A Chance to downsize
The enormity of the downsizing at the UK’s top firms has been revealed today (see story).
People moves
Linklaters has announced that Asia managing partner Zili Shao will be leaving the firm at the end of January 2010 to take up the position of chairman and chief executive of JP Morgan’s China businesses.
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Train strain
The Greater London Authority is using new powers to force London businesses to stump up cash for the Crossrail project. It couldn’t have come at a worse time, says Duncan Field
Ashurst helps push through National Express rights issue
Ashurst has played a major role in helping beleaguered transport operator National Express secure a disputed £360m rights issue, despite opposition from its major shareholder. Corporate partner Steven Fox acted for the operator as the vote in favour of the cash call was eventually carried with a two-thirds majority. The Spanish Cosmen family, which owns […]
Taylor Wessing revs up corporate with Brawn GP deal
Taylor Wessing has bagged the mandate to act for Brawn GP on the Formula 1 team’s acquisition by Mercedes Benz parent company Daimler AG.
A Chance to downsize
The enormity of the downsizing at the UK’s top firms has been revealed today (see story).
People moves
Linklaters has announced that Asia managing partner Zili Shao will be leaving the firm at the end of January 2010 to take up the position of chairman and chief executive of JP Morgan’s China businesses.
1
Train strain
The Greater London Authority is using new powers to force London businesses to stump up cash for the Crossrail project. It couldn’t have come at a worse time, says Duncan Field
Ashurst helps push through National Express rights issue
Ashurst has played a major role in helping beleaguered transport operator National Express secure a disputed £360m rights issue, despite opposition from its major shareholder. Corporate partner Steven Fox acted for the operator as the vote in favour of the cash call was eventually carried with a two-thirds majority. The Spanish Cosmen family, which owns […]
High drama: Maria da Cunha, British Airways
British Airways GC Maria da Cunha may be a high-flying lawyer, but with her company’s merger plans cleared for take-off she needs her feet firmly on the ground. By Matt Byrne
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Pinsents holds on to Eon work after sole provider review
Pinsent Masons will remain Eon’s sole UK legal provider until at least 2023 after the energy supplier renewed its five-year deal with the firm for a second time. This is the second prominent sole provider model that the firm has retained in 2018 following its March announcement that Balfour Beatty would be retaining its services […]
Linklaters and Slaughters fees near $110m for Shire mega-deal
Linklaters, Slaughter and May and Davis Polk & Wardwell are among the legal advisers set to rake in more than $110m in fees after working on the bidding war for Irish drug maker Shire. Shire was eventually sold to Japanese company Takeda, although two of its approaches were rebuffed by shareholders before the eventual proposal, valued […]
Blackstone Chambers QC faces Lords suspension over sexual harassment claims
One of Blackstone Chambers’ longest serving members will appear before a hearing later this week after allegations of sexual harassment led an inquiry to recommend his suspension from the House of Lords until 2022. Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC will attend a hearing at the House on Thursday (15 November), which will rule on whether […]
Clifford Chance senior partner race down to three as “Obama candidate” surges
An announcement on Clifford Chance‘s next senior partner is expected this week as two of the frontrunners are understood to have dropped out of the running, leaving partners with an all-male trio to choose from. Of the three, corporate partners David Dunnigan and Katherine Coates have dropped out, having been outliers from the offset. The […]
Weil Gotshal’s City banking chief lands new role at White & Case
White & Case is to round off 2018 with its second lateral hire from Weil Gotshal & Manges this year, taking on the firm’s London head of banking. The Lawyer can reveal that Mark Donald is joining White & Case as a partner, after six years at Weil. He joined following a spell of almost 15 […]
Shiseido GC leaves for US vape company
Shiseido Group’s general counsel Elaine Hutton has taken on a new role at San Francisco-headquartered e-cigarette company JUUL. Hutton is understood to be JUUL’s first European legal director in London and will act as the corporation’s associate general counsel. JUUL is a spin-off from Pax Labs, which started in 2017. It currently has more than half of […]