Norton Rose Fulbright poaches entire Sidley public finance team
Norton Rose Fulbright has hired Sidley Austin’s entire US public finance team across three offices in New York, Washington DC and San Francisco.
Fieldfisher reveals new strategy to target three key areas and Europe growth
Fieldfisher has unveiled a new three-year strategy, prioritising three practice areas and building upon its European network of offices.
KWM axes 37 business services roles as back office bonfire rages on
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made 37 London business services jobs redundant following a consultation to cut headcount across its Europe and Middle East offices.
Simmons loses IP partner Noor to A&O
Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Simmons & Simmons partner Marjan Noor, giving the magic circle firm a sixth IP partner in London.
Ex-Milbank partner Costa joins PwC Legal as head of banking
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy’s only female partner in London, Laetitia Costa, has resurfaced at PwC Legal a year after leaving the US firm.
Kingfisher GC leaves for newly merged Coca-Cola European Partners
Kingfisher general counsel Clare Wardle is moving to Coca-Cola European Partners to head up its legal team.
Ashurst appoints first-ever London head under new management structure
Ashurst has appointed its first-ever London office head, as part of a new management structure formed following the election of Paul Jenkins as managing partner.
Real estate roundup: White & Case acts on £1.4bn road deal
White & Case advises on €1.7bn PPP deal White & Case has advised the Slovak Republic on a €1.7bn public private partnership (PPP) deal to develop 59km of new road networks. The deal saw the firm advise the Slovak Republic on the design, construction, finance, operation and maintenance of the country’s D4 highway and R7 […]
SRA delays super-exam decision until spring 2017
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to press on with its plans for a new ‘super-exam’ taken at the point of qualification, but has delayed its final decision until next spring after the legal profession demanded more detail of how it would work. Read more…
MPs order Olswang to reveal BHS fees details
MPs have ordered Olswang to reveal details of the fees it was paid during the sale of collapsed retailer BHS, it has emerged.
When things fall apart
Richard Power, a partner in Clyde & Co’s global arbitration group, examines the problems for dispute resolution posed by geopolitical instability.
Exclusive: Linklaters set to rebuild private client team
Linklaters is planning to build a private client practice in London again, seven years after it ran the team down, The Lawyer understands.