Global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb has promoted Betty Edery to the post of general counsel for France, just over a year after making its last local head of legal appointment. Edery, who was formerly senior legal counsel for Bristol-Myers Squibb France, takes over from Alexandra de Rambuteau as general counsel and a member of the […]
DLA Piper has hired a specialist construction team of three partners from Eversheds only three years after the same team joined the firm from Addleshaw Goddard and legacy McGrigors. Nigel Proctor will be working as a consultant while David Moss and Paul Giles will be joining DLA as partners within the firm’s global infrastructure, construction […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised GasLog on its 7.5 million public offering of common units. Conyers acted for GasLog Ltd in respect of the Bermuda law aspects of a transaction involving public offering of common units of GasLog Partners LP (the ‘MLP’, a master limited partnership), a subsidiary of GasLog Ltd. On 26 June […]
Walker Morris has selected Aderant Expert to implement as its new practice management system. After a rigorous selection process, Walker Morris determined that the Aderant technology is the best solution for the firm, providing them with the right infrastructure to help their firm to streamline processes, enhance financial predictability, increase client retention and win new […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has acted for Gener8 Maritime, Inc. in respect of the Bermuda law aspects of an offering of 15,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $14.00 per share This included 2,250,000 shares of common stock issued upon the exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares. Marcello […]
Walker Morris has announced that it will be investing in a new practice management system to streamline its financial processes and provide greater flexibility and simplicity for clients. This is the latest in series of significant investments in the firm’s infrastructure. Last year Walker Morris reaffirmed its commitment to the region by investing in a […]
DLA Piper has hired a specialist construction team of three partners from Eversheds only three years after the same team joined the firm from Addleshaw Goddard and legacy McGrigors. Nigel Proctor will be working as a consultant while David Moss and Paul Giles will be joining DLA as partners within the firm’s global infrastructure, construction […]
Environmental charity WWF and the Angling Trust have turned to Matrix Chambers to bring a judicial review against the Government over its failure to protect English waterways from agricultural pollution. The Angling Trust’s legal team, Fish Legal, is leading the claimants’ case. Fish Legal senior solicitor William Rundle has instructed Matrix Chambers’ David Wolfe QC […]
ABS Aspire Law has entered into a joint venture agreement with the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital to create a service where clients with severe spinal injuries can receive rehabilitation treatment. The new model is now called Aspire Law Rehabilitation and will allow the firm’s clients who have serious spinal cord injuries to receive intensive neurological rehabilitation […]
Baker Botts, Cravath and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher have all advised on oilfield services company Schlumberger’s $14.8bn purchase of equipment provider Cameron. Schlumberger turned to Baker Botts corporate partners David Kirkland Jr, Tull Florey and Andrew Ericksen in Houston. Tax partner Derek Green and employment partner Rob Fowler also assisted, as well as Austin partner […]
Arthur Cox, Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won top roles on the latest proposed online betting merger between Betfair and Paddy Power. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partners Oliver Lazenby and Edward Braham are leading the team for Betfair, alongside employment partner Jocelyn Mitchell, antitrust partner Simon Priddis and tax partner Peter Clements. Meanwhile […]
Barclays Bank has appointed Simon Croxford as general counsel for its Group Centre legal team, after the resignation of deputy group general counsel Michael Shaw in June. Croxford has held a series of senior roles at Barclays and its investment bank since joining the bank in 2005. Between 2012 and earlier this year he was general […]