For a couple of weeks in September 2014, there seemed to be no end to Jones Day’s hiring spree. The firm opened the floodgates to a raft of new lateral partners in practices ranging from private equity to restructuring. Capital markets partner Neil Hamilton joined from Paul Hastings (9 September 2014), alongside high yield partner […]
It isn’t that long since London was the base for a host of solid, medium-sized independent firms, all forging a profitable existence through advising primarily UK-based clients on their work at home and abroad. But as Travers Smith managing partner David Patient pointed out at The Lawyer’s inaugural European Legal Networks Summit last week, those […]
Merger was all the rage in the perilous insurance sector back in 2011. Has a united DAC Beachcroft worked for the better, and what will be on the new management team’s agenda? Let’s pull no punches: debt is an issue at many firms and has clearly been one at DAC Beachcroft. But then, it’s far […]
Strong financial performances in London, stellar mergers and an army of major hires – the market looks good for US firms. So what do their leaders say? Rarely has there been a time of more activity when it comes to US firms, and much of it is centred on the vibrant London market. As The […]
The Government has admitted unlawful monitoring practices by our intelligence services and new technology will augment their power – unless we act now Sir Tim Berners-Lee recently said that, “we need a Magna Carta for the communications age”. We certainly do, if the recent revelations about our security services snooping on privileged conversations are anything […]
Move of the week K&L Gates has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Arthur Artinian to join its London IP practice as a partner. Artinian, who is dual-qualified in the UK and Australia, is expected to play a key role in London, advising on UK, European and multi-jurisdictional matters. His practice encompasses contentious and non-contentious trademark, design, copyright, […]
The pressure on in-house lawyers in the financial services sector is growing as banks face up to new challenges such as greater regulatory scrutiny. Increased competition, a new regulatory landscape, and multi-billion dollar fines – in-house lawyers in the financial services sector have had plenty of challenges to keep them on their toes over the […]
Think you have regulatory and insurance headaches? Imagine what it’s like working in the global nuclear waste industry like Simon Stuttaford, GC of EnergySolutions As EnergySolutions’ only general counsel outside the US “anything and everything” comes across Simon Stuttaford’s desk. “The breadth of the type of work I do can be challenging,” he says of […]
This week Briefings Digest is going a bit Gardeners’ Question Time as Gateley looks at the knotty problem of knotweed. As anyone with even slightly verdant appendages will know, this Japanese infiltrator of British gardens is the greatest vegetation-related threat since the Day of the Triffids. Indeed, mortgage lenders have stated that they “will not […]
Apologies for lateness today. Anyone at MIPIM will understand why. Frankly, you’re lucky to be getting a blog at all. It’s the last day and I see groups of men standing on street corners with suitcases, quietly waiting for their taxis to the airport. They replace the night time corner-dwellers, pneumatic women in towering heels, […]
Firms including Macfarlanes, Nabarro and Travers Smith have won roles on the listing of bar chain Revolution on the London Stock Exchange. The group, which own 58 bars dotted across the UK, operates under the Revolution and Revolución de Cuba brands. The IPO has an intermediary offer element whereby shares are offered to financial institutions, […]
Insurance giant RSA has launched an alternative business structure (ABS) to take its first steps into the legal market, teaming up with Parabis to obtain a licence. Parabis has previously entered into similar ventures with Direct Line (16 July 2013) and Saga. An RSA spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we have received approval to establish an […]