Although the chairmen of the tax writing committees, representative Dave Camp (R-Michigan) and senator Max Baucus (D-Montana), are thoroughly committed to enacting comprehensive tax reform and are devoting the considerable resources of their committees to that end, recent developments suggest that the bulk of the tax reform debate will have to wait until the second […]
Lawrence Graham (LG) and Wragge & Co are in merger talks to create a £170m firm, partners were told today. Wragge & Co senior partner Quentin Poole confirmed the talks, stating: “We have been open about our strategy and the fact that we are looking at opportunities to strengthen our ability to serve clients in […]
Shoosmiths has provided advice to former chief executive officer (CEO) of Fitness First Colin Waggett for the launch of his new indoor cycling concept, Psycle London. Shoosmiths’ Angela Mildenhall and solicitor Sarah Waller (both real estate) led the team to help secure the first of a number of indoor cycling studios on Mortimer Street, W1, […]
By Suzanne Burrell The Pensions Regulator’s Code of Practice: Governance and Administration of Occupational Defined Contribution (DC) trust-based pension schemes was laid before Parliament in July 2013. It is due to come into effect on 21 November 2013. Following the Pensions Regulator’s consultation on DC provision, the Pensions Regulator had identified gaps in the existing […]
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Dentons’ former co-chief executive Howard Morris has joined Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) as head of business restructuring and insolvency in London. Morris, who practices in corporate recovery and insolvency, resigned from his post as global integration partner at Dentons earlier this year (20 September 2013) after he spent two years focusing on integrating Denton Wilde Sapte […]
Dentons has boosted its Middle East practice with the hire of two lawyers from DLA Piper and Norton Rose Fulbright to its Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices. Former DLA Piper legal director Ian Dalley has joined the Abu Dhabi construction practice and former Norton Rose Fulbright finance of counsel Alex Roussos joined the Dubai office. The […]
DAC Beachcroft has issued a £10m cash call to the firm’s LLP members while increasing its rolling credit facility to £40m as it pushes toward a revenue target of £200m for the 2013/14 year end. Senior partner Simon Hodson said the firm had been overhauling the funding arrangements for the last six months, a year […]
Freshfields and the London Stock Exchange have had a long and close association. Here’s how they keep things alive As the London Stock Exchange popped champagne corks to celebrate its 200th anniversary 12 years ago, it did something a little bit crazy – especially for an institution that even staff viewed as the ‘conservative […]
Société Générale Group has named Christopher Davies as its new regional general counsel for Asia Pacific, as predecessor Mark Duncan promoted to a role in the Paris headquarters. Davies joined Société Générale (SocGen) in 1997 and was the group’s head of compliance based in Paris prior to the latest appointment. He has relocated to Hong Kong […]
DWF has continued its upward trajectory with revenue up 57.5 per cent at the half year, with growth largely driven by the February acquisitions of Fishburns and Cobbetts. Turnover for the first half of 2013/14 stood at £93.6m, up 57.5 per cent from £59.4m. The firm said 10 per cent of that growth, or £6m, […]
It’s been a relatively healthy first six months of the financial year, with many private practice firms reaping the benefits of a newly professionalised leadership team. But while financials may be on a sounder footing, management problems across The Lawyer UK 200 abound. Here are just a few examples of firms that have, well, issues. The one […]