Osborne Clarke relocates corporate veteran to drive Hong Kong expansion
Osborne Clarke’s digital business head Adrian Bott is relocating to Hong Kong to support the firm’s regional arm in its recruitment efforts.
Dentons targets spacetech industry with start-up programme
Dentons is to provide legal assistance and office space to start-ups in the space technology industry, as part of new accelerator programme launched by the firm.
Ericsson names new chief legal officer as Macpherson retires
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has named Xavier Dedullen as its new chief legal officer as Nina Macpherson retires after seven years in the role.
Shoosmiths interactive entertainment specialists attend San Francisco conference
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world’s largest professional games industry event, attracting more than 26,000 delegates over five days. Headed by Intellectual Property & Creative Industries partner Laura Harper and Corporate Tax partner Kate Featherstone, the Shoosmiths specialist interactive entertainment and games lawyers joined business professionals from across the industry to network, exchange […]
Wolf Theiss strengthens data protection practice with new hires
After the addition of Partner Maria Maxim who joined Wolf Theiss in September 2017 as the coordinator of the Data Protection and TMT (Telecommunication, Media & Technology) practices in Bucharest, Wolf Theiss has recently strengthened its local team with the following new hires. Bogdan Arsene, an associate attorney with almost 10 years of experience, Bogdan […]
Shoosmiths advises software company on $20m Silicon Valley fundraising
The corporate team at national law firm Shoosmiths has advised Matillion, a fast-growing provider of disruptive cloud-based integration software, in a Series B fundraise of $20m. The company, based in Altrincham, south Manchester and New York City, has brought on board two major Silicon Valley institutional investors, Sapphire Venture and Scale Venture Partners, to further […]
Karanović & Nikolić advises PPF in acquisition of Telenor’s CEE operations
Karanović & Nikolić, together with White & Case as lead international counsel, advised PPF Group, the Czech investment firm, on the €2.8bn acquisition of Telenor’s assets in Central and Eastern Europe. The transaction includes the Norwegian telecoms firm’s mobile operations in Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as the technology service provider Telenor Common Operation. The transaction requires necessary regulatory […]
Macfarlanes finally wades into innovation race with Kira partnership
Macfarlanes has joined a number of firms formalising its relationship with AI software Kira Systems in a bid to open up its innovation strategy. Macfarlanes has been late to engage with AI-enabled technology that is already used by firms including Mishcon de Reya, Travers Smith, DLA Piper and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to conduct due diligence […]
Allen & Overy to launch ‘training contract for legal technologists’
Allen & Overy is launching a new graduate scheme in London focusing on legal technology and project management. The scheme will take on four candidates with STEM or Economics degrees in a bid to harness young technical talent. The programme, which will start in September, will mirror the structure of a traditional training contract, though […]
Fieldfisher agrees Integreon deal in latest development for its low-cost arm
Fieldfisher’s alternative legal solutions arm Condor is partnering with Integreon in the fourth partnership announced by the firm.
SoundCloud hires new general counsel from music app Shazam
Music streaming platform SoundCloud has hired the top lawyer from UK mobile app Shazam to lead its legal team in New York.
TLT acts on ICS Robotics sale
TLT has advised on the sale of ICS Robotics and Automation, one of the UK’s leading robotic and welding automation specialists, to global robotic automation company AWL Group. TLT has extensive experience of working with the UK’s fast-growing automation industry and advising businesses on how to achieve their growth ambitions. The firm delivered an end-to-end […]