West End firm Hamlins has recruited sports litigator Mark Gay from Burges Salmon to launch its first dedicated sports practice. Gay moved to Burges Salmon’s Bristol office in late 2011 from DLA Piper, where he headed the firm’s sports practice in London. For Hamlins it means that the firm can provide city level expertise in […]
Bond Dickinson energy partner Stuart Carter has left for Fieldfisher just months after the firm lost an energy team to Pinsent Masons. Carter took up the new role on Monday (1 June) after two years at Bond Dickinson and three years at legacy Bond Pearce. His appointment bolsters Fieldfisher’s oil and gas practice, specifically practising […]
German firm Gleiss Lutz is expanding its finance practice with the hire of Linklaters partner Eva Reudelhuber in Frankfurt. Reudelhuber was a partner at Linklaters since 2001, having previously been a partner at merger partner Oppenhoff & Rädler. She specialises in syndicated loans, acquisition finance, project finance and structured finance. The hire follows last year’s […]
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has become one of only a few international firms to open in Geneva with the hire of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner Vanessa Liborio Garrido de Sousa. Liborio is the second partner to leave Akin Gump in recent months. Former office head Charles Adams left the firm recently following his […]
It’s not unheard of for a Chinese firm to open a London office, with Zhonglun W&D, Yinke and Zhong Lun all taking the step in the past few years. However, as we report this week, the latest launch is a little bit different. Set up by two China-based lawyers and backed by UK firm Michelmores, […]
Baker & McKenzie has advised global tobacco group British American Tobacco (BAT) on its agreement to acquire TDR d.o.o. and other tobacco and retail assets (TDR) from Adris Group d.d. for an enterprise value of €550m. TDR is an independent cigarette manufacturer in Central Europe with a market-leading position in Croatia and a position of […]
Baker & McKenzie has advised The Sixth Energy Ltd on its acquisition, by way of acquiring common shares, of a 33.4 per cent stake of Caspian Energy Inc, an oil and gas exploration and development company operating in Kazakhstan and listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada. The above transaction is linked to the […]
Baker & McKenzie has further expanded its tax team in Germany with a new partner. Dr Stephan Georg Behnes joins Baker & McKenzie on 1 July 2015 after 15 years with KPMG. He will work from the firm’s Frankfurt office. Behnes specialises in assisting with reorganisation, group taxation, corporate acquisitions and cross-border financings for German and international companies as well ascompanies in the banking and financial services sector. One of Behnes’ key […]
Bond Dickinson has announced that revenue has grown by 7 per cent in 2014/15, from £99.6m to £106.4m, with profits growing by 20 per cent. The biggest turnover increase was in the firm’s commercial disputes team, which saw revenue grow by 25 per cent year-on-year. Revenue from the transport sector also grew by 20 per […]
Shoosmiths has launched a legal e-compliance product called ‘EPIC’, which the firm says provides businesses with a customisable compliance solution for websites and apps of all shapes and sizes, offering a comprehensive and cost-effective way to deal with this ever-changing patchwork. According to Shoosmiths, the following recent and forthcoming changes to the law, which EPIC will […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Mayer Brown have taken the lead on the sale of holiday company Center Parcs to Canadian property group Brookfield for around £2.5bn. Freshfields advised the company’s former owners Blackstone on the sale, as well as acting for Center Parcs on a recent £490m refinancing. The Freshfields team was led by corporate […]
Walker Morris is advising fishing tackle retailer Fishing Republic on its admission to AIM. The flotation is the third AIM IPO on which Walker Morris has advised in a four-week period. The Yorkshire-based retailer is raising £1.5m to fund a new store in Birmingham and expand the group’s marketing activities. The directors also believe there is […]