Revealed: Magic circle female promotions drop to three-year low
Female promotions at magic circle firms have dropped to a collective three-year low, The Lawyer’s research has revealed.
Olswang Munich partners opt against CMS merger to launch IP boutique
Olswang’s former intellectual (IP) litigation partner Thomas Lynker is among a group of lawyers to break away from the firm following its merger with CMS Cameron McKenna and Nabarro on 1 May to launch his own boutique in Munich.
Witnesses give evidence in legal privilege dispute against AstraZeneca
A cross-examination of witnesses in the legal privilege dispute case between Astex and AstraZeneca has kickstarted today in the Chancery Division of the High Court.
Capsticks confirmed as sole adviser on SRA legal panel
Capsticks has been confirmed as the sole adviser on the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s legal panel, after the watchdog overhauled its its board last year for better cost-efficiency and control over legal spend.
Freshfields and Macfarlanes act on $3.9bn Neptune Energy deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Macfarlanes have earned key roles advising on a $3.9bn (£3bn) for energy investor Neptune Energy Group to buy France’s natural gas company Engie.
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Poll shows Kirkland as London’s least liked US firm
Kirkland & Ellis has been voted the number one US firm in London law students and associates would least like to join, The Lawyer can reveal. 10 June: Latham top choice for lawyers in London, poll reveals
Europe moves: Paul Hastings loses duo in Paris to K&L Gates
Paul Hastings partner Mounir Letayf and counsel Adeline Roboam have joined K&L Gates in Paris. Both will join the firm’s finance team. These latest hires come after K&L Gates also boosted its Milan office with a hire from Jones Day, partner Giovanni Meschia. France Bird & Bird has hired partner Eric Charvillat to join its […]
Slater & Gordon to sue Watchstone for £600m over failed Quindell acquisition
Slater & Gordon is suing insurance, tech and healthcare company Watchstone for £600m over a deal made in 2015 to acquire the professional services division of the company when it was called Quindell.
High Court rejects Dechert’s call to redact judgment in ENRC case
Dechert made an application to have the judgment in the ongoing Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) fraud case redacted prior to publication by the media, The Lawyer has learned.
Clydes to launch in Mexico through local firm tie-up
Clyde & Co has extended its presence in Latin America with the opening of its first office in Mexico, bought about by its pending merger with Mexican law firm Garza Tello & Asociados.
Latham top choice for lawyers in London, poll reveals
Latham & Watkins has topped a poll as the US firm in London law students and associates would most like to join, The Lawyer can reveal.
KWM elects Australia head as new global managing partner
King & Wood Mallesons has appointed Australia chief executive partner Sue Kench as its new global managing partner, six months after Stuart Fuller stepped down from the post. At the same time, the Asia-Pacific based firm has created a new role of global chief operating officer and elected Chinese corporate partner Rupert Li to the […]