Fieldfisher partner takes on GC role at MarketInvoice
Fieldfisher partner Simon Coles has moved in-house to lead the legal team of cash flow finance provider MarketInvoice.
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Haigh dispute: Gibson Dunn replaced by Bryan Cave for GFH Capital
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has come off the record for GFH Capital on its long running dispute with former general counsel David Haigh. Gibson Dunn partner Philip Rocher has been replaced by Bryan Cave partner Robert Dougans, who will now represent the private equity house on its multiple high-profile disputes. The decision comes just weeks […]
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Mayer Brown pilots agile working in London
Mayer Brown is piloting agile working in its construction department, with management to report on the results of the trial to the partnership in July. If the trial goes well, Mayer Brown would be one of the first US law firms in the City to adopt agile working. A growing number of firms have moved […]
Fladgate breaks £40m with 14% revenue rise
Fladgate has posted a provisional 14 per cent rise in turnover to £42.15m for the 2015/16 financial year, becoming the first UK 200 top 100 firm to report its financial results this year. The rate of growth at Fladgate is the same as in 2014/15 and reflects a period of sustained investment in both people […]
Magic circle duo lead on Glencore’s $2.5bn sale of agricultural arm
Linklaters has won the top mandate for Glencore on the $2.5bn (£1.8bn) stake sale of its agricultural arm to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). The magic circle firm is a regular adviser to Glencore, with corporate partner David Avery-Gee leading the team on the sale of Glencore Agricultural Products. Under the terms of the […]
Essex County Council joins growing number of ABSs
Essex County Council has become the fourth local authority to gain an alternative business licence (ABS) allowing its in-house legal team, Essex Legal Services (ELS), to increase its number of clients.
Nabarro makes up five in increased promotions round
Nabarro has increased its promotions round, making up five partners this year compared to the three made up in both 2014 and 2015. The round is the largest for the firm since 2013 when it made up eight senior associates to partner. In the following two years Nabarro slashed the number of promotions to three. […]
Exclusive: Freshfields set to open second legal services hub in Vancouver
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will open its second legal services centre at the end of this year with bosses on the brink of opting for Canada. Freshfields executive partner Michael Lacovara told The Lawyer Vancouver is the “probable location” for the new centre, though no definite venue has been decided. The Vancouver centre would work alongside Freshfields’ Manchester hub, […]
A&O displaces Ashurst on underwriting role for Cairn Homes
Allen & Overy (A&O) has picked up an instruction for the underwriters on a fresh placing and open offer for newly-listed Cairn Homes. The instruction sees the magic circle firm pick up a role for underwriters Merrill Lynch International, J&E Davy and Goodbody. Ashurst was previously advising the banks on the Irish homebuilder’s IPO, with […]
Eversheds and Squires reappointed to KFC panel amid Yum! legal restructure
Eversheds and Squire Patton Boggs have been reappointed to KFC’s legal panel, which was reviewed following the restructuring of Yum! Brands’ legal team.
What now for Helen Titchener? The Archers and the criminal law
The Archers is beloved by lawyers. We may fib about our interest in it, and masquerade as people who are far too busy and intellectual to listen to a soap opera about simple farming folk.