Slaughter and May’s Chris Saul is to retire from the firm when his term as senior partner comes to an end on 30 April 2016. Saul joined the firm in 1977 and became a partner nine years later. He then took up the role of head of corporate in 2004, before being elected to the […]
Weil Gotshal & Manges is advising troubled retailer BHS as it files for administration. The US firm has fielded a team led by restructuring partner Adam Plainer, supported by fellow partner Mark Lawford. DLA Piper partner Colin Ashford is understood to be working with the administrators Duff & Phelps, who were called in this morning […]
Merlin’s Entertainments’ legal chief Colin Armstrong has left the company after nearly a decade, with DS Smith’s general counsel Matt Jowett stepping into the role.
Reed Smith and Pepper Hamilton have called off merger talks, less than two weeks after discussions began. A spokesperson for Reed Smith confirmed the talks are no longer taking place and said: “As we have stated, Reed Smith, in order to better serve our global clients, periodically has discussions with other firms regarding joining forces. […]
Insurance giant RSA has relaunched its global legal panel review and is set to announce the successful firms in July.
Simmons & Simmons former TMT practice head Andrew McMillan has left the firm to join Pinsent Masons as a partner within its advanced manufacturing and technology sector (AMT).
After a busy year in the offshore world, several trends appeared: the ongoing divestment of fiduciary businesses, the move into more jurisdictions, and a hot recruitment market. In responses gathered as part of our annual offshore survey, the world’s biggest offshore firms give their thoughts on the key issues affecting their businesses.
Edinburgh-headquartered firm Shepherd & Wedderburn has long considered local oil exploration and development company Cairn Energy, which is listed on the FTSE 250 index, to be a trophy client.
In January, after five years at RSA Insurance, Derek Walsh said he was leaving his role as group general counsel and company secretary. Walsh saw RSA through some troubled times including large losses in Ireland, stringent regulation and unprecedented levels of transactional activity but his tenure ended on a high as the UK-based general insurance company saw a 43 per cent rise in operating profit in 2015.
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) IP partner Campbell Forsyth has joined Dentons’ partnership in London. Patent litigator Forsyth was a partner at KWM for nearly two years, having left the partnership of Olswang in 2014. He has a particular focus on the telecommunications, electronics and life sciences sectors.
Eversheds project finance partner Howard Barrie first appeared in the Hot 100 in 2008, when his move to Paris at legacy Denton Wilde Sapte signalled a new era in the firm’s investment into Africa. Between 2007 to 2010, when Barrie led the Africa committee, Denton Wilde Sapte had a strategy for winning and working on […]