Food for thought: Gareth John, Sodexo
Sodexo general counsel Gareth John’s team deals with more than just catering contracts, with the company branching into PFI and prisons management.
Sodexo finalises panel with places for nine firms
Food and facilities management company Sodexo has completed a three-month panel review, with nine firms winning places on the new roster. Sector-specific appointments have been made across the commercial, competition, construction, corporate, IP, licensing, litigation, regulatory, PFI and property areas. The shake-up was the initiative of general counsel and company secretary Gareth John (pictured), who […]
TfL’s Gareth John takes up GC role at Sodexo
Transport for London’s (TfL) director of compliance Gareth John has left the company to take up the general counsel role at facilities management services provider Sodexo. John will be in charge of Sodexo’s UK and Ireland operations, heading a team of around six qualified lawyers. It is understood that TfL will advertise to find a […]
Morrisons completes phase one of new two-step panel review
Wm Morrisons has appointed a number of firms to its roster, The Lawyer understands.
Three firms win Sodexo panel work in regional overhaul
French hospitality giant Sodexo has named a trio of firms to handle work across its European business,The Lawyer has learned.
Cyber security – Reputational, enforcement and litigation risks
By Jake McQuitty, David Cook It seems like barely a week goes by without a high-profile data breach being reported on the front pages of our newspapers. Hacking and cyberattacks appear to be becoming more commonplace and involving an ever-increasing range of wrongdoers: from vandals to nation states and terrorist groups. The risk around cyberattacks has been […]
Criminal investigations are introduced to the 21st century
By Zia Ullah and Laura Dunseath The Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill was introduced in June, but will be dependent on international co-operation agreements with other jurisdictions…
Forging a global disputes practice for the digital age
By Paul Worth ‘There is no such thing as a digital strategy, just strategy in a digital world’ It is hard to argue with the well-rehearsed marketing strapline above in sectors such as retail, but to what extent is it true of a global disputes practice? A review of The Lawyer Global Litigation Top 50 2018 […]
Joining AIM: a field guide for applicants to AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange
AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange, is the world’s premier market for smaller growing companies. AIM serves as a mechanism for companies seeking access to capital to realise their growth and innovation potential. It plays a vital role in the funding environment for small and medium-sized enterprises as they develop their businesses. Since […]
Food for thought: Gareth John, Sodexo
Sodexo general counsel Gareth John’s team deals with more than just catering contracts, with the company branching into PFI and prisons management.
Sodexo finalises panel with places for nine firms
Food and facilities management company Sodexo has completed a three-month panel review, with nine firms winning places on the new roster. Sector-specific appointments have been made across the commercial, competition, construction, corporate, IP, licensing, litigation, regulatory, PFI and property areas. The shake-up was the initiative of general counsel and company secretary Gareth John (pictured), who […]
TfL’s Gareth John takes up GC role at Sodexo
Transport for London’s (TfL) director of compliance Gareth John has left the company to take up the general counsel role at facilities management services provider Sodexo. John will be in charge of Sodexo’s UK and Ireland operations, heading a team of around six qualified lawyers. It is understood that TfL will advertise to find a […]
Morrisons completes phase one of new two-step panel review
Wm Morrisons has appointed a number of firms to its roster, The Lawyer understands.
Research: lawyers worse at coping with uncertainty than other professionals
Lawyers are less well-suited to handling difficult situations and coping with uncertainty than other professionals, new research has found. The study, by former law firm graduate recruiter Edward Walker, asked lawyers and professionals in other industries to complete the High Potential Traits Indicator (HPTI), a personality tool that tests individuals’ suitability for a leadership roles. The results showed that, […]
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MoFo launches first London real estate practice with Reed Smith hire
Reed Smith’s head of private equity real estate, Oliver s’Jacob has left to join US counterpart Morrison & Foerster as its first real estate partner in London. s’Jacob becomes MoFo’s first and only real estate partner in London, following on from the arrival in late 2017 of partner Florian Ehrich, who joined to build out the real […]
Not Freshfields this time, but Weil: Kirkland makes second partner hire of the year
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HSF takes £40m alternative legal services hub to New York
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is to launch its first alternative legal services centre in New York, with the firm’s in-house tech unit now generating over £40m worth of revenue worldwide. The firm is opening in New York with a new e-discovery team, as well as a smaller operation in Hong Kong. Building on its existing e-discovery capabilities […]
Legal cutbacks expected in Jaguar Land Rover’s company-wide purge
Legal employees at Jaguar Land Rover face uncertainty at the company after it announced it was embarking on a programme to slash 4,500 jobs worldwide. The job cuts across the vehicle manufacturer, which are part of its £2.5bn plan to reverse losses, will begin with a voluntary redundancy programme in the UK. The bulk of the cull will […]
Dechert’s former Dubai co-head moves to new firm in London
Dechert’s former Dubai co-managing partner Gavin Watson has left the firm for Pillsbury, where he will work as a partner in its London office. Watson has relocated from the Middle East to London, with a focus on cross-border corporate transactions in the oil and gas space. He joined Dechert in 2012 from defunct firm Dewey & […]
Deliveroo legal chief among raft of high-level exits from startup
Deliveroo has reshuffled its in-house legal team after the departure of chief legal officer Rob Miller, who has left the food delivery service after just 12 months. Miller joined Deliveroo at the start of 2018 from tech startup Improbable, where he led its legal team for a year too. The former Fieldfisher lawyer also held […]