Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have won roles on the biggest technology deal of all time between Dell and EMC. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is advising computer technology compay Dell, and its owners Silver Lake, in its $67bn purchase of EMC, with a team […]
The billion-pound sale of both the Financial Times (FT) and The Economist kept the Pearson in-house legal team busy over the summer. The Lawyer spoke to the group’s deputy general counsel for finance Graeme Baldwin about the transactions, which saw the FT sold to Japanese buyer Nikkei, while Pearson’s stake in the Economist was bought […]
Dentons has hired Taylor Wessing head of telecoms Tracey Sheehan to boost its technology media and telecoms (TMT) team in London. Sheehan was a partner at Taylor Wessing since 2011, when she joined from legacy Squire Sanders Hammonds as part of an IP boost alongside legacy SJ Berwin partner Chris Thornham. Sheehan’s hire brings Dentons’ […]
Shoosmiths has acted for the management team of Coryton Advanced Fuels Limited, the market-leading fuel-blending and consultancy services business, on a significant investment from Lyceum Capital to accelerate its international expansion. The investment will enable the company to grow its range of added-value services and production capacity in the UK, develop existing export markets in […]
Middle East firm Al Tamimi & Company has hired Hill Dickinson head of commercial Stephen Lansdown as the head of its Qatar office. Lansdown replaces Mohamed Khodeir, who is moving to lead Al Tamimi’s association in Egypt which was formed in January. He was previously based at Hill Dickinson’s Liverpool office, leading the firm’s commercial […]
Mishcon de Reya has replaced Rosenblatt Solicitors on a High Court action against Zurich’s specialist property lender Dunbar Bank, now named Dunbar Assets. Business owner Julia Davey has launched a countersuit against Dunbar, The Lawyer understands, after it filed a court petition to reclaim enforcement costs in relation to a prior liability. The lawyer swap […]
Albert Marshall trained at the bar and was an in-house lawyer at PlayStation. In 2012 he set up his own business affairs consultancy and he is also commercial director of QuizTix, which creates games for mobile phones. What’s your career background? I was interested in employment law and trained as a barrister at a common law […]
For the first time The Lawyer UK 200 has dissected the financials of the bottom half of the table to reveal a group of firms tackling a tough market with entrepreneurial zeal. However, their revenue range suggests consolidation pressures are growing.
Today sees the launch of a brand new investigation, the latest in the UK 200 series and one that focuses on the 100 firms in a £1.308bn, primarily domestic, market.
Shortly after appearing in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 in 2010 Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) IP partner Lewis Cohen moved across to Mishcon de Reya to grow its commercial contract practice.
The CRA 2015 giveth and the 2015 CAT rules taketh away with a transitional regime that hampers collective redress and benefits cartels.
Today’s banking and finance practices have to navigate a myriad of risks, including those from cyber security, politics and far-flung jurisdictions.