Chinese firm Grandall has opened its first office in the US in Silicon Valley, aiming to capitalise on growing Chinese investment in the global technology innovation hub. Grandall has become the third China-headquartered firm to have an office in Silicon Valley after King & Wood Mallesons and Jun He. Its latest office, located in Santa […]
Slater & Gordon saw its share price fall 38.3 per cent following the news of investigations being carried out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). The firm is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and saw its share price fall from A$6.13 on 24 June to A$3.78 […]
The Lawyer Asia-Pacific 150, which provides unmatched insight into the region’s largest 100 independent firms and top 50 international firms, is now in its third year. This year’s report builds on two years of exclusive data and confirms that Asia remains largely a growth market for law firms. The 150 firms featured in the 2015 […]
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has picked up an energy and projects team from Hogan Lovells made up of three partners including two group heads. Hogan Lovells global co-head of energy and natural resources Matthew Williams, global co-head of renewable energy John Deacon and partner Edward Humphries will join Orrick’s London office. Williams will jointly head Orrick’s […]
White & Case has re-elected Hugh Verrier as chairman of the firm for a third consecutive four-year term until 2019. Former Moscow head Verrier was elected to his first term as chairman in 2007 succeeding managing partner Duane Wall (6 August 2007). He was then re-elected four years later after he stood unopposed for the […]
Ashurst, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Shoosmiths have won top roles on the £112m sale of confectioner Thorntons to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrero International. BLP acted for Ferholding UK, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Ferrero, and worked closely with Ferrero’s chief legal officer Fabrizio Minneci. Shoosmiths meanwhile represented the target Thorntons, with Ashurst […]
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, Cabinet Bompoint and Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners have taken lead roles as multinational media company Vivendi spends around €1bn to increase its stake in Telecom Italia to 14.9 per cent. Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier advised Vivendi, with a team including Paris partner Marcus Billam and associates Jean-Baptiste de Martigny […]
On Thursday 25 June, Naomi Owen of No5 Chambers attended an NDPB Lawyers’ Group training day, hosted by Hill Dickinson’s Manchester office. The day was designed to cover some of the issues that non-departmental public bodies may face in their daily operations. Owen’s talk, entitled ‘The Implications of Bear Scotland for NDPBS’ focused on holiday pay, […]
DLA Piper has added a corporate team led by three partners from Australian boutique Hardy Bowen in Perth. The newly recruited Perth team is led by three partners, Michael Bowen, Scott Gibson and Marc Wilshaw. Bowen co-founded Hardy Bowen in 2002 and was previously a partner at Australian firm Clayton Utz. The three partners will […]
CMS has re-elected chairman Cornelius Brandi for a second four-year to June 2019 after an annual partners meeting last week. Brandi’s re-election was finalised after CMS’ partners met to discuss the firm’s future strategy and growth plans were discussed. Brandi has served on CMS’ executive committee since its founding in 1999, and was named chairman […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is understood to have extended its lockstep ladder in the UK to lure top talent in London. The news follows the magic circle firm flexing its lockstep structure in the US and Asia to ensure lateral hires from high-paying firms such as Kirkland & Ellis and Davis Polk & Wardwell. It is […]
French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard is set to launch a contracts compliance app devised by its legal team to cut time spent managing commercial paperwork. Pernod Ricard in-house senior legal adviser Ingrid Cope conceived the idea for the app, which has customisable contracts based on a standardised contractual model. Cope said that the […]