All those brilliant brains at the Bar, and they still can’t solve this problem
Female barrister incomes are lower than their male counterparts across all sectors of the Bar
Taylor Wessing senior partner holds post after re-election
The senior partner of Taylor Wessing has secured a second term, continuing on his leadership alongside the firm’s managing partner Shane Gleghorn. Private equity partner Dominic FitzPatrick will stay in his post after a three-year term that started in 2017. Back then, he had replaced real estate partner Adam Marks in the role, who had also […]
Barrister of the week: 3VB’s Farhaz Khan
It is rare to see an arbitration played out in public, but this was the case in a recent decision involving FTSE200 company Aggreko. Last month, the Scottish company – which instructed 3VB’s Farhaz Khan – obtained an injunction against Al-Sadi Trading Group (ATG), over monies owed to Aggreko. The dispute centres around Aggreko’s temporary […]
Kirkland alumni club: Willkie secures double-partner hire in London
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has secured its long-awaited hire of two partners from Kirkland & Ellis, as they join former colleague Claire McDaid to expand its City private equity team. Gavin Gordon and David Arnold are to join Willkie in the City, following on from the firm’s hire of Dechert tax partner Jane Scobie last […]
McDermott embroiled in hedge fund manager’s Deloitte dispute
All those brilliant brains at the Bar, and they still can’t solve this problem
Female barrister incomes are lower than their male counterparts across all sectors of the Bar
Taylor Wessing senior partner holds post after re-election
The senior partner of Taylor Wessing has secured a second term, continuing on his leadership alongside the firm’s managing partner Shane Gleghorn. Private equity partner Dominic FitzPatrick will stay in his post after a three-year term that started in 2017. Back then, he had replaced real estate partner Adam Marks in the role, who had also […]
Barrister of the week: 3VB’s Farhaz Khan
It is rare to see an arbitration played out in public, but this was the case in a recent decision involving FTSE200 company Aggreko. Last month, the Scottish company – which instructed 3VB’s Farhaz Khan – obtained an injunction against Al-Sadi Trading Group (ATG), over monies owed to Aggreko. The dispute centres around Aggreko’s temporary […]
Kirkland alumni club: Willkie secures double-partner hire in London
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has secured its long-awaited hire of two partners from Kirkland & Ellis, as they join former colleague Claire McDaid to expand its City private equity team. Gavin Gordon and David Arnold are to join Willkie in the City, following on from the firm’s hire of Dechert tax partner Jane Scobie last […]
Linklaters leads for Caffè Nero on CVA
Linklaters is acting for Caffè Nero on the launch of its company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The coffee house chain has become the latest high-profile business casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic and has appointed KPMG as administrators. Linklaters restructuring and insolvency partner Richard Hodgson is leading for Caffè Nero, alongside managing associate Damien Gomez. The chain […]
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The speed read: pupillages in danger; Brexit looms (again); and an unlikely challenger to Slaughters
If the criminal Bar is suffering death by a thousand cuts, chalk up another little nick Red Lion Chambers will not be recruiting any pupils for September 2022 after the pandemic led to current pupils having to stay on longer. Things will get back to normal for the set from 2023 onwards. Red Lion takes […]
Beckwith appeal: Former Freshfields partner overturns SDT ruling
Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith has succeeded in his bid to overturn a 2019 decision that found him in breach of principles set out by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. After pursuing a High Court challenge against last year’s findings by the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), Beckwith argued his actions did not cross over […]
The Lawyer European Awards 2020: Regional Shortlist Discussion
The sixth instalment of The Lawyer European Awards shortlist discussions presented by The Lawyer’s Editor, Catrin Griffiths and International Editor, Yun Kriegler features a variety of regional categories, including a new category for 2020: Real Estate Team of the year.
Pandemic pushes Penningtons out of San Francisco
Penningtons Manches Cooper has closed its US outpost in San Francisco, after addressing the costs of having an on-the-ground presence in the city. The firm has had a presence there since 2014, when legacy Penningtons Manches opened its first international outpost. But the impact of the pandemic on international travel and the costs of sustaining […]
The Lawyer European Awards 2020: Global European Shortlist Discussion
The fifth 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 emerging trends from the Global European categories.
Clydes launches redundancy consultation
Clyde & Co has commenced two separate redundancy consultations, as part of ongoing changes at the firm. The firm is planning on cutting secretarial roles, as well as staff from across nine teams. The potential job losses to the secretarial teams were pre-planned and non-Covid related, the firm said, and as part of plans to […]
