Ben Jones, partner and tax expert at Eversheds, has commented on the newly elected Conservative Government’s next steps in tax. According to Jones, what the UK really needs right now is stability, not least in the area of taxation. He said: “The uncertainty of a hung parliament and protracted political negotiations has been avoided and […]
Houston TX: Lee McIntyre has returned to Baker & McKenzie’s corporate & securities practice as a partner in the Houston office, adding more than a decade of experience representing clients on all aspects of corporate law with an emphasis on complex cross-border M&A transactions and securities offerings. McIntyre has broad experience in handling corporate and […]
Eversheds construction partner Mary Anne Roff has been announced as the outstanding woman of the year in construction law at the annual European Construction and Engineering Awards. Roth was nominated for the award by global head of construction and engineering Simon Oats, with her submission being supported by testimonials from her colleagues and many of […]
James Berry has been elected to Parliament for the Kingston and Surbiton constituency. It is Berry’s intention to maintain a professional practice to the extent that his Parliamentary and constituency duties permit, the likelihood being that he will be available for advisory work during Parliamentary sittings and also for trial work during recesses.
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has advised AstraZeneca and MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, on its entrance into a $1.275bn co-development and commercialisation agreement with Innate Pharma SA, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of cancer. Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co’s life sciences experts, led by partner Patrick Duxbury, […]
Shoosmiths has boosted its growing real estate team with the appointment of real estate partner Kathy Toon, who joins from SGH Martineau where she was head of retail. Toon – who will be based in Shoosmiths’ Birmingham office – has more than 20 years’ experience in the legal profession. At SGH Martineau, Toon advised developer and […]
Barclays has lost another three senior lawyers following a tumultuous first quarter that has already seen a raft of top level exits from the bank’s legal team. Barclays’ global head of legal for corporate banking, head of litigation for personal banking and global general counsel for wealth and investment management have all left, it has […]
Clyde & Co has announced it is in advanced merger talks with Simpson & Marwick, in a move which would give the firm its first base in Scotland. Both firms have shown an appetite for mergers in the past with Clydes merging with Barlow Lyde & Gilbert in 2011. The merger prompted growth at Clydes […]
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co’s investment funds team has advised AEW UK REIT Plc on a fundraising worth £100m. The fundraising is in conjunction with its shares being admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities. AEW UK REIT is […]
A mixture of law firm politics, sibling rivalry and family infighting brought an end to Indian firm Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A Shroff & Co earlier this year after Shroff brothers Shardul and Cyril fell out over their mother’s will. A mixture of law firm politics, sibling rivalry and family infighting brought an end to Indian […]
The chief executives of investment bank Nomura International and polling company Ipsos MORI are among the star speakers at The Lawyer General Counsel Strategy Summit (GCSS) in Lisbon later this week. The Lawyer GCSS, run in association with Thomson Reuters, is rapidly becoming the leading forum for senior in-house lawyers to exchange views on risk […]
The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has turned to Keystone Law to replace Enyo Law on its $3.3bn (£1.9bn) battle against Goldman Sachs and French bank Société Générale (SocGen). The LIA announced it had instructed Keystone “for a speedy resolution of a threatened challenge to the authority of the LIA’s board and chairman by [Abdulrahman] Benyezza”. […]