Thanks to the Pfizer vaccine, Clifford Chance’s IP team are now the firm’s biggest stars
The UK’s authorisation of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is the latest development in a nine-month long mandate for Clifford Chance’s IP team.
Illegally obtained evidence: what can lawyers use in court?
Courtroom dramas often show nervous whistle blower employees stealing company documents or trench coated figures bugging phones to obtain that key bit of evidence which will crack the case wide open. However, despite the good intentions which might be behind such actions, is illegally or covertly obtained evidence actually admissible in court? If so, what […]
Ashurst high-yield partner exits for new firm
Ashurst high-yield partner Tamer Bahgat has left the firm and is set to join another outift in the City. Bahgat joined Ashurst from Allen & Overy as a partner in 2017 alongside Linklaters counsel Natalia Sokolova, as part of the launch of its European high-yield offering. The Lawyer understands he is now moving to Alston & […]
Kirkland alumni club: Willkie secures double-partner hire in London
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has secured its long-awaited hire of two partners from Kirkland & Ellis, as they join former colleague Claire McDaid to expand its City private equity team. Gavin Gordon and David Arnold are to join Willkie in the City, following on from the firm’s hire of Dechert tax partner Jane Scobie last […]
Simpson Thacher lures third magic circle partner this year
Thanks to the Pfizer vaccine, Clifford Chance’s IP team are now the firm’s biggest stars
The UK’s authorisation of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is the latest development in a nine-month long mandate for Clifford Chance’s IP team.
Illegally obtained evidence: what can lawyers use in court?
Courtroom dramas often show nervous whistle blower employees stealing company documents or trench coated figures bugging phones to obtain that key bit of evidence which will crack the case wide open. However, despite the good intentions which might be behind such actions, is illegally or covertly obtained evidence actually admissible in court? If so, what […]
Ashurst high-yield partner exits for new firm
Ashurst high-yield partner Tamer Bahgat has left the firm and is set to join another outift in the City. Bahgat joined Ashurst from Allen & Overy as a partner in 2017 alongside Linklaters counsel Natalia Sokolova, as part of the launch of its European high-yield offering. The Lawyer understands he is now moving to Alston & […]
Kirkland alumni club: Willkie secures double-partner hire in London
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has secured its long-awaited hire of two partners from Kirkland & Ellis, as they join former colleague Claire McDaid to expand its City private equity team. Gavin Gordon and David Arnold are to join Willkie in the City, following on from the firm’s hire of Dechert tax partner Jane Scobie last […]
In court this week: London property, Motorola and Mastercard
The first case on our radar this week is the CoA challenge being heard between Berkeley Square Holdings and Lancer Property Asset Management among others.
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Come for the rugby, stay for the M&A
Revived interest in Japan from certain law firms may have something to do with the Rugby World Cup.
2021 will be Kirkland’s year – again
Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher are expected to deliver another strong set of results in coming weeks.
There are many escapees from BigLaw
Boutiques are now looking like a particularly attractive option.
A COO is a managing partner’s best friend
Firms must once again turn their attentions towards servicing current clients for a lower cost.
Business travel is not dead
The world is becoming a more open place to travel based on the Henley Passport Index.
There is one good reason US firms are hiring senior associates into partnership
In recent months there has been a glut of senior associate hires.
DWF GC moves back into retail with Ocado role
The general counsel and company secretary of DWF is leaving the listed business to take on a similar position within the Ocado Group. Mollie Stoker joins Ocado as deputy GC after the move of in-house lawyer Jonathan Wiseman to the retail arm of the grocer. She is leaving DWF after becoming GC on its listing […]
Four firms added to £8.7m Scottish Enterprise panel
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang and Addleshaw Goddard are among the four firms that have been added to Scottish Enterprise’s new £8.7m panel. The public body has appointed Scottish firms Brodies and Burness Paull to the panel, as well as CMS and Addleshaws. Shepherd and Wedderburn, which was on the former panel running from 2016 […]
Taylor Wessing takes legal duties for Pfizer in vaccine rollout
Taylor Wessing is advising pharma giant Pfizer on aspects around the rollout of its Covid-19 vaccine across Europe, The Lawyer understands. The firm is understood to be counselling the company on patent issues arising from the unprecedentedly large-scale distribution of the vaccine it developed in conjunction with German biotech company BioNTech. It is understood that […]
DWF unveils six-strong round of partner promos
DWF has made up six new partners, in cities such as Manchester and Bristol, while London has missed out for the second year in a row. While there were no London partner promotions, the office did see director elevations. The promotions mostly concern the firm’s insurance and real estate practices. Of the new partners, professional […]
Satellite provider Isotropic appoints first GC
Isotropic Systems has appointed Indira Hann as its first general counsel. Indira Hann has taken on the chief legal role at Isotropic Systems, which designs and develops satellite antennas for rail, defence and aerospace applications In the role, Hann will manage all legal activities regarding Isotropic Systems’ multi-beam broadband terminals, which are on track for […]
Addleshaws seeks to capitalise on PLC work with A&O hire
Addleshaw Goddard has recruited a corporate lawyer from Allen & Overy as its new head of corporate governance, as firms look to advise FTSE clients on matters such as ESG and compliance. A&O counsel Jaya Gupta has joined Addleshaws as a partner in London. She joins Addleshaws to lead its corporate governance team and co-chair its […]
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