International legal recruitment specialist Laurence Simons has appointed Chris Cayley as Managing Director for their EMEA region, working from their London HQ. Chris Cayley will report into both John Rose, Chief Executive of the FiveTen Group and Naveen Tuli, Global Managing Director of Laurence Simons. Chris will focus on the growth of Laurence Simons’ operations […]
Ashurst partners have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of full financial integration with legacy Blake Dawson, now known as Ashurst Australia. The merger transforms Ashurst from a £323m to a £550m turnover firm. It is understood that Ashurst equity partners began casting their electronic ballots after a partner conference on 10 September, with voting closing at […]
Gareth Evans QC is a member of several groups at No5 Chambers: alternative dispute resolution; crime; criminal fraud and proceeds of crime; fradulent insurance claims; mediation; and regulatory.
ZyLAB, leading provider of eDiscovery and information risk management solutions, today announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the company a patent for its exact and near de-duplication technology in its eDiscovery solutions and Information Risk Management platforms. Locating, deleting and removal of exact- and near-duplicates drastically reduces the volume of […]
Both the Premier League and Manchester City are claiming victory in the dispute over the legality of the Premier League’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) Rules. The 175-page decision, which was sent to the parties last month but kept confidential until now, came after a two week private arbitration in June. The Slaughter and May-repped Premier […]
Hogan Lovells and the London Metal Exchange (LME) have secured a victory for the second time in the nickel trades dispute brought by Akin Gump-repped Elliott Associates. On 8 March 2023, an unprecedented spike in the price of nickel during the early hours of trading drove the LME to conclude that the market had become […]
White & Case has hired a partner from Deloitte Legal to support its innovation efforts in a new global role. Isabel Parker has left Deloitte Legal after just under two years at the Big Four outfit. She is moving to White & Case, where she will take on the position of chief innovation officer. Here, […]
Covington & Burling’s EMEA co-head of white-collar defence and commercial litigation has moved to disputes boutique Quillon Law. Ian Hargreaves will be the sixth partner at Quillon, which was launched in October 2021 by former Addleshaw Goddard duo Mark Hastings and Michael Barnett. The boutique’s recent cases have seen it represent Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska […]
The head of legal at Crane talks life at a VC firm, working on AI deals, and what he sees in VC’s future
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Despite Leeds and Manchester being home to half of the UK Top 50 firms and together forming the largest legal hub outside London by far, a lingering snobbery persists around the quality of northern lawyers. Why? Sources say junior lawyers in the North aren’t exposed to the same level of training and high-calibre work as […]
First, there was the Brabners Bog, and now Mills & Reeve – or should we say Reeds? – has got itself a wetland. It has partnered up with longstanding client Albanwise Environment on a nature recovery project in west Norfolk. Home to threatened species including otters, dragonflies and wildfowl, the Stoke Ferry wetland is positioned […]
Once, let’s say around two decades ago, the most eye-catching lateral hires stories were all about US firms raiding the Brits in the latter’s back yard. Then, thanks to the sheer scale of the investment of US firms in London and the growth of this City market, came US-on-US moves. Now, the top UK firms […]
The skip outside the now-defunct 9 Stone Buildings is a forlorn remnant of a 130-year history. But it’s a gift of a metaphor. Anyone following the shape of legal services will be increasingly aware that chambers’ challenges mimic those of law firms. For 9 Stone Buildings’ fate is the amplification of a trend that is sweeping […]
As Freshfields goes for a more American look, Paul Weiss is appealing to aspiring UK lawyers with a £250 grant to buy smart attire. Unveiling a generous vacation scheme package, the US firm has also hit top of the market rates with an £180,000 NQ salary. That figure will likely be even higher once its […]
Both the Premier League and Manchester City are claiming victory in the dispute over the legality of the Premier League’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) Rules. The 175-page decision, which was sent to the parties last month but kept confidential until now, came after a two week private arbitration in June. The Slaughter and May-repped Premier […]
Hogan Lovells and the London Metal Exchange (LME) have secured a victory for the second time in the nickel trades dispute brought by Akin Gump-repped Elliott Associates. On 8 March 2023, an unprecedented spike in the price of nickel during the early hours of trading drove the LME to conclude that the market had become […]
White & Case has hired a partner from Deloitte Legal to support its innovation efforts in a new global role. Isabel Parker has left Deloitte Legal after just under two years at the Big Four outfit. She is moving to White & Case, where she will take on the position of chief innovation officer. Here, […]
Covington & Burling’s EMEA co-head of white-collar defence and commercial litigation has moved to disputes boutique Quillon Law. Ian Hargreaves will be the sixth partner at Quillon, which was launched in October 2021 by former Addleshaw Goddard duo Mark Hastings and Michael Barnett. The boutique’s recent cases have seen it represent Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska […]
The head of legal at Crane talks life at a VC firm, working on AI deals, and what he sees in VC’s future