Allen & Overy (A&O) has scooped the lead role advising Dubai Financial Group (DFG) on its acquisition of a 24.6 per cent stake in Middle Eastern investment bank EFG-Hermes from Abraaj Capital. The $1.1bn (£530m) acquisition by DFG makes the holding company of Dubai Group the largest single shareholder in the bank. A&O Dubai-based partner […]
Norwich Union and Royal & SunAlliance are reviewing their panels in anticipation of a Ministry of Justice overhaul of the PI claims system. The UK’s leading insurers Norwich Union and Royal & SunAlliance are reviewing their defendant panels in anticipation of a radical Ministry of Justice (MoJ) overhaul of the personal injury claims system. The […]
Hedge fund GLG Partners has snared a Chadbourne & Parke partner to ramp up its in-house legal team in London and New York. Hedge fund GLG Partners has snared a Chadbourne & Parke partner to ramp up its in-house legal team in London and New York. Alejandro San Miguel, who is GLG’s Chadbourne relationship partner […]
Nabarro and White & Case win coveted hedge fund roles on Northern Rock” />Nabarro and White & Case have found themselves holding key roles in the battle for Northern Rock. The firms are advising respective hedge funds RAB Capital and SRM, the two biggest shareholders in the beleaguered mortgage lender. RAB and SRM are increasing […]
IT consultancy Capgemini UK has expanded its legal panel following a review, handing SJ Berwin its first role on the roster to advise on dispute resolution. SJ Berwin IT litigation partner Michael Bywell will become the firm’s relationship partner for Capgemini. Capgemini UK general counsel Jane Bevan said: “We’ve appointed SJ Berwin to our panel […]
Shadbolt & Co has recruited Fox Williams head of property Philippa Aldrich, together with legal executive Natalie Barron, who was part of Aldrich’s team. Aldrich will be joining Shadbolt’s London office as a partner in its commercial real estate practice and will head its real estate group by April 2008. Shadbolt specialises in construction law […]
Media lawyer Nigel Davies has joined West End media law firm Davenport Lyons as a partner in its music department. Davies was previously with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis and specialises in the digital issues of music. “There’s no doubt that Davenport Lyons is a leading corporate and rights practice and I’m very pleased […]
Technology firm Kemp Little has launched its dedicated competition and regulatory practice with the recruitment of partner Susannah Sheppard. Before joining Kemp Little, Sheppard worked in-house on competition and regulatory matters at online travel company Expedia, one of Kemp Little’s clients, prior to which she was a partner at Addleshaw Goddard.
The BPI, the industry group for UK record companies, has finally ended its search for a new general counsel, hiring Kiaron Whitehead from litigation firm Forbes Anderson Free. Whitehead will take over the role in March 2008 from Simon Baggs, a partner at media firm Wiggin, who has filled the position temporarily as acting general […]
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has established a costs committee to advise it on what rates personal injury (PI) lawyers can charge. The shift towards a centralised set of rating guidelines comes as the MoJ prepares to overhaul the PI sector in an effort to streamline costs. Traditionally the local judiciary has set rating scales […]
Hill Dickinson’s Manchester office has recruited its first patent attorney in a bid to establish itself as a full-service IP/IT practice. Bruce Jones has joined from the Bristol office of Hewlett-Packard, where he worked on patent prosecution and filing for the past six years. Patent work is one way a firm can demonstrate its commitment […]
UK gaming and amusement machine operator Danoptra Holdings has landed Halliwells’ head of gambling law Nick Hawkins to take the newly created role of director of legal services. Danoptra, the parent company of Gamestec Leisure and Bell-Fruit Group, created the role to ensure that the group meets all statutory requirements and is compliant with gambling […]