Fidelis hires first group GC Roufca from rival insurer Aspen
Aspen Insurance legal head Patricia Roufca has joined Fidelis Insurance as its first group general counsel.
Simmons appoints employment head as first GC
Simmons & Simmons has appointed employment partner Simon Watson as its first general counsel following the departure of director of risk management Chris Andrews, who will leave in May. Watson is currently Simmons’ employment, pensions and incentives UK head. He will take up the new position on 1 May. Managing partner Jeremy Hoyland said Watson would be “integral to the […]
Bird & Bird adds two dispute partners in Asia
Bird & Bird has added two dispute resolution partners in Asia, with one each in Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Mishcon boss Gold sets sights on John Lewis-style ownership model
Mishcon de Reya could move to a John Lewis-style ownership model that would see even the cleaning and reception staff own a stake in the business, according to plans mooted by managing partner Kevin Gold. The firm is about to reach the end of a year-long consultation to plan the next decade of Mishcon that […]
Barclays drafts in Dentons on Libor claim after MAB takeover
Dentons has won a major instruction from Barclays thanks to its takeover of Matthew Arnold & Baldwin’s (MAB) banking and finance litigation team last month. Barclays has instructed Dentons to run its defence on a major Libor and swaps mis-selling claim brought by the liquidators of now defunct caravan company Arthur Holgate & Sons. MAB […]
Change in the air: British American Tobacco
How do you guide a permanently embattled giant like British American Tobacco? With a unified, 800-strong legal and external affairs group, says its GC
In-house interview: Pemberton Asset Management general counsel Corinna Mitchell
As Pemberton Capital’s first general counsel, Corinna Mitchell’s private practice background makes her an authority on external advisers and third-party costs
Hot 100 alumni: Sean Upson, Stewarts Law
Commercial litigator Sean Upson was named in the Hot 100 2008 for his work turning start-up banking disputes boutique Masseys into the go-to litigation firm for conflict referrals in the City. Upson co-founded Masseys in 2004, leaving Baker & McKenzie, along with a group of partners, after almost 11 years at the firm. The decision […]
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Real estate: who’s hot property?
Last year marked an upturn for the UK’s real estate market. The Lawyer Market Intelligence (LMI), a tool that identifies commercial relationships between top private practice firms and companies in the UK, shows that construction companies benefited from increased government investment in infrastructure last year while the acquisition of retail and commercial property continued to grow.
Start-up nation: Israel and its tech sector
International interest in Israel’s tech sector has created a thriving market for firms that have adapted to their specialist needs. Now they must do it again for Asian and domestic investors
Silks appointments report: On a five-year high
Too young to apply, too old to apply, not enough ‘right’ cases, not to mention the arduous application – this year’s new silks tell of the personal and professional challenges of becoming a QC
LMI real estate report – top planning lawyers
With the vast amount of development work taking place across the UK planning lawyers are in high demand. The work they carry out is integral to a project getting its feet off the ground and their work does not go unnoticed by those in the industry. The Lawyer has spoke to a number of barristers […]