Macfarlanes and Paul Weiss join the fray as tussle for GKN continues
Macfarlanes and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison have secured the top mandate from Dana Incorporated as it agrees a $6bn deal with GKN.
Time to rethink media coverage rules in employment tribunal cases
The press pack outside the London Central Employment Tribunal is a sure sign that somebody’s reputation is going to be irretrievably sullied by the afternoon’s media coverage. The waiting press pack outside the London Central Employment Tribunal is a sure indication that, within a matter of a few hours, somebody’s reputation is going to be […]
Wachtell and Skadden lead on Cigna’s $67bn blockbuster pharma deal
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have won the lead roles on yet another bumper pharma transaction in the US.
Paul Hastings swaps A&O for Freshfields in City office move
Paul Hastings is swapping one magic circle firm neighbour for another, announcing plans to move above Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s new office space at 100 Bishopsgate.
Macfarlanes and Paul Weiss join the fray as tussle for GKN continues
Macfarlanes and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison have secured the top mandate from Dana Incorporated as it agrees a $6bn deal with GKN.
Time to rethink media coverage rules in employment tribunal cases
The press pack outside the London Central Employment Tribunal is a sure sign that somebody’s reputation is going to be irretrievably sullied by the afternoon’s media coverage. The waiting press pack outside the London Central Employment Tribunal is a sure indication that, within a matter of a few hours, somebody’s reputation is going to be […]
Wachtell and Skadden lead on Cigna’s $67bn blockbuster pharma deal
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have won the lead roles on yet another bumper pharma transaction in the US.
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Ten career-break lawyers welcomed back to the City as part of first Reignite Academy cohort
The Reignite Academy, a programme aimed at bringing former City lawyers who have been out of the workplace back into the fold, has finalised its first intake, with 10 women signing on to work across four different firms. The women have a diverse range of experiences and range from those who have taken a complete […]
Slaughters and HSF dropped from eight-firm FSCS panel
Slaughter and May and Herbert Smith Freehills have been replaced by Clifford Chance and Addleshaw Goddard on The Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s (FSCS) revamped £12.6m panel. The FSCS, the UK’s statutory compensation scheme for customers of authorised financial services firms, has appointed eight firms for a four-year term on its latest legal panel, which is divided into three […]
Simmons shifts to larger Bristol premises after headcount gains
Simmons & Simmons is recruiting for new roles to bring its Bristol base to a headcount of over 200, following its move into a new, larger office. This week, the firm moved into a new office in Finzels Reach from its former base in Temple Quay, increasing its office space from 16,000 to 27,000 sq ft. […]
Clydes raids Ince for new Hamburg office
A total of 16 lawyers from Ince & Co’s Hamburg office are to join Clyde & Co, nearly a year after the latter announced it was launching in the German city. The team are joining four former Ince partners, who made the same move to Clydes in February 2018. However, the quartet are understood to […]
A&O seeks to make innovation strategy more cohesive in management shake-up
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made two senior appointments to its advanced delivery unit in an attempt to coordinate efforts among the firm’s multiple innovation groups. Senior banking partner Andrew Trahair will serve as head of advanced delivery, a unit tasked with developing resourcing strategy and technologies to reboot innovation at the 130-year-old firm. The […]
Harassment-related calls to LawCare surge in wake of #MeToo revelations
The anti-harassment movement appears to have empowered lawyers to share their concerns and seek help.