Arthur Cox makes rare lateral from rival
Irish firm Arthur Cox is making a rare partner hire from its major rival, A&L Goodbody, with the appointment of corporate partner Cian McCourt.
In-house interview: James Sullivan, Valad Europe
James Sullivan’s career has so far seen him move from private practice to in-house and then business management before finally finding his home as European general counsel at Valad Europe, the European real estate investment manager.
Moves: 18 April 2016
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has bolstered its capital markets offering with the hire of partner Greg Stonefield, who joins from the partnership of Mayer Brown. Corporate finance specialist Stonefield has been at Mayer Brown for two years and was previously a partner at White & Case for more than a decade.
Business Leadership Awards alumni: Rachel Reid, Taylor Wessing
When Rachel Reid was named Law Firm Management Individual of the Year at The Lawyer Management Awards (now the Business Leadership Awards) in 2014 it was in well-deserved recognition of her important role in helping to deliver legacy SJ Berwin’s ground-breaking link-up with King & Wood Mallesons back in November 2013.
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Does Pyrrho signal the rise of the RoboLawyer?
I very much doubt that Master Matthews regards himself as a visionary of a dystopian future in the style of George Orwell or John Wyndham, irrespective of some portrayals of his recent judgment in Pyrrho Investments Ltd v MWB Property Ltd. The issues in Pyrrho were relatively narrow. The court approved the use of predictive coding […]
LMI technology report: Jobs for all
Investment in innovation, the rapid growth of companies, the rise of cyber security and the uptick in high-value M&A meant the technology sector provided plenty of work for law firms in 2015.
In-house interview: Ovo Energy, Daphne Yao
Ovo Energy general counsel Daphne Yao started her legal career as a self-proclaimed “deals junkie” at a magic circle firm. Since then, her appetite for new challenges has taken her on a varied path through the corporate, music and sports media industries. Now she spends her days navigating the regulatory minefield for a burgeoning energy company.
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Ghosts in Dentons’ machine: will the firm fall victim to its own acquisitions success?
In the last three years Dentons has undergone a major metamorphosis – going from a 275-fee-earner outfit after the 2010 SNR merger to being the largest law firm in the world. The firm has invested a huge amount of resources in its expansion strategy already, with seven mergers in 2015 including high-profile moves into China […]
Star legal writers: energy and environment
Commercial implications of prioritising the UK economy in Continental Shelf strategy, how new energy rules affect business, and bees, trees and pesticides – The Lawyer’s most popular briefings.
The known unknowns in Dentons’ game
Since the January 2015 merger between Dentons and China’s Dacheng scarcely a week has gone by without the ‘world’s largest law firm’ hitting the headlines. Last year the firm carried out seven mergers in four continents, launched offices in Europe and Africa, and made lateral hires on a regular basis worldwide. For a while, it […]
Pfizer/Allergan: What’s next for mega-mergers?
While 2015 was the year of the mega-merger, 2016 could well be the year of the never-merger, as the value of abandoned deals reaches its highest since the eve of the financial crisis.