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 […]
DLA Piper is facing a multimillion-pound negligence claim from a cruise ship operator after allegations that partners provided substandard legal advice. In a High Court claim brought by Premier Cruises Limited (PCL), which is represented by maritime boutique Tatham & Co, court documents contain allegations relating to Moscow-based partner Philip Lamzin and London partner Linos […]
The Lawyer Awards is going virtual for 2020! The ceremony, in association with Travelers, will take place online on the afternoon of 3 November. Visit the awards website to register. Who is in the running for the coveted awards in 2020? The full shortlist is below… Barrister of the year Allison Clare, Red Lion Chambers […]
Ashurst has started a new project to expand the hours delivered by lawyers through NewLaw capabilities to 10 per cent of their production hours by 2023. The project, called ‘legal transformation programme’, will set a target to ensure lawyers increase the amount of hours in which they use the firm’s Ashurst Advance innovation offering on […]
As part of the release of the UK Litigation 50 report, The Lawyer asked the UK firms to describe the impact of Covid on their disputes practices and what the priorities are for 2021.
Addleshaw Goddard talks about what the disputes team has experienced over the past 6 months and how they see the practice developing over 2021.
Clyde & Co’s senior partner Peter Hirst speaks of the pandemic’s impact on insurance, employment, data and cyber risks, and more.