Linklaters hires ex-A&O real estate finance head
Linklaters has hired former Allen & Overy (A&O) head of real estate finance Mark O’Neill in London.
Reed Smith in merger talks with US firm Pepper Hamilton
Reed Smith has entered merger talks with Philadelphia firm Pepper Hamilton, in a move that would boost its revenue to around $1.5bn. In a statement, a spokesperson for Reed Smith said “based on these preliminary discussions, we see many potential benefits to joining forces”. The firm added: “There remains a significant amount of work to do […]
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Shearman & Sterling mulls agile working in London
Shearman & Sterling is consulting on plans to introduce agile working in its London office. Shearman’s UK base has had an informal system in place for a number of years but confirmed to The Lawyer that it is reviewing its thinking on agile working for London lawyers after it introduced a policy to allow its US-based associates to work from home two days a […]
Ashurst loses corporate partner to Stephenson Harwood
Ashurst corporate partner Anthony Clare has become the latest partner to exit the firm’s London office for Stephenson Harwood.
Associate conundrums: Developing business relationships
You’ve gone to all the trouble of establishing new business relationships through various networking activities which you believe have the potential to become mutually beneficial long-term connections. You know that the relationships need to be enduring and that they will need some nurturing but you are equally aware that you don’t have hours and hours […]
White & Case hires McDermott quartet for Boston launch
White & Case has hired four McDermott Will & Emery partners to open its first office in Boston.
Forsters and Slaughters advise on Tata Steel UK assets sale
Slaughter and May is continuing to advise Tata Steel on the sale of its UK assets, with Forsters client Greybull Capital emerging as the latest buyer. The sale concerns Tata Steel UK’s long products division in Europe, which includes the Scunthorpe plant but does not cover the Port Talbot site. The Slaughters team advising Tata was […]
Cleary Gottlieb criticised over role in Brazil dam disaster investigation
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has been criticised over its role as independent investigator into a major Brazilian environmental disaster. The US firm was engaged by mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale to investigate the dam collapse at the Samarco Mineração iron ore operation last year. Each company owned a 50 per cent stake in the […]
Mishcon adds six partners in majority-female promotions round
Mishcon de Reya has doubled the number of partner promotions this year, making up six lawyers to its partnership. Last year Mishcon made up three women to its partnership in an all-female round. This year four women and two men made the cut across a range of practice groups. Immigration lawyers Steven Bostock and Maria […]
Ince & Co launches new consultancy firm amid lockstep overhaul
Shipping and insurance firm Ince & Co has launched an international consultancy firm named Ince Consultancy LLP in a bid to “grow the transactional arm” of its business, said senior partner Jan Heuvels. The consultancy firm will advise clients in the shipping, energy, aviation, trade, and real estate industries on tax and financial matters. Although the consultancy firm is incorporated […]
Gateley buys tax advisory business for £2.7m
Gateley has made its first acquisition since floating on AIM last year, purchasing tax advisory business Capitus for £2.72m. The deal comprised a cash payment of £1.59m as well as the issuance of more than one million ordinary shares in Gateley. Based on the closing share price on 8 April the shares are valued at £1.13m. Capitus advises investors […]
Olswang makes up just two partners in reduced promotions round
Olswang has promoted just two lawyers to its global partnership in London and Singapore. Intellectual property senior associate Joel Vertes is the only person to have been made up in the City, having trained at the firm in the early 2000s. He also heads up Olswang’s franchising and licensing group, advising clients on international deals […]