What do Byron, Cote, Hawksmoor, Giraffe and Coq d’Argent have in common? They’re among the latest eateries to jump on the restaurant buyout gravy train. In fact, there has been a veritable feast of buyouts since March this year, when Giraffe kicked off proceedings with its £48.6m sale to supermarket behemoth Tesco. Ashurst and Pinsent […]
San Francisco-based Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has begun merger talks with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, the latest move by the US firm under new boss Mitch Zuklie. The step follows an operational review of Orrick under Zuklie’s leadership, resulting in the lay-off of two senior executives and 21 support staff in June (10 June 2013). […]
Baker & McKenzie’s former City managing partner Gary Senior has been elected to succeed corporate partner Beatriz Araujo on the firm’s executive committee. Senior stood down as managing partner last November after a decade in the role to continue his work as an M&A partner at the firm (12 November 2012). His successor, Paul Rawlinson, […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided Cayman Islands law advice to Kawa Capital Management in connection with its acquisition of certain units of PV system manufacturer and developer Conergy. Matthew Stocker from Conyers’ Cayman office advised on the matter, working alongside Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton in New York and Frankfurt.
These publications will cover the key decisions from the Australian Takeovers Panel and break them down to highlight the key implications and learning points relevant to you. The briefing notes will all feature practical takeaway points, which will help to ensure you are complying with the law and the Takeovers Panel’s published policies in any […]
Every week The Lawyer sends out a digest of all the latest in-house moves, jobs, panel reviews and profiles. Below is a selection of our most recent updates. For more in-house developments, bookmark the dedicated section for in-house lawyers on our website PPF wants to be understood Building Bridges Living the Aviva loca Someone get […]
Lawyers at Walker Morris have achieved a successful outcome in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court for Andy Powell from rock band Wishbone Ash. The case concerned the activities of Martin Turner, a former member of the band, who had left twice to pursue other interests in 1981 and then again in 1991. However, more recently, […]
Citigroup will announce details of its eagerly-awaited revamped panel early next month, with the banking giant preparing to unveil a new structure to the roster and show some existing advisers the door. The bank plans to scrap the current two-tier system devised in May 2010 in favour of a reduced unified panel arrangement. At the end […]
A leading City law firm has fought off sophisticated cyber attacks within the last fortnight, specialists revealed – ramping up fears that hackers view legal practices as a soft underbelly route to stealing sensitive client information. The firm – which has not been named – was alerted to what is known as a ‘drive by’ […]
SJ Berwin will open a second Middle East base in Riyadh following its merger with King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), which will go live on Friday (1 November). SJ Berwin has confirmed plans to expand its footprint in the Middle East to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The firm is planning to enter into an […]
11KBW’s first-ever chief executive David Stead is leaving the set to head up the fundraising side of Charities Aid Foundation. Stead became 11KBW’s first chief executive in January 2012, his first appointment at the bar having spent much of his career working in professional services (16 January 2012). He was brought in from Gill Jennings […]
With threats ranging from hacktivists to Chinese spies, it’s time for law firms to get their data security act together In space, no one can hear you scream, but cyberspace will soon be alive with the shrieks of lawyer pain as client confidentiality disappears out a gapingly wide-open digital window. Law firms are in the […]