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Allen & Overy’s (A&O) ‘Fuse’ initiative last year was one of the landmark legal market developments in terms of highlighting the extent to which traditional firms are remodelling their businesses. Spearheading Fuse is derivatives lawyer Shruti Ajitsaria, an angel investor in her free time, who came up with the idea while on a jam-packed maternity […]
Mishcon de Reya is embroiled in a dispute with a former client that has accused the firm and other parties of “improperly diverting” funds away from the company as it collapsed into insolvency.
When the talk turns to major law firm mergers, few would disagree that the deal which created Eversheds Sutherland is one of the success stories. Leading from the UK side of this deal, which went live on 1 February last year, was co-CEO Lee Ranson. It is Ranson who has navigated his firm’s integration with […]
A host of US and Canadian firms have won the lead roles on Blackstone’s $17bn acquisition of a stake in Thomson Reuters’ financial and risk business.
Linklaters has become the latest firm to invest in smart contracts and blockchain technology as it announces a collaboration with the Accord Project.
Allen & Overy’s (A&O) ‘Fuse’ initiative last year was one of the landmark legal market developments in terms of highlighting the extent to which traditional firms are remodelling their businesses. Spearheading Fuse is derivatives lawyer Shruti Ajitsaria, an angel investor in her free time, who came up with the idea while on a jam-packed maternity […]
Mishcon de Reya is embroiled in a dispute with a former client that has accused the firm and other parties of “improperly diverting” funds away from the company as it collapsed into insolvency.
When the talk turns to major law firm mergers, few would disagree that the deal which created Eversheds Sutherland is one of the success stories. Leading from the UK side of this deal, which went live on 1 February last year, was co-CEO Lee Ranson. It is Ranson who has navigated his firm’s integration with […]
A host of US and Canadian firms have won the lead roles on Blackstone’s $17bn acquisition of a stake in Thomson Reuters’ financial and risk business.
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has broken its silence on the attendance of its head of internal commercial litigation Graham Shear at the Presidents Club.
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Slater & Gordon has finalised part of a strategic review of its UK business, with discussions ongoing as to whether certain practices fit into its revised model. As a result of the review, the firm will split its business into two main departments named Essential Legal Services (ELS) and Specialist Legal Services (SLS). ELS will […]
Magic circle firm Linklaters is to put financial sponsors at the heart of its Asia-Pacific operation after a strategy refresh led by regional managing partner William Liu. As part of the strategy, Linklaters is aiming to increase revenue by 10 per cent each year as well as making commitments to flesh out what the firm […]
Sky Group’s general counsel has left the business, leading to the appointment of a new legal head at the broadcasting company. Niamh Grogan has joined Sky as its new group general counsel after leaving multinational insurance adviser Willis Towers Watson. There, she was its global deputy general counsel and chief operating officer for more than […]
Firms in the US, with workforces impacted by last week’s Supreme Court decision on abortion rights, are entering discussions with their medical insurers to determine whether they can cover out-of-state travel costs. The US Supreme Court last week overturned Roe v Wade, meaning it will be up to individual states to make decisions on abortions. […]
Social care provider CareTech has been sold to a consortium, advised by Ashurst, in an £870m deal. Ashurst chair Karen Davies led the team representing Amalfi Bidco, a newly-formed company indirectly owned by Sheikh Holdings Group (Investments), Belgravia Investments and Kensington Capital, and funds managed and advised by THCP Advisory. Davies was supported by fellow […]
