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Irwin Mitchell has drafted four new partners into the firm’s London office as the first major arrivals since announcing its sector-focused strategy.
Henderson Park hires former Goldman Sachs lawyer as first GC
Real estate investment fund Henderson Park has hired former Goldman Sachs senior counsel Nick Russell as its first general counsel.
Sidley bolsters Brussels with Hunton hire
Sidley Austin has boosted its Brussels presence with the hire of a partner from Hunton & Williams.
Eversheds launches three offices in Luxembourg and Russia
Eversheds Sutherland has poached two partners from Simmons & Simmons and acquired a Nordic firm to launch three new offices in Luxembourg and Russia.
Osborne Clarke opens new office in Sweden through five-strong team hire
Irwin Mitchell sector-focused strategy given boost with four new arrivals
Irwin Mitchell has drafted four new partners into the firm’s London office as the first major arrivals since announcing its sector-focused strategy.
Henderson Park hires former Goldman Sachs lawyer as first GC
Real estate investment fund Henderson Park has hired former Goldman Sachs senior counsel Nick Russell as its first general counsel.
Sidley bolsters Brussels with Hunton hire
Sidley Austin has boosted its Brussels presence with the hire of a partner from Hunton & Williams.
Eversheds launches three offices in Luxembourg and Russia
Eversheds Sutherland has poached two partners from Simmons & Simmons and acquired a Nordic firm to launch three new offices in Luxembourg and Russia.
Clifford Chance hires two partners to boost US footprint
Clifford Chance has hired two new partners into its Washington DC office, reaching double-digits for lateral hires in the US over the last year.
Slaughters and Shoosmiths lead in rescue deal for Joules
Slaughter and May has advised FTSE 100 giant Next, as it buys fashion retailer Joules out of administration. A team led by partner duo Ian Johnson and Claire Jackson worked with Next on its bid for Joules. Johnson leads Slaughters’ restructuring group, while Jackson was promoted to partner in the corporate team in 2020. Meanwhile, […]
The Lawyer Podcast: Leveraged finance lawyers just aren’t hot any more
We’re back with the latest episode of The Lawyer podcast. This week, has the music stopped for leveraged finance? Deputy editor Rachel Moloney joins editor Catrin Griffiths to assess what the recession is doing to all those expensive hires. Litigation editor Christian Smith talks about lawyers’ obligations and the SRA’s new guidance on SLAPPs – […]
Fried Frank builds up PE team with Kirkland hire
A Kirkland & Ellis partner is joining Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson as the latter’s private equity rebuild continues. Rachel Wolfenden is making the move, having been at Kirkland for seven years. She joined in 2015 as an associate and made partner in 2020. Prior to switching to Kirkland, Wolfenden worked at Taylor Wessing, […]
TotalEnergies appoints six firms to reduced roster
TotalEnergies (formerly known as Total) has reduced its global panel by 25 per cent, appointing six firms instead of eight to the new list. The firms that have gained places on the panel are Clifford Chance, Gide Loyrette Nouel (itself and with the Lex Mundi network), Jones Day, Latham & Watkins, Norton Rose Fulbright and […]
Gowling unveils tech trainee seat to help lawyers “stand out”
Gowling WLG has created an innovation and legal tech seat for trainees across its UK offices, The Lawyer has learnt. The optional programme sees trainees split their six-month seat between the firm’s innovation team and on secondment to Avail – an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up with a focus on transactional real estate teams, with which […]
The UK 200: The Independents 2022
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Clifford Chance’s former UK tax head has revealed he intends to make a formal complaint over letters he received while scrutinising the financial affairs of the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer. In July, Neidle made headlines for a series of posts on the alleged tax arrangements of leading Conservative politicians, including Nadhim Zahawi. He claimed that […]
Ashurst seals joint venture in South Korea
Ashurst has established a joint venture with Korean firm, HwaHyun. The deal means that Ashurst will be able to practise Korean law. HwaHyun comprises 17 partners, with total lawyer numbers reaching over 30. Ashurst’s global CEO Paul Jenkins said: “This is the first JV between a Korean firm and an international firm in South Korea, […]
Weil’s former Polish arm merges to create £30m firm
As the global economic situation creates fertile ground for legal market consolidation, the former Polish arm of Weil Gotshal & Manges has announced a merger with a fellow Polish market leader to create an entity worth roughly £30m. Rymarz Zdort, which was created in 2019 after breaking away from the US firm, and Maruta Wachta […]
MoFo makes first group IP hire with four-strong team
After a search spanning several years, Morrison Foerster has added a four-strong intellectual property litigation team in London. The US firm’s London office has hired a team led by Steven James from Brown Rudnick. James, who starts at MoFo’s offices in the Scalpel on Thursday, was head of the IP practice across Brown Rudnick’s UK […]
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