Aviva names new head of legal operations in latest reshuffle
Aviva has continued reshuffling its legal department as the insurer has named a new head of legal operations in its latest appointment.
Exclusive: Pinsents could bill over £140m from public sector panel
Pinsent Masons could add over £140m to its top line by winning work from the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) new panel, The Lawyer can reveal.
The investment bank GC on a mission to tackle Africa
Africa: the final legal frontier. The mission? To explore new economic markets, seeking new investment opportunities and partnerships – to boldly go where no lawyer wanted to go before.
Clydes raids Sedgwick to strengthen US presence
Clyde & Co has made a 15-partner hire from embattled firm Sedgwick as it delivers on the promise to significantly increase its bench strength in the US.
Slaughters’ bet on William Hill is a big win for Ashurst
GVC Holdings’ approach for Ladbrokes Coral last week proved once again that the gaming sector shows no sign of slowing down.
Aviva names new head of legal operations in latest reshuffle
Aviva has continued reshuffling its legal department as the insurer has named a new head of legal operations in its latest appointment.
Exclusive: Pinsents could bill over £140m from public sector panel
Pinsent Masons could add over £140m to its top line by winning work from the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) new panel, The Lawyer can reveal.
The investment bank GC on a mission to tackle Africa
Africa: the final legal frontier. The mission? To explore new economic markets, seeking new investment opportunities and partnerships – to boldly go where no lawyer wanted to go before.
Clydes raids Sedgwick to strengthen US presence
Clyde & Co has made a 15-partner hire from embattled firm Sedgwick as it delivers on the promise to significantly increase its bench strength in the US.
BP to launch its first legal operations team in 2018
FTSE 100 oil company BP is set to launch its first legal operations team from 1 January 2018 as part of its new strategy called the ‘Four Pillars of Legal Operations’.
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Trowers appoints 12 in real estate-heavy promotions round
Trowers & Hamlins has appointed 12 new partners across its London, Birmingham, Manchester, Exeter, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi offices. Half of the promotions are London-based, with three in Exeter and one in Manchester. Outside of the UK, Trowers’ Bahrain and Abu Dhabi offices have each received one new partner. Over the last two years, Trowers […]
Pinsents wins mandate for £2.5bn Harrow redevelopment
Pinsent Masons is acting on a £2.5bn regeneration and growth programme for the London borough of Harrow. Dubbed “Building a better Harrow”, the project for Harrow Council is being led by real estate partner Scot Morrison alongside procurement director Wendy Nicolson and property senior associate Amy Walker. Though it is a London-focused deal, the team […]
BCLP gains new co-chair as Mayhew stays put
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has re-elected Lisa Mayhew as co-leader of the firm, while her fellow co-chair Therese Pritchard has been replaced by another US-based partner. Steven Baumer will take over from Pritchard next year. Pritchard has served as chair of legacy firm Bryan Cave since October 2014, and then as co-chair of BCLP […]
Chinese firms are unstoppable: In five years they will make up two-thirds of the Asia Pacific top 50
Chinese firms are tightening their grip on the rankings in The Lawyer Asia Pacific 100.
The Lawyer Business Leadership Summit 2019: in search of #LegalTechTruths
The agenda for this year’s Business Leadership Summit has now been finalised thanks to an advisory board chock-full of some of the market’s leading thinkers, doers and future-market specialists. This year’s theme is literally simple: back to basics. With the level of noise in the market today around new technology and the latest supposedly time-saving […]
Fieldfisher’s consumer entity eyes Continental European launch
Fieldfisher is considering whether to expand its low-margin consumer services business Roscoe Reid internationally, which is understood to have generated about £2.5m in the last financial year. The firm is eyeing Munich as the next likely location for the setup of a similar service, with the opportunity to serve claimants affected by the Volkswagen emissions […]