Litigation spotlight: Ukraine and Russia’s $3bn power struggle
One of the most hotly anticipated cases of 2017 – between Russia and Ukraine – was drawn to a temporary conclusion in March with the ruling that the latter must pay its $3bn debt.
One of the most hotly anticipated cases of 2017 – between Russia and Ukraine – was drawn to a temporary conclusion in March with the ruling that the latter must pay its $3bn debt.
Kirkland & Ellis partner Mark Knight has joined KKR-funded Pillarstone as its first general counsel.
An employment tribunal claim brought by around 200 ex-employees of King & Wood Mallesons EUME LLP against their former firm has been given the green light for a hearing in the coming months.
Fieldfisher has announced its largest promotions round since 2010, with nine lawyer made up in London and Brussels.
Clarke Willmott has lost the bulk of its social housing team in London and Southampton as four partners have exited for Capsticks and Bevan Brittan, leaving one recently-hired partner in London, The Lawyer can reveal.
Reed Smith is launching its fifteenth US office with a seven-lawyer team joining the firm in Miami.
Dan Williams, former divisional GC to RBS, has been appointed as GC for wealth management and Asia pacific region at UBS after serving garden leave from the Scottish bank in the wake of a costs-cutting review.
Monsoon Accessorize legal boss Rosalynde Harrison has exited the company after 14 years, joining private client boutique New Quadrant Partners as its new CEO.
Imperial Brands is reviewing its legal roster comprised of firms including Allen & Overy (A&O), Ashurst and Osborne Clarke.
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is close to making its first lateral partner hire in the City, recruiting from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
Baker McKenzie’s London LLP results show a 21 per cent hike in turnover from £145m to £176m in 2015/16.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have launched an investigation into Barclays’ CEO, after a Simmons & Simmons probe concluded that he had made an “honest mistake” in the handling of a whistleblowing case.