Cash is king
Cash management is difficult for any firm to balance, especially in these hard economic times. Getting it right could make the difference between success or failure.
Davis Polk, Shearman advise on £5bn Brazilian IPO
Shearman & Sterling has advised the underwriters on Brazil’s biggest IPO to date – the $8bn (£5bn) listing of Banco Santander’s Brazilian subsidiary.
Altogether now
The global downturn will sort the men from the boys when it comes to litigation. Domestic litigation has failed to reach epidemic proportions, but firms with strong international practices are picking up a plethora of instructions that will keep them in good health for several years to come.
Govt dept issues tender for sole adviser
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is looking for a single firm to advise it on employment and HR issues.
Opinion: FSA: leave insider dealing prosecutions to the SFO
It is astonishing that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been able to transform itself from benign regulator to assertive criminal prosecutor in the absence of public debate about its accountability.
Cash is king
Cash management is difficult for any firm to balance, especially in these hard economic times. Getting it right could make the difference between success or failure.
Davis Polk, Shearman advise on £5bn Brazilian IPO
Shearman & Sterling has advised the underwriters on Brazil’s biggest IPO to date – the $8bn (£5bn) listing of Banco Santander’s Brazilian subsidiary.
Altogether now
The global downturn will sort the men from the boys when it comes to litigation. Domestic litigation has failed to reach epidemic proportions, but firms with strong international practices are picking up a plethora of instructions that will keep them in good health for several years to come.
Govt dept issues tender for sole adviser
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is looking for a single firm to advise it on employment and HR issues.
Simpson Thacher names new KKR link
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett acquisition finance veteran Tony Keal is retiring at the end of this calendar year, with the firm nominating recently promoted partner Ian Barratt to
take over the key Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) relationship in London.
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Alston finally delivers on promise to open in London after years of dithering
The number of US law firms without a presence in the City is set to diminish even further, as Atlanta-headquartered Alston & Bird hires four lawyers from K&L Gates to kickstart its London operations. Alston & Bird has hired K&L Gates finance partners Andrew Petersen and James Spencer, as well as competition partner James Ashe […]
Kingsley Napley seals first acquisition in two decades
Kingsley Napley has acquired an employment boutique, as the criminal defence specialists seek to build out its employment practice in its first bolt-on deal since the mid-90s. Archon Solicitors will join Kingsley Napley’s offices and cease to operate as an independent firm at the end of September. This merger comes on the back of a […]
Simmons favours performance over hours in new associate bonus scheme
Simmons & Simmons has introduced a new associate bonus programme that looks to go beyond billable hours when assessing performance, as more firms look to replace old metrics and reevaluate traditional reward systems. In performance assessments, the new programme takes into account factors that include client engagement and individual initiatives that benefit the entire practice […]
CMS hires three-strong Lisbon team to capture Africa work
CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut, the Portuguese branch of CMS, has bolstered its African efforts with the arrival of a senior partner from local firm Miranda e Associados. Alberto Galhardo Simões, who has been at Miranda for 16 years and was head of corporate, has left the firm in order to strengthen CMS RPA’s growth […]
Orrick ramps up in London with Cooley hire
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has brought in a new corporate partner from Cooley, marking the firm’s first lateral in London since the departure of Ali Ramadan, who was recently lost to Goodwin’s City hiring spree. Orrick has attracted partner Ed Lukins, who will join the London-based capital markets and corporate group led by partner Nell […]
“The government has behaved disgracefully,” claims former Supreme Court judge
Former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption has claimed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken a “hammer and sickle” to the UK’s political culture and that the UK Government has acted “disgracefully.” Speaking to Newsnight yesterday (September 16) on the legality of leaving the European Union without a deal, Sumption said he could not see how […]