Hot 100 alumni: Sam Eastwood, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright
The seven years since Norton Rose Fulbright’s Sam Eastwood featured in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 have seen the disputes market – and Eastwood’s career – change rapidly.
In-house interview: Amanda Hamilton-Stanley, Chivas Brothers
In the highly regulated drinks industry, the experienced Chivas GC says keeping an eye on the marketing arm in the digital age is a growing challenge
Never mind the Ashes: England and Australia are battling for the Chinese investment prize
Big Law in Australia is taking on board innovative UK strategies as the two countries vie for a slice of the Chinese infrastructure investment pie
Moves: 27 July 2015
Move of the week Linklaters’ managing partner Simon Davies is stepping down from his role a year early to join Lloyds Banking Group as chief people, legal and strategy officer. Davies is expected to begin his role next January and will sit on the bank’s executive committee. He will lead the HR, legal and strategy […]
This week’s top 15 legal briefings – 24 July 2015
The craze for taking selfies is sweeping the world. This is partly due to celebrities joining the trend and partly the ease of taking perfect pictures on mobile phones. But this entertaining fad has a dangerous side-effect. Hudgell Solicitors examines the growing number of drivers who are using their mobile phones while driving. A third […]
Deutsche Bank reappoints host of firms to global panel
Deutsche Bank has carried out its biennial legal review and is understood to have appointed Allen & Overy (A&O), Hogan Lovells and White & Case to its roster. The review was completed last month, with the bank making few changes to its list of advisers over the years. US firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton […]
Three key appointments at Gateley
Gateley plc has made three appointments in its Birmingham and Leeds offices. Partner, Benedict Gorner, joins the company’s Employment team in Birmingham. Partner, Andrew Johnson joins the Dispute Resolution team in Leeds, whilst Fiona Holland has been appointed as director of Client and Market Development based in Birmingham.
Chris Garrod of Conyers speaks at Executive Bermuda Roundtable
Chris Garrod recently took part in Xuber’s Executive Bermuda Roundtable: Removing the Constraints to Growth Xuber gathered a group of executives on the Island to talk about market conditions, innovation, technological change and analytics.
Sebastian Naughton of Serjeants appears for family in inquest
Sebastian Naughton appeared for the family in inquest which found a series of missed opportunities led to baby’s death The inquest was into the death of Casey Garrett seven hours after his birth at Bedford Hospital The inquest examined the standard of care provided including the midwifery team’s ability to interpret foetal heart rates. Naughton was instructed […]
Austria: Schoenherr advises DPx Fine Chemicals on the sale of two divisions
Schoenherr has advised DPx Fine Chemicals Austria, a subsidiary of DPx Holdings BV on the sale of the business divisions Exclusive Synthesis (ES) and Maleic Anhydride Intermediates & Specialties (IM), based in Linz, Austria to the investment firm Ardian France SA, an independent investment company. The Schoenherr team was led by Christian Herbst and Florian […]
Meet the Best in Class: The Lawyer Awards
What would you ask judges from The Lawyer Awards, in association with Travelers, if you had the chance? At the first Best in Class networking and best practice event, this year’s shortlisted teams and in-house counsel were given the chance to get a glimpse into the judging room. Just Eat general counsel and commercial projects director […]
Wragges advises longstanding client Rothesay Life on £1.6bn annuity deal
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has advised longstanding client Rothesay Life on a £1.6bn annuity with the Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme, which is the second largest “buy-in” ever secured by a UK pension team. Pensions partner Paul Feathers led Wragges’ team and worked closely with Rothesay’s in-house legal team. Feathers said: “The bulk annuity […]