E-learning: Brush up on contract drafting to avoid disputes
The Lawyer is launching an e-learning course on contract drafting. Course leader and ex-Freshfields partner Ben Staveley talks about why the subject is a passion of his.
Ajitsaria, Shruti – Allen & Overy
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 […]
Former client sues Mishcon de Reya over £6m tax bill
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.
Ranson, Lee – Eversheds Sutherland
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 […]
Linklaters joins Cooley and Womble Bond in smart contract race
Linklaters has become the latest firm to invest in smart contracts and blockchain technology as it announces a collaboration with the Accord Project.
E-learning: Brush up on contract drafting to avoid disputes
The Lawyer is launching an e-learning course on contract drafting. Course leader and ex-Freshfields partner Ben Staveley talks about why the subject is a passion of his.
Ajitsaria, Shruti – Allen & Overy
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 […]
Former client sues Mishcon de Reya over £6m tax bill
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.
Ranson, Lee – Eversheds Sutherland
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 […]
US firms lead the way as Blackstone scores $17bn Thomson Reuters deal
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.
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Clifford Chance lures in venture capitalists and academics for new tech venture
Clifford Chance has launched a new innovation lab in Singapore to explore legal technology solutions with the input of startups, companies and academics. As part of the firm’s innovation and best delivery hub for Asia Pacific, the project called Create +65 aims to develop and test new technology by gathering players at various ends of the […]
US promotions: Jones Day stays focused on US, as Cadwalader prioritises London
Jones Day has made up 46 new partners globally in its latest promotions round, while London accounts for the majority of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft’s new joiners. The majority of Jones Day’s new partners – 34 out of 46 – were made up in the US, with a smattering of partners making the grade in the […]
Fried Frank and Dechert strike decisive blow in Sberbank case
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and Dechert have fought off an appeal from White & Case upholding an earlier High Court decision in favour of Russian lender Sberbank. The appeal made by the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) was unanimously dismissed by Lord Justices Lewison, Henderson and Baker, with White & Case now expected […]
Clifford Chance confirms role in Africa deal with anti-corruption pledge
Clifford Chance has pledged to engage other elite law firms in a bid to counter corruption, after the firm came under pressure for acting on a deal involving the son of Equatorial Guinea’s long-serving president. The firm confirmed it played a role in the sale of a private jet to Teodoro Obiang in 2006, with the magic […]
Centrica names new GC as longstanding chief retires
Centrica’s deputy general counsel Justine Campbell has been named as the company’s new legal head following the retirement of its longstanding chief Grant Dawson. Campbell joined Centrica in 2013 as general counsel of its British Gas business, before rising through the ranks to the role of Centrica’s general counsel for UK and Ireland and then […]
DAC wins first UK mandate from healthcare business Cygnet
The firm will effectively act as sole provider for the healthcare business, offering a range of advice on services.