Can Ed Braham balance the needs of London, Germany and his clients? asks Kit Chellel When Ed Braham returns from holiday this month he will have more than just a holiday hangover to contend with. As newly appointed global head of corporate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Braham takes over the biggest department at one […]
Linklaters has joined Slaughter and May as the top legal adviser to FTSE 100 companies. It is the first time a firm other than Slaughters has headed the table since Hemscott began compiling the rankings in 2005. Slaughters has traditionally been the law firm of choice for large UK corporates but Linklaters has been closing […]
Dorsey & Whitney and Covington & Burling were the key legal advisers in the AIM flotation of Indian Energy, only the fourth company to be admitted to the alternative market this year.late Power company Indian Energy, represented by London-based Covington & Burling corporate partner Simon Amies, raised £9.75m by placing more than 12.2m shares at […]
If you’re a Herbies litigator looking for a bump up to partnership level, our advice is to book a plane ticket and head for Asia or the Middle East. According to litigation chief Sonya Leydecker, that is where it’s all happening (see blog). All indications are that Herbies is looking to spread its litigation and […]
As the likes of Allen & Overy and Norton Rose set out ambitious litigation growth plans, Herbert Smith is busy consolidating. Global litigation head Sonya Leydecker is keen to emphasize just how important a cross-border litigation practice is to the firm. “We say it’s an international practice not a London office,” she says, on message […]
The Radmacher case heard in the Court of Appeal, which accepted the viability of a prenup against the ruling of the first instance judge, appears to have allowed for an incursion of foreign law into English courts. By Henry Brookman Katrin Radmache In July one of Germany’s richest women, Katrin Radmacher, claimed victory in her […]
With the catastrophic predictions of the economic downturn failing to fully materialise, Margaret Taylor reflects on firms’ past, present and future strategies Maybe the rarified air imbibed in an August spent up mountains and on beaches has gone to the legal profession’s head, but the bad times, some would have it, really could be behind […]
Simon Fuller’s celebrity management agency 19 Entertainment has bought a majority stake in the Storm model agency, leading to instructions for Charles Russell and Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW). Mr Fuller, who is best-known for managing the Spice Girls, turned to FFW corporate partner Neil Foster and associate Tim Davison, as well as tax associate Andrew […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have played key roles in the restructuring of German company Schaeffler’s debt, paving the way for the ball-bearing producer to merge with auto-parts manufacturer Continental. A&O was handed the mandate from Schaeffler thanks to a longstanding relationship between the company and A&O Düsseldorf partner Rolf Koerfer. Known as one of Germany’s leading […]
Mishcon de Reya has won compensation for a quartet of bankers who had their bonuses withheld after their employer was bought by Commerzbank. Mishcon de Reya has won compensation for a quartet of bankers who had their bonuses withheld after their employer was bought by Commerzbank.German insurer Allianz sold Dresdner Kleinwort to Commerzbank last September. […]
Clifford Chance has muscled in on Linklaters’ client Montagu Private Equity by acting on a rare leveraged buyout in Germany. Christopher Kellett The magic circle firm won the instruction from Montagu for the sale of sausage skin manufacturer Kalle for e212.5m (£185.2m), one of the largest debt-funded deals of the year so far. The Clifford Chance team […]
Bird & Bird has formed an alliance with Beijing IP boutique Xiang Kung Law Firm, with the aim of strengthening its contentious capabilities in China. This is only the second international alliance formed by the expansionist UK firm, which has grown massively over the past few years via office launches. Earlier this year Bird & […]