) issued a Decision in a Competition Advocacy proceeding initiated in 2017 for the assessment of conformity with Competition law of the legal framework applicable to heat energy supply legislation. The Competition Advocacy proceeding analyzed the respective sections of the Energy Act (“EA”), the Heat Energy […]
Romania and GDPR: Key proposed measures
On March 14 2018, the Romanian law for implementing measures on EU regulation no.2016/679 on the protection of individual rights regarding the processing of personal data directive GDPR was submitted. The legislative proposal can be reviewed here…
Magic circle duo lead on £3bn Informa and UBM merger
Clifford Chance and Linklaters have secured key mandates in Informa’s proposed £3bn acquisition of rival FTSE 250 events company UBM.
Quinn financials: London posts 61% hike in revenue and profit
The London office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has posted a 61 per cent increase in turnover from £44.8m to £71.9m in 2017.
HFW financials: top fee-earner takes home £950,000
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) posted double-digit growth in turnover, profits and partner remuneration in a strong financial performance for the firm.
A&O client Phones 4U wins £200m damages battle against EE
Allen & Overy client Phones 4U does not owe EE £200m in damages resulting from its collapse into administration, the High Court has ruled.
Philip Rule appears on TV to discuss appeal
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ Philip Rule appeared on BBC Breakfast on 5 January to discuss the legal aspects of the Court of Appeal’s decision to quash a rape conviction in an appeal in which Philip was instructed by the appellant. You can read Philip’s additional comments at:http://www.no5.com/news-and-publications/news/1671-court-of-appeal-quashes-conviction-of-man-accused-of-rape-in-decision-of-r-v-k-2017-ewca-crim-2214/
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The speed read: the legal world’s key stories of last week
There are three things that keep City managing partners awake at night. First, the US firms. Second, tech and New Law. And third, Brexit. This week saw all three issues in the spotlight. The extent of US firms’ growth in London was shown by the unveiled City 50, The Lawyer’s ranking of US and UK […]
White & Case advises as CVC buys UnitedLex in biggest-ever legal market deal
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in alternative legal services provider UnitedLex in what is believed to be the largest investment in the legal market ever at $500m. UnitedLex CEO Dan Reed led negotiations in-house. The Lawyer can reveal that CVC was advised by a White & Case team led by New York-based partner […]
Orrick and Latham advise on FarFetch float
Orrick, Latham & Watkins and Fenwick & West have taken the lead advising on luxury online retailer FarFetch‘s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Latham & Watkins is advising FarFetch, with a capital markets team led by New York partners Marc Jaffe and Ian Schuman, and London partner Joshua Kiernan. Orrick is acting for a […]
The 60 second interview: Need new ways to motivate your team? Ask them
GSK’s assistant general counsel talks to The Lawyer about the steps she takes to avoid disappointment in the mentor-mentee relationship.
Revealed: A&O’s IP reshuffle in the wake of Dagg’s Kirkland move
Former Allen & Overy (A&O) head of intellectual property Nicola Dagg was leading on 75 per cent of the firm’s cases in the sector before the announcement of her high-profile move to US firm Kirkland & Ellis earlier this year, data from The Lawyer can reveal. Data gathered for The Lawyer Litigation Tracker Q2 shows that of the firm’s four […]
LOD targets US as future biggest market in growth strategy
Flexible lawyering service Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has laid out its plans for significant growth in the US with hopes that it will become the provider’s biggest market in the next “few years”. In a bid to further its ambitions in the US, LOD co-founder John Knox relocated to the North Eastern state of Connecticut […]