Travers Smith lands leading role on Dorset Cereals sale
Travers Smith has bolstered its private equity roster after helping new private equity client Langholm Capital offload portfolio company Dorset Cereals to Wellness Foods.
No bank deals in the UK? Try a slice of Turkey
Clifford Chance and Cleary are already looking at the Turkish market
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Freshfields and White & Case: Outside influence
Banking partners Maurice Allen and Mike Goetz are no strangers to building a business from scratch. But can they help Freshfields catch up with the rest of the magic circle?
Wealth and efficiency
The introduction of Energy Performance Certificates looks set to have a profound impact on how commercial properties are valued.
Towering ambition
The drive by developers to build ever-taller buildings requires expert scrutiny – including that of lawyers
Social climbers
The social housing market is about to receive a massive shake-up, widening the gap between the larger and smaller housing associations.
ICC left reeling as arbitration court chairman Tercier resigns
The resignation of Pierre Tercier as chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Court of Arbitration has given the impression that the organisation is in turmoil.
Goodbody, Covington secure ryanair stake
A&L Goodbody and Covington & Burling have struck a blow for client Ryanair in its bitter dispute with Aer Lingus after the European Court of First Instance ruled it could not force Ryanair to sell its holding in acquisition target Aer Lingus.
Clifford Chance and Simmons clinch £13bn fleet deal
Clifford Chance and Simmons clinch £13bn fleet deal” />Simmons & Simmons and Clifford Chance advised on the £13bn deal to replace the RAF air-to-air refuelling fleet, one of the UK’s largest ever PFI projects. The Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FTSA) project was completed yesterday (27 March) after more than a year of legal wrangling. Simmon […]
A&O wins rare Anglo-Russian mining deal
Allen & Overy (A&O) has won a rare instruction on a mining deal, advising Russian mining giant Mechel on its $1.498m (£750m) bid for London-based Oriel Resources. Mechel turned to A&O in the firm’s first major instruction for the company while chrome and nickel producer Oriel, which is listed on AIM, called on Norton Rose […]
Linklaters IP team quits for Olswang
Linklaters IP team quits for Olswang” />Olswang has taken on a star team of eight lawyers from Linklaters in Germany, doubling the size of its burgeoning Berlin office. Linklaters German managing partner Michael Lappe told German publication Juve he regretted the departure of the team but understood the step they had taken, in light of […]
Clifford Chance faces race discrimination suit
Clifford Chance is being sued for $75m, accused of racial discrimination in its New York office. Former Clifford Chance associate Caroline Memnon is taking legal action against the Magic Circle firm, claiming the firm discriminated against her on grounds of race. It has been reported that Memnon claimed the firm failed to provide her meaningful […]