Moscow gold: For City lawyers, the oligarch era is over
The changing political environment is making life harder for the London lawyers servicing Russia’s super-rich.
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High Court orders Berezovsky trustees to pay £12.6m legal fee to Addleshaws
The High Court has ordered the trustees of Boris Berezovsky’s estate to hand over more than £12m in unpaid legal fees to Addleshaw Goddard. Details of the case emerged today (28 July 2014) in a judgment that detailed how the estate’s trustees, Grant Thornton partners Nick Wood and Kevin Hellard, challenged how the firm structured […]
Freshfields and Paul Hastings lead on €260m telecoms sale
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Paul Hastings have picked up lead roles on the latest bumper deal in the increasingly active telecoms sector. The magic circle firm has been advising South African company MTN Group on its sale of subsidiary company MTN Cyprus to Monaco Telecom for approximately €260m. Paul Hastings is representing the buyer Monaco […]
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Disarray: The story behind the Davenport Lyons “reverse takeover” by Gordon Dadds
As Davenport Lyons enters administration, The Lawyer relates its final days. The mood at Davenport Lyons is as low as it could be. Staff were told the firm was going into administration last Friday (25 April). That day those offered a job – mostly partners – were called one by one into a meeting with […]
Pinsents slammed for “shameful” treatment of defendants in Aeroflot case
Moscow gold: For City lawyers, the oligarch era is over
The changing political environment is making life harder for the London lawyers servicing Russia’s super-rich.
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High Court orders Berezovsky trustees to pay £12.6m legal fee to Addleshaws
The High Court has ordered the trustees of Boris Berezovsky’s estate to hand over more than £12m in unpaid legal fees to Addleshaw Goddard. Details of the case emerged today (28 July 2014) in a judgment that detailed how the estate’s trustees, Grant Thornton partners Nick Wood and Kevin Hellard, challenged how the firm structured […]
Freshfields and Paul Hastings lead on €260m telecoms sale
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Paul Hastings have picked up lead roles on the latest bumper deal in the increasingly active telecoms sector. The magic circle firm has been advising South African company MTN Group on its sale of subsidiary company MTN Cyprus to Monaco Telecom for approximately €260m. Paul Hastings is representing the buyer Monaco […]
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Disarray: The story behind the Davenport Lyons “reverse takeover” by Gordon Dadds
As Davenport Lyons enters administration, The Lawyer relates its final days. The mood at Davenport Lyons is as low as it could be. Staff were told the firm was going into administration last Friday (25 April). That day those offered a job – mostly partners – were called one by one into a meeting with […]
Accounts Committee queries Linklaters' £13m rail bonanza
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has criticised the Government for the way it paid Linklaters & Paines more than £13m for advice on the sale of the first three rail franchises. The report criticises the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising, Opraf, for not using a competitive tender to choose Linklaters and for not […]
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Just three new London partners for BCLP in first post-merger promotions round
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has made up 23 lawyers to partner in its latest promotions round, with the majority being legacy Bryan Cave lawyers. Eighteen lawyers have been promoted across the United States, while three solicitors – all female – were given the nod in London. They are contentious construction lawyer Alexandra Clough, the corporate […]
Live blog: crunch time for the Brexit deal
The latest reaction as Theresa May fights to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.
Simpson Thacher makes major infrastructure PE play with Clifford Chance hire
Clifford Chance infrastructure M&A star Amy Mahon is joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s City office in yet another departure from the magic circle firm’s private equity group. Mahon’s exit follows that of Brendan Moylan to Latham & Watkins earlier this year, along with Allen & Overy infrastructure finance partner Conrad Andersen. After Moylan, Mahon was […]
Brick Court and Quadrant silks to star in first live-streamed Civil Appeal hearing
The first ever Court of Appeal (Civil Division) hearing to be live-streamed in full is to begin today, as part of a pilot intended to to increase public access to the court. The first case to be streamed will be WH Holding Ltd and Anr v E20 Stadium LLP, the dispute between West Ham United FC […]
Slaughters takes lead in Premier Foods’ custard sale
Slaughter and May is representing Premier Foods as it seeks to sell off its Ambrosia brand in order to to appease disgruntled shareholders. Corporate and finance partner Robert Byk and co-head of Slaughters’ infrastructure group Michael Corbett are advising institutional client Premier Foods in its talks with third parties over the possible sale of Ambrosia. The […]
Paul Hastings wins role for Elevate in latest legal tech acquisition
Provider Elevate has acquired AI firm LexPredict, in a move that hints at rising consolidation in the market of alternative legal services providers. Elevate was advised during negotiations by a Paul Hastings team led by Century City M&A partner David Hernand that included corporate associates Christopher Edwab and Tashiana Hudson, as well as Los Angeles-based counsel Ron […]