Hot 100 career quiz: Allen & Overy litigation chief Karen Seward
“Disguise at work is dead. Be yourself. If you can’t, get out of there, your firm isn’t right for you.”
In court this week: RBS, Credit Suisse, Heathrow and Begum
Oliver Morley will be pursuing a challenge over two days in the Court of Appeal this week, taking on the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) once again after the High Court previously dismissed his claim. This is the latest chapter in a long-running feud between the two parties, with Morley’s damages claim arising out of […]
Paul Hastings boosts City litigation ranks with Covington hire
Paul Hastings is to further expand its litigation practice in London, with the arrival of a partner from Covington & Burling. The firm is taking on partner Alex Leitch, who has spent six years at its US rival as co-chair of the London dispute resolution group. Leitch moved to Covington & Burling in 2015, when […]
Refinitiv facing libel claim over “terror” categorisation
Hot 100 career quiz: Allen & Overy litigation chief Karen Seward
“Disguise at work is dead. Be yourself. If you can’t, get out of there, your firm isn’t right for you.”
In court this week: RBS, Credit Suisse, Heathrow and Begum
Oliver Morley will be pursuing a challenge over two days in the Court of Appeal this week, taking on the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) once again after the High Court previously dismissed his claim. This is the latest chapter in a long-running feud between the two parties, with Morley’s damages claim arising out of […]
Paul Hastings boosts City litigation ranks with Covington hire
Paul Hastings is to further expand its litigation practice in London, with the arrival of a partner from Covington & Burling. The firm is taking on partner Alex Leitch, who has spent six years at its US rival as co-chair of the London dispute resolution group. Leitch moved to Covington & Burling in 2015, when […]
Revealed: The top 15 appeals of 2021
As showcased in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases last month, litigants are lining up for a busy 2021, with further disputes set to be heard in both the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Here are the challenges to look out for. Several of this year’s appeals have previously appeared in The Lawyer’s Top 20 […]
New York alone isn’t worth it anymore
European firms see more value in having a physical office in the Square Mile than they do in the Big Apple. Last week, Spanish firm Uría Menéndez became the latest to shut up shop in New York, having been there for 30 years. Uría was the final member of Slaughter and May’s fabled Best Friends […]
Here’s one solution to Linklaters’ departures
Thanks to Paul Weiss, Skadden and Kirkland & Ellis (but mainly Paul Weiss), Linklaters has a few empty chairs at Silk Street. One way a firm can replenish its ranks is through lateral hiring – enter Travers Smith corporate partner Richard Spedding – or internal promotions. Last month, a total of 14 lawyers were made up […]
Paul Weiss has rewritten the playbook
Paul Weiss’ UK spending spree is far from over. Just a year ago, this firm was small fry among the US City titans. Cue an audacious carve-out of some of Kirkland & Ellis’ superstars last summer and everything changed. That initial raid (which included debt finance heavyweight Neel Sachdev and corporate star Roger Johnson) was […]
The Cristiano Ronaldo of law firms is…
In October 2018, the journalist and critic of the Saudi Arabian regime Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The international reaction was swift. Dozens of major organisations, including HSBC, Ford and JP Morgan Chase, dropped out of the planned “Davos in the Desert” Saudi investment summit. “We are going […]
The legal hub you didn’t know existed
It’s a 90-minute train journey to London and two hours from Bristol. At £29 per sq ft, grade A office rents are a third of the average £90 per sq ft City firms pay. And it has an abundance of lawyers. Slowly but steadily, Southampton is slipping into the mid-tier consciousness as a city in […]
Hill Dickinson hires six-strong team from Clydes
Hill Dickinson has secured another team hire, taking a group of six from Clyde & Co in Newcastle. Shipping partner Stephen Mackin has made the move along with five other colleagues. Mackin joined Clyde & Co in 2017, before which he spent nearly 25 years at Eversheds Sutherland. A former seafarer himself, Mackin specialises in […]
Linklaters restocks in corporate with Travers hire
A senior member of Travers Smith’s corporate group has left for Linklaters, after a string of departures from both firms. Richard Spedding has left the firm for Linklaters after 25 years at Travers, making partner in 2003. Working in M&A and equity capital markets, Spedding was also an associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for five […]
NatWest names new GC as Moore departs
NatWest’s general counsel – and Linklaters’ former managing partner – Gideon Moore has left the bank after two years, making way for a new chief. Moore has been replaced by NatWest’s litigation general counsel Will Luker. He has worked at the bank since 2003, became litigation general counsel in 2010 and subsequently managed and integrated […]
Orrick replenishes Milan office with hires from Shearman’s Italian arm
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has drafted in the former M&A head of Shearman & Sterling’s Italian associate firm to rebuild its transactional capacity in the country. Fabio Fauceglia joins the firm from Studio Legale Associato Shearman & Sterling, bringing with him a team of six lawyers, comprising of counsel Leonardo Pinta and five associates. Fauceglia […]
A&O Shearman partner moves over to Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance has hired a structured finance partner from A&O Shearman after the two firms’ merger last week. Daniel Shurman joins Clifford Chance in London from legacy Allen & Overy, becoming a partner in its derivatives and structured products practice. Emma Matebalavu, global head of financial markets, commented: “Daniel’s appointment is a testament to our commitment to […]
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