Latham & Watkins and O’Melveny & Myers have won top the roles on Alaska Air Group’s $4bn (£2.8bn) acquisition of Virgin America. A Silicon Valley-based corporate team from Latham & Watkins represented longstanding client Virgin America, led by partner Tad Freese. Advice was also provided by technology and IP partner Anthony Klein, as well as […]
Former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner Peter Gray has launched a lawsuit against the firm, accusing bosses of unfair dismissal and of failing to compensate him for his legal bills. Gray filed his claim at the Dubai International Financial Centre Court last week. He is seeking approximately $500,000 (£350,000) in costs related to his legal […]
Addleshaw Goddard, Clifford Chance and DLA Piper have won spots on Serco’s legal roster, while former advisers Ashurst and Linklaters have missed out.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has strengthened its relationship with William Hill, advising on the company’s deals with OpenBet and NYX Gaming, represented by Dentons. Under the terms of the transaction, Gibson Dunn client William Hill has entered into a 10-year commercial agreement with Canadian supplier NYX Gaming to further develop its technology platform across the […]
Addleshaw Goddard has made up 15 lawyers to its partnership, including two in its Dubai office. The promotions mark the first time the firm has made up partners outside of the UK. The round shows a slight dip on last year’s promotions, when the firm made up 18 partners. In both 2013 and 2014 Addleshaws […]
Simmons & Simmons and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) are among a number of international law firms named in the Panama Papers document leak. The leak of millions of documents from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca hit headlines on Sunday night (3 April) as it was revealed 12 national leaders are among 143 politicians, their families and close […]
Parabis founding partners Tim Oliver and Tim Roberts each received £16.9m one month after the firm’s 2012 £50m investment deal with private equity house Duke Street, The Lawyer can reveal. Oliver and Roberts were each paid £11.5m for their goodwill in Parabis Law LLP. The pair also received £505,000 and £4.86m for their stakes in […]
Lloyds Banking Group has finally replaced its former general counsel for group legal, Hugh Pugsley, hiring Nathan Butler from the National Australia Bank.
Pinsent Masons has inched closer to its gender diversity target after female lawyers made up 44 per cent of the 18 promoted to the firm’s partnership. The eight new female lawyers brings the proportion of women in the partnership to 23 per cent, up from 22 per cent last year. In 2014 Pinsents unveiled plans […]
Damen Bennion started his career at a small regional firm, worked in the corporate team at Clifford Chance, spent time in-house at Excel, Sainsbury’s and John Lewis, and is now a partner in the niche collector car practice at Goodman Derrick. How did you start out in law? I suppose I wanted to become a lawyer from […]
In the fight against climate change, much of the talk is about the practical ways of limiting the effects of global warming on our planet. But from an office building in south London, a small group of lawyers are trying to use their skills to help those affected by humanity’s impact on the planet.
Aviva general counsel Kirsty Cooper is celebrating her 25th year at the company this June. But the small Gloucestershire-based business she joined and the listed £45bn revenue insurance giant she helps manage today are worlds apart.