Allen & Overy (A&O), Baker & McKenzie and NautaDutilh are advising on FedEx’s €4.4bn (£3.2bn) acquisition of TNT Express to expand its European operations. Baker & McKenzie London head of M&A Timothy Gee advised FedEx in the deal to acquire the Dutch delivery business, alongside corporate M&A partner Henk Arnold Sijnja, based in Amsterdam. NautaDutilh […]
Trowers & Hamlins has more than doubled the number of its partner promotions this year, making up nine partners across its UK and Abu Dhabi offices. Four of the new partners are women, putting the firm ahead of the market norm again following its female-only partner promotion round in 2011. It is a marked increase […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) is launching an experimental “ideas and investment” group aimed at developing new technology-related opportunities, including in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). The firm said the group, known as “i2”, consists primarily of several of its younger lawyers as well as technology specialists. It will be mentored by A&O banking partner […]
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has won a High Court application that prohibits Stephenson Harwood using previously public documents related to the Tchenguiz brothers’ case in separate proceedings in Guernsey. Mr Justice Eder ruled on Wednesday (1 April) in favour of an order that restricts collateral use of approximately 600 confidential documents that were originally […]
University College London (UCL) head of legal Natasha Lewis is considering setting up an initial legal panel for the university in 2015, less than a year after she took on the role. The university’s current external advisers are Berwin Leighton Paisner, CMS Cameron McKenna, Pinsent Masons and Veale Wasbrough Vizards, all of which are likely […]
“Do you remember super-injunction spring?” asks Charlotte Harris. Media lawyer Harris’ listing in The Lawyer Hot 100 came at a critical time for media law and press freedom. The Trinity Mirror hacking claims continue to rumble on, but Harris was there long ago. She spearheaded the practice at Manchester’s JMW and went on to clock […]
When the alliance between Herbert Smith, Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe fell apart three years ago, it was the start of a new era for all three firms and their partners. While Herbert Smith went global, Gleiss opted for a non-exclusive European alliance and Stibbe has remained stubbornly independent. Meanwhile, the former director-general of the alliance, […]
The march of the machines is making this an exciting time for the world of knowledge management – but are law firms keeping up? Q: There is an increasing amount of discussion in the legal market about artificial intelligence (AI)? To what extent is the use of AI in law firms becoming a reality? David […]
Few lawyers have a ready answer to my favourite question, but they should. I have a favourite question at the moment that I like to ask lawyers. I mean it to apply to their firms, but it can equally apply to them personally. You can ask yourself it in a minute, see how you get […]
Travers’ determination to stay independent was once seen as its Achilles heel. But maybe it was ahead of its time.
Karanovic & Nikolic senior associate Petar Mitrovic presented on renewable energy support mechanisms in Serbia at Enertech Balkans 2015, organised by Green World Conferences. At the event, which was held on March 24–25 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Belgrade, Mitrovic spoke about the direct impact of energy by-laws on the slow progress of energy projects. The reason for […]
Simon Rice-Birchall, partner at law firm Eversheds, has commented on Labour’s new zero-hours contracts (ZHC) policy announcement. Labour promises a change in the law to entitle ZHC employees to a fixed-hours contract where they have, in practice, been working regular hours on a ZHC for 12 weeks. He said: “If enacted, Labour’s new policy would limit […]