Osborne Clarke introduces hot-desking in new Reading office
Osborne Clarke has adopted a “sit anywhere, work anywhere” policy in its new Thames Valley office.
The 60-second interview: Back offices help international strategy
Halebury head of BD Helen Burness provides the alternative legal providers’ perspective on law firms’ strategy to outsource work (and roles) to Warsaw and Manila in The Lawyer‘s 60-second interview on key topics from the upcoming Business Leadership Summit.
Revealed: Judging panel for The Lawyer Business Leadership awards
A mix of senior in-house lawyers, law firm CEOs and business services groups leaders will make up this year’s judging panel for The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards.
A&O, Sullivan and Wachtell win roles on Bayer’s $62bn bid for Monsanto
Allen & Overy (A&O), Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have won mandates on the latest billion-dollar merger between Bayer and Monsanto.
Exclusive: Addleshaws eyes US merger with Hunton & Williams
Addleshaw Goddard is understood to be in merger talks with Virginia-headquartered Hunton & Williams as the firm looks to secure a US tie-up.
Orb v Ruhan ends as claimant pulls out of £100m dispute
Proceedings have ended in the £100m High Court action brought by Jersey-based Orb ARL against Andrew Ruhan following an order by consent to discontinue the claim and counterclaim.
The 60-second interview: Thomson Snell CEO says back-office drive is ‘inevitable’
Thomson Snell & Passmore CEO Simon Slater outlines what law firm leaders think about firms strategy to outsource work (and roles) to Warsaw and Manila in The Lawyer‘s 60-second interview on key topics from the upcoming Business Leadership Summit.
Linklaters defends BHS work before MPs’ inquiry
Linklaters has defended the way it handled the sale of BHS to Retail Acquisitions in 2015, assuring an inquiry into the company’s collapse it was confident the necessary due diligence had been done.
Linklaters elects Charlie Jacobs as senior partner
Jacobs triumphed after a three-way fight for the role, seeing off a challenge from M&A global co-head Jean-Pierre Blumberg in Antwerp and late entrant, London corporate partner Aedemar Comiskey.
Nabarro appoints first COO as part of management shakeup
Nabarro has appointed Shiree Murdoch as the firm’s first chief operating officer (COO) in an attempt to rejig the responsibilities of its senior management team.
In-house interview: Nuno Bastos, Zurich Portugal
“Insurance is a kind of promise: if everything goes south, I’ll be here,” Zurich Portugal general counsel Nuno Bastos claims. But insurers are taking the hit from unstable markets, an increase in regulation and unpredictable natural catastrophes and have to adapt. Quickly
Business Leadership Awards alumni: A&L Goodbody’s KM team
Ireland’s A&L Goodbody stands out among European firms for its focus on encouraging its business services teams to innovate and lead within their particular areas of expertise