DLA Piper has seen off Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) and Pinsent Masons to win a Government mandate worth up to £10m in fees over five years. The firm has retained its place as IT adviser to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following a contest with 13 other firms to win work on the […]
Wragges team to work on Middle East opening” />Wragge & Co has put together a Middle East team that is focused on launching an office in the region by the end of 2009. London ;office ;head Nicola Mumford is responsible for Wragges’ Middle East strategy, while head of outsourcing David Hamlett is overseeing much of […]
A High Court judge has ordered Allen & Overy (A&O) and McDermott Will & Emery to estimate their costs before an intellectual property (IP) trial, showing judicial unease over the cost of UK litigation. The firms will have to disclose how much they intend to bill clients BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) and tech […]
US firm Faegre & Benson has promoted one partner in its departure-hit London office, as part of nine promotions across its worldwide network. Head of employment Alex Denny is the only new UK partner, alongside four promotions in Minneapolis, three in Denver and one in Boulder. Denny focuses on the employment aspects of mergers and […]
Octogenarian Mr Sheppard was pushed into the Manton Miners Welfare in his wheelchair. Frail, elderly and very sick he waited for an hour before springing into action. He leapt from his wheelchair and launched into a tirade against greedy solicitors. Mrs Beckett listened on; her resolve was quiet but equally firm. After she died, Mrs […]
So there you are, quietly enjoying some internet porn, when you hear a letter drop on to the mat. It is from Davenport Lyons, a media and IP firm, demanding around £500 for the porn. And it has killed the mood. Davenport has come in for a lot of stick concerning its cease-and-desist programme against […]
Small and mid-size legal teams given short shrift as downturn prompts ‘flight to quality’. UK companies are flocking to the magic circle for corporate advice as the recession bites, according to half-year figures for deal activity. Data from Thomson Reuters shows that the top five firms have tightened their grip on a shrinking M&A market, […]
He began his career as a journalist and dabbled in the music business, but now Gordon Finlayson has finally found his perfect job – overseeing the legal function at Showtime Arabia. There are several examples of lawyers dabbling in journalism, but you rarely hear of it happening the ;other ;way around. Showtime Arabia legal director […]
Corruption, fraud and professional negligence are the common themes dominating litigation in the next 12 months. This could signal the very beginning of the credit crunch fallout. If The Lawyer’s annual top cases survey is anything to go by, 2010 will see more rogue traders battling it out in court, especially with the likes of […]
DLA Piper has bolstered its Milan real estate practice through a merger with boutique firm Apollo & Associati. The four-lawyer group, including founding partner Davide Apollo, will join DLA Piper at the start of the year. One associate will be joining DLA Piper as a partner, boosting the Italian real estate practice to five partners […]
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker lawyer Eric Holzer has been suspended from the firm over his alleged part in suspected insider trading at Lehman Brothers. Holzer, a tax associate in the New York office of Paul Hastings, is accused of being part of an insider trading ring with Lehman traders Jamil Bouchareb, Daniel Corbin, Frederick […]
Eversheds, Norton Rose and Rosenblatt have snared key roles in a deal to secure a new funding package for construction of Europe’s tallest building. Eversheds, Norton Rose and Rosenblatt Solicitors have snared the key roles in a deal to secure a new funding package for the construction of Europe’s tallest building – the Shard of […]