Data protection laws and increasing regulatory and commercial pressure on the use of information are vital issues that affect virtually every organisation. Our substantial international team of more than 70 data privacy experts advises on global and national data issues for clients of all shapes and sizes. We have specialists in more than 40 countries, […]
When a product fault comes to light, the first 48 hours are crucial. A fast and clear response, directed by experienced and decisive leadership, can help to stave off reputational damage, loss of consumer confidence and significant financial exposure. Our international product liability and product recall team has extensive experience of handling product liability issues […]
Globalisation has brought an increasing focus on public international law. As one of the leading law firms in this area of law, we are regularly instructed by sovereign states, state entities, international bodies and multinational corporations on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Our global team comprises 15 lawyers mainly based in Europe […]
We are a top-tier real-estate practice whose remit encompasses premier institutional, inward and property company investment mandates, multi-jurisdiction portfolio management, complex fund structuring, energy-related real-estate projects and precedent-setting regeneration schemes. We are listed in Chambers and Partners’ FTSE report as leading advisers to FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies. These include Land Securities, Lend Lease, […]
Many of our financial institution clients have portfolios of lending outside the UK (be that residential or wholesale debt, consumer or wholesale lending). The success of our international team is based on close co-operation between our market-leading UK practice and colleagues throughout our global network. This enables us to carry out standard and complex recoveries […]
Working in times of financial distress requires particular skills of lawyers who need to be proactive, concise in their advice and easily capable of working in teams across disciplines and sectors. Insolvency is not a separate legal discipline but rather an economic condition. We pride ourselves on our ability to link in seamlessly with a […]
The shipping business is cyclical, moving between periods of high vessel values and freight rates and periods of downturn. Our global shipping team has served clients through every phase of the business cycle and can help you find a fresh perspective on every dispute, crisis, contract and negotiation. We look for solutions to legal issues […]
Businesses operating across national borders are faced by widely differing systems in different countries, even within the European Union. Eversheds’ international tax group is able to chart a way through the maze of differing tax legislation in different countries to provide integrated tax advice in and across a number of jurisdictions, particularly in Europe but […]
Ashurst’s collective redundancy consultation has come to an end, with the firm due to cut just over 120 support staff jobs from its City base. The consultation kicked off in June, when the firm announced it was to transfer a large proportion of its London-based support staff to its new low-cost office in Glasgow (12 […]
The South London Legal Partnership (SLLP), which opened earlier this week following the merger of London’s Merton, Kingston, Sutton and Richmond legal teams, is to launch its own trainee scheme. Merton, which merged its legal capability with Richmond in 2011 (28 February 2011), is hosting the trainee programme and the 90-strong shared service, believed to […]
South African firm Bowman Gilfillan has formed an association with Botswanan firm Bookbinder Business Law, as it seeks further growth opportunities for its Africa Group. Bookbinder was established in 2010 by Jeffrey Bookbinder, a Canadian-born lawyer who has worked in Botswana for two decades. He was formerly a partner at Botswanan firm Collins Newman & […]
If Alibaba is indeed turning away from Hong Kong to New York for its highly anticipated, multibillion-dollar listing, will Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer become the biggest loser among all the legal advisers to the Chinese e-commerce giant? For many years, Freshfields has been a close adviser to Alibaba Group, since the Hangzhou-headquartered enterprise started venturing into […]