Ashurst is appointing legal project managers across all practice areas in London and Sydney, four years after the firm recruited a project management team of for its banking and finance groups. The rollout involves the recruitment of six project managers in Ashurst’s London and Sydney offices, working across all departments such as corporate, litigation, energy […]
Currency transfer service TransferWise has created a general counsel role, appointing former Mind Candy general counsel Jenifer Swallow. The company previously relied on external advice, only employing a compliance officer for its financial regulatory work. Swallow, who was previously general counsel and chief of staff at the online entertainment company, was appointed at the end […]
The criminal trial of three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives in the US has ended in a mistrial after four months of hearings. The Supreme Court judge accepted jurors’ claims they could not reach a unanimous decision on Monday. The mistrial was declared yesterday following the failure by jurors to reach a verdict on more […]
The criminal trial of three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives in the US has ended in a mistrial after four months of hearings. The Supreme Court judge accepted jurors’ claims they could not reach a unanimous decision on Monday (19 October). The mistrial was declared yesterday following the failure by jurors to reach a verdict […]
Last week Slovenia’s M&A market saw the closing of two high-end transactions – both of which Schoenherr Slovenia advised on. In what is likely to be the largest M&A transaction on the Slovenian market this year (with a total transaction value exceeding €400m), Heineken International B.V. has become the majority owner of Pivovarna Laško, d.d. […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided Cayman law advice in the privatisation and delisting from NASDAQ of Perfect World Co Ltd, a Beijing based internet gaming company. Conyers Dill & Pearman advised Perfect Human Holding Company Ltd, a BVI company controlled by Perfect World’s chairman and founder, Michael Yufeng Chi in the privatisation by way of […]
United Airlines’ general counsel Brett Hart has been named as the company’s acting CEO, while current head Oscar Munoz goes on medical leave. Chicago-based Hart will take on Munoz’s role as CEO and president while he recovers from a heart attack suffered last week. The appointment, which was made by the executive board of the […]
Berwin Leighton Paisner has lost two partners in Singapore, with finance partner Tahirah Ara joining Withers and office managing partner Alistair Duffield seeking opportunities elsewhere. Both Ara and Duffield are part of a six-lawyer team which joined BLP from Holman Fenwick & Willan in 2010. In her latest move, Ara will join Withers as […]
A former partner of defunct firm Halliwells is this week fighting a claim by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) over a £120,000 loan. RBS is claiming the sum from Kennedys partner Michael McCarthy, who worked at Halliwells prior to its 2010 collapse. McCarthy is countering the suit by arguing that Halliwells should have repaid […]
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co is about to undergo a monumental change when it merges with Canadian firm Gowlings. The combination will by far be the biggest the firm has carried out but Wragges’ head of real estate Richard Bate already understands the potential benefits a merger can bring to individual practices. The combination takes […]
Inmarsat’s senior legal counsel Richard Oliphant has become electronic signature service DocuSign’s first EMEA general counsel, as the company looks to grow its market share in the region. The hire has been made ahead of the EU’s 2016 electronic identification legislation, which is intended to facilitate cross-border ecommerce enabling more contracts to be signed electronically. […]
Spanish firm Garrigues has merged with local player DLP in Colombia, and has named Argentina and Chile as its next targets for expansion. Garrigues Latin America head Javier Ybañez said that the firm would add 15 fee earners and four partners to its Colombia office through the deal with local practice DLP, expanding the team […]