Former Allen & Overy (A&O) Dutch senior partner Sietze Hepkema has been charged by the Brazilian Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) in relation to a probe into contracts between Petrobras and the Dutch company SBM Offshore. Hepkema joined SBM Offshore in 2012 as chief governance and compliance officer, tasked with overseeing an investigation into alleged bribery […]
British Land has unveiled its first formal panel, listing firms including Addleshaw Goddard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones Day, King & Wood Mallesons, Mayer Brown and Simmons & Simmons as advisers. The FTSE 100 property company will also take advice from a number of other firms providing advice in specialist areas, including Shepherd […]
A group of UK solar companies have turned to Asserson Law Offices to launch legal action against the UK’s Department for Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) decision to end grandfathering for solar projects under the Renewables Obligation. The claim centres around the removal of grandfathering for solar projects under 5 MW that were not accredited […]
Essar Global Fund Limited (EGFL) general counsel and chief compliance officer Raminder Singh has announced he will leave the firm at the end of the year. Singh joined Essar in 2010 from Vinson & Elkins’ London office. Before joining the private equity company Singh acted as the US firm’s Essar client partner. He was originally […]
Eight candidates for two top roles at Allen & Overy (A&O), and not one woman. For a law firm committed to that 30 per cent target, it’s not a good look. If you assume – as many do – that current managing partner Wim Dejonghe is the favourite to be senior partner, then the managing […]
Jones Day has promoted 47 lawyers to partner across the world, with two in London making this year’s promotions round. Tax associate Anthony Whall will be made a partner from the start of next year, having joined the firm 10 years ago from Nottingham Law School. Meanwhile of counsel Glyn Powell has also made the […]
Slater & Gordon has announced that its profits for the 2015/16 financial year will be lower than the firm had originally forecast. Although the firm stated that its Australian business was trading in line with its previous expectations the decrease in profit has been caused by poor November trading results. Managing director Andrew Grech said: […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has emerged as the UK law firm with the most FTSE 100 client relationships, according to data gathered by The Lawyer’s digital tool Lawyer Market Intelligence (LMI). It advises 39 of the top 100 listed companies, of which eight are financial, seven from the energy and resources sector and six are […]
Our weekly leadership interview is one of our most popular regular features. During the course of 2015 we have profiled managing partners from the magic circle, US giants, and boutiques making a splash. Three Crowns’ founding partners: “We’re suffering from an embarrassment of riches” Three Crowns’ launch in 2014 marked one of the biggest litigation […]
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Simmons & Simmons has achieved revenue growth of just 1 per cent at the half year, as turnover increased from £140m to £142m during the first six months of the 2015/16 financial year. Despite managing partner Jeremy Hoyland describing the results as a “solid start to the year” revenue growth has slowed considerably since the […]
Office fit-outs can cost the earth, so take note from the experts on how to do it right. This week’s UK 200: Financial Management report, which has dug under the skin of law firm debt levels to reveal borrowing structures and investments, has also underlined the extent to which offices are a significant overhead. Indeed, […]