Quit the classroom and get onto the internet
Formal education has its place, but law needs to move with the times and appreciate the benefits that organic learning through technology can bring.
Moves: 28 September
Move of the week Watson Farley & Williams has hired maritime partner Joe McGladdery, who joins from Wikborg Rein. McGladdery joined Wikborg’s partnership in 2012 and has experience advising on commercial matters, asset-back finance transactions and new-building programmes. His clients include BG Group and Paragon Offshore and he is a former general counsel of Qatar […]
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My career story: “I combined Slaughters partnership with being a mother of six”
Laura Carstensen spent 10 years as a partner at Slaughter and May before quitting law entirely and moving to the Welsh countryside. She tells us about her big career decisions. For a long time you combined your role as a City partner with being a mother to six children. How did you do it? Do […]
In-house interview: Ritva Sotamaa, Unilever
400 brands sold in 190 countries is one major global footprint to keep on the right legal track. The trick is to build strong teams, says Unilever legal chief Ritva Sotamaa, who launched a company-wide legal academy this year
In-house interview: Xu Yao, international general counsel, Fosun Group
Overseeing transactions valued at a combined £9bn a year, Fosun international GC Xu Yao says the investment group can be both a rewarding and a gruellingly demanding client for external firms. From Canada’s Cirque du Soleil to French holiday group Le Club Mediterranee; from Australian oil and gas company Roc Oil to Israeli cosmetics outfit […]
The week’s top 15 legal briefings – 27 September 2015
Those looking to leave the country for more than a quick summer getaway will often have to deal with the intricacies of travel visas. Many countries impose restrictions on what you can do while living in a country in which you are not a permanent resident. Unsurprisingly, the UK is no exception and these restrictions […]
White collar race continues as White & Case boosts practice with Dechert hire
White & Case has boosted its white collar practice with the hire of litigator Jonathan Pickworth from Dechert. Pickworth joined Dechert in 2011 from DLA Piper, where he was a partner and EMEA head of corporate crime and investigations. His practice focuses on regulatory and internal investigations, compliance and risk, with particular reference to corruption, fraud and […]
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‘Harry Potter’ lawyer Lord Harley to face Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
A lawyer criticised for appearing in court looking like “something out of Harry Potter” is to be hauled up in front of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) in November. The exact allegations levied by the SRA against Alan Blacker, who used the name Lord Harley during the Cardiff Crown Court incident, have not yet been […]
Conyers advises AVIC International Finance Ltd on issuance of $50m 5.45 per cent bonds
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided BVI legal advice to AVIC International Finance Limited in connection with the issue of $50m 5.45 per cent bonds due 2030 and guaranteed by AVIC International Holding Corporation. Anna Chong of Conyers’ Hong Kong office advised on the matter working alongside Linklaters LLP and Jingtian & Gongcheng.
Shahram Sharghy joins The Sheriffs Office as in-house counsel
Shahram Sharghy has joined The Sheriffs Office as in-house counsel. Shahram was called to the Bar in 2000 and is a leading London barrister with a great deal of expertise in matters relating to High Court enforcement. He is one of a very small number of barristers with extensive experience in the law surrounding the […]
Wragges supports GSF Car Parts on the next stage of its road trip
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has advised Stan West and the senior management of GSF Car Parts, the UK’s largest independent distributor of car parts, on its sale to HgCapital’s The Parts Alliance. Birmingham-headquartered GSF was established 38 years ago by Chairman Stan West. Andy Lawton Smith, Head of Enterprise Services at WLG, has […]
Shoosmiths’ top real estate PSL key speaking at RICS Dilapidations Forum Conference 2015
Peter Williams, newly-appointed head of the real estate professional support lawyer (PSL) team at Shoosmiths LLP, will be one of the key technical speakers at the RICS Dilapidations Forum Conference in London on 30 September. His specialist topic will be the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES), which comes into effect in 2018 and is […]