Pinsent Masons has been added to Land Securities’ legal roster, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has come off in the first review carried out by new general counsel Tim Ashby.
Mr Justice Peter Smith is facing allegations of bias over a judgment he handed down in November in a case featuring the Saudi royal family. The judge, who had to recuse himself from the British Airways (BA) air cargo case last year over issues of conflict, will have his November judgment challenged in the Court […]
Linklaters’ senior partner election in April will end nine months of management elections in the magic circle – but it has taken until now for a woman to put her head above the parapet. It emerged this week rising corporate star Aedamar Comiskey has added her name to the runners and riders. It is a […]
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has acted on M&A deals worth over $112bn so far this year, more than any other firm in the first quarter of 2016. According to data from Thomson Reuters, the deal value of Simpson Thacher’s 26 transactions were higher than any firm, while second-placed White & Case won mandates on 43 deals, […]
Dentons, Eversheds and Reed Smith are three of seven firms to have landed spots on Avis’ inaugural legal panel.
Linklaters’ next senior partner will be a corporate lawyer, with three candidates putting their names forward for April’s elections including rising star Aedemar Comiskey. The trio of corporate partners vying for the top job, to run the firm alongside new managing partner Gideon Moore, are Charlie Jacobs, Jean-Pierre Blumberg and Comiskey. M&A heavyweight Jacobs has […]
Clifford Chance has won a place on ITV’s panel for the first time, joining the broadcaster’s other panel firms including Hogan Lovells, Olswang and Wiggin.
Ashurst has announced the launch of Ashurst Advance, a new global team designed to pull together the disparate strands of the firm’s New Law service delivery mechanisms on a global basis. As part of the move Ashurst has also launched an R&D capability. The firm did not divulge the size of the investment relating to […]
Eversheds has won a role as Eaton’s sole legal provider, building upon its existing retainer arrangements with engineering companies DuPont and Tyco.
US firm Debevoise & Plimpton has launched an office in Tokyo with three lawyers relocating from New York. Debevoise’s new Tokyo office will be led by corporate partner Christopher Smeall and counsel Naomi Aoyama, who have relocated from the firm’s New York office for the latest expansion. Both lawyers are New York qualified and have […]
Kent County Council is spinning off its legal services team into a separate company in a bid to increase its income stream.
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Weil Gotshal & Manges have won roles on the $13bn (£9bn) merger of analytics providers IHS and Markit. Weil Gotshal & Manges advised IHS with a team based in both the US and UK. New York partner Michael Aiello led on corporate matters, while partners Kenneth Heitner and David Irvine […]