Charles Russell Speechlys has announced its first round of partnership promotions since the two firms merged last November. Five lawyers have been promoted to partnership roles in Charles Russell Speechlys including Sally Ashford, head of Guildford’s non-contentious private client team and corporate lawyer Jonathan Morley in Cheltenham. London’s Hanh Nguyen, who specialises in insolvency, as well […]
When is a merger not a merger? When it concerns Dentons in France, according to arguments in a recent employment case. A former SNR Denton secretary sued the firm for unfair dismissal, claiming that it should not have laid her off in the weeks running up to the tie-up between Salans and SNR Denton in […]
When SJ Berwin agreed to combine with – or be taken over by KWM, it became a target for headhunters. Many corporate departures later, the firm is hiring aggressively in real estate, taking a number of partners from Eversheds. Will there be more to come? KWM’s resurgence will be built on real estate Eversheds loses […]
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe this week became the latest in a string of mainly US-headquartered firms to slim down its German offering. The firm announced it was closing in Frankfurt and Berlin, leaving the future of five partners and several other lawyers in doubt. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe this week became the latest in a […]
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer antitrust partner Andrea Gomes da Silva as senior legal director of its markets, mergers and sector regulation group. Da Silva will report to CMA general counsel Sarah Cardell who took on the role in late 2013 from Slaughter and May. Da Silva is expected […]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has effectively overthrown a landmark win for Slater & Gordon over the compensation claims for staff of collapsed retail giants such as Woolworths and Ethel Austin. A decision by the ECJ on Thursday (30 April) means 3,200 ex-employees of now defunct chain Woolworths will not receive a redundancy pay […]
Karanović & Nikolić senior partner Dejan Nikolić has joined the UK chapter of The Turnaround Management Association (TMA): a global non-profit organisation serving as a forum for corporate renewal professionals to foster high standards in practice and to enhance professional development. TMA members include corporate managers, financial advisers, accountants, attorneys, bankers, investors and other related professionals.
Conyers provided advice and assistance to BF&M Ltd on the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bermuda International Insurance Services (BIISL) with VL Assurance (Bermuda) Ltd, a wholly–owned subsidiary of Valor Group, with VL being the surviving company. Conyers provided advice and assistance to BF&M Ltd on the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bermuda International Insurance […]
Litigation boutique Enyo Law has walked away from its client the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) and will no longer represent it on its $3.3bn (£1.9bn) London court battles against Goldman Sachs and French bank Societe Generale. Enyo ceased to act as LIA’s lawyers as of Tuesday morning (28 April), court documents reveal. High Court documents […]
Mayer Brown has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) EU and competition head David Harrison to co-head its European antitrust and competition team. Harrison was the head of BLP’s EU and competition team for 10 years, having joined from Allen & Overy where he worked since 1998. At Mayer Brown he will co-lead the firm’s European […]
Ogier partner Sally Edwards has been named as a finalist in the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) European Women in Business Law Awards 2015. Edwards, who is Ogier’s head of private client and trust services and based in Jersey, was recognised as an expert in the Citywealth Leaders List 2014 as well as the Citywealth […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a recruitment drive for legal services staff and paralegals for its new Manchester office, due to open this summer. The magic circle firm has advertised 15 top level roles in IT and business services including a global reporting HR manager, HR services manager and IT support team lead. Freshfields is […]