Herbert Smith Freehills’ global head of capital markets Steve Thierbach is joining Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in London, along with fellow partner Chris Haynes. US-qualified Thierbach has been at HSF since 2010 and was also a partner at Linklaters for 15 years, where he co-led the capital markets practice and served as head of the […]
London commercial and chancery chambers 11 Stone Buildings (11SB) will dissolve as of 30 October 2015, The Lawyer can reveal. The set has 40 members, including four QCs and three associated members, plus two pupils. It is not yet known where members will resurface. Its high-profile members include commercial silks Alan Gourgey QC and Jeremy Cousins QC, […]
British American Tobacco (BAT) global general counsel Jerome Abelman is gearing up to launch the first review of the FTSE 5 company’s external legal advisers since his appointment to the role in May. The biannual review of BAT’s roster is launching this month, with Abelman expected to examine price, specialism and an innovative approach to […]
Gateley has posted pre-tax profits up 32.4 per cent from £7.4m to £9.8m, marking its first financial results since it became the first law firm to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) this summer. The financial results also show the firm’s revenue grew by 11.5 per cent, from £54.6m to £60.9m last year. In June […]
British American Tobacco (BAT) global general counsel Jerome Abelman is gearing up to launch the first review of the FTSE 5 company’s external legal advisers since his appointment to the role in May. The biannual review of BAT’s roster is launching this month, with Abelman expected to examine price, specialism and an innovative approach to […]
The High Court has referred Manchester firm Sandbrook Solicitors to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for judicial concerns regarding abuse of court processes in immigration cases. In a ruling on Thursday (10 September), Mr Justice Green said a number of cases brought by Sandbrook Solicitors “exhibit a pattern whereby injunctions to restrain imminent removal…are being […]
This week’s real estate roundup asks whether the MCL can provide a fair legal solution for landlords Negotiating the terms of a lease can be a time consuming and demanding process, largely because every landlord uses a different lease which is most likely completely different from the last one the tenant signed. The creation of […]
Last week, Allen & Overy (A&O) became the third magic circle firm to launch an office in South Korea with the relocation of Tokyo partner Matthias Voss. It joins Clifford Chance, DLA Piper, Linklaters, Milbank Tweed, Skadden Arps, and White & Case as among the first 26 foreign firms to have a base in the […]
This week, the European Commission (EC) approved General Electric’s (GE) €8.5bn acquisition of the power and grid assets of French industrial company Alstom. The deal was first announced in April 2014, with GE turning to Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom. The company also sought advice on specific antitrust aspects of the deal from Clifford Chance […]
Trowers & Hamlins is to merge with Devon firm Stones Solicitors in October, further bolstering its UK regional offering and creating an £85m revenue firm. The merged firm will be named Trowers & Hamlins and will consist of almost 690 staff and lawyers, including 130 partners across six UK offices initially. Stones has approximately 90 […]
To coincide with ‘Liberties’ – an exhibition of contemporary art reflecting on 40 years since the Sexual Discrimination Act – Day Gluckman’s current show at the Collyer Bristow Gallery, the partners of Collyer Bristow invite you to a panel discussion exploring the relevant legal context and how the issues arising are addressed in art practice […]
The UK 200 Real Estate report analyses the key trends in terms of leading firms’ use of property. As a starting point the report will analyse the total cost of a firm’s real estate including rent, rates and service charge and the total amount of square footage they control. We merge this with other data […]