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.
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 […]
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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The 60 second interview: Need new ways to motivate your team? Ask them
GSK’s assistant general counsel talks to The Lawyer about the steps she takes to avoid disappointment in the mentor-mentee relationship.
Revealed: A&O’s IP reshuffle in the wake of Dagg’s Kirkland move
Former Allen & Overy (A&O) head of intellectual property Nicola Dagg was leading on 75 per cent of the firm’s cases in the sector before the announcement of her high-profile move to US firm Kirkland & Ellis earlier this year, data from The Lawyer can reveal. Data gathered for The Lawyer Litigation Tracker Q2 shows that of the firm’s four […]
LOD targets US as future biggest market in growth strategy
Flexible lawyering service Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has laid out its plans for significant growth in the US with hopes that it will become the provider’s biggest market in the next “few years”. In a bid to further its ambitions in the US, LOD co-founder John Knox relocated to the North Eastern state of Connecticut […]
UK 200: Slaughters tops revenue per lawyer charts
Slaughter and May has the highest revenue per lawyer (RPL) of the UK’s top 100 largest firms this year. At £900,000, the firm’s RPL is also the third highest in the top 200. Only Bott & Co (ranked 153rd in the UK 200) and Drydensfairfax Solicitors (ranked 196) are higher. For 2018, any firm wishing […]
Former SFO case controller resurfaces to launch US firm’s London white-collar crime team
The former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case controller for its high-profile battle with the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has resurfaced as a partner at a US firm which only launched in London earlier this year. John Gibson has joined Cohen & Gresser’s London office – which opened in May – to launch the firm’s […]
Clyde & Co to support global banks-backed trading blockchain platform
Clyde & Co is set to provide legal services to a new consortium of banks and traders launching a blockchain-based platform to digitalise commodities trading processes. Komgo SA is a new Switzerland-based partnership that brings together powerhouse banks and stakeholders in the oil industry, including ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole Group, Gunvor, ING, Koch […]