Latham & Watkins has named finance partner Jay Sadanandan as its first female London managing partner following the decision of previous incumbent Nick Cline to step down. Sadanandan had held the role of deputy managing partner since March 2013. She has also served on the firm’s succession committee, a group of 15 partners who oversaw […]
Mayer Brown is set to open a representative office in Mexico City following the hire of ExxonMobil energy lawyer Francisco Mendez. If approved by the Mexican authorities, the office would focus on serving clients operating and investing in the oil, gas and power industries in the region. For now, Mayer Brown said that Mendez would […]
The efficient use of a firm’s real estate is fast becoming one of the most pertinent issues as the market gets to grips with rapidly changing working environments. What is certain is that for the majority of firms property is still one of their biggest costs. Which is why for the past three years The […]
US firm Paul Hastings is set to open its first Latin American office in Sâo Paulo, Brazil, after the hire of three Allen & Overy (A&O) finance and capital risk partners. The team of three partners includes A&O Latin America co-chair Robert Kartheiser, who joined the firm as global project finance partner, alongside New York […]
Linklaters has appointed longterm partner and head of its global financial regulation group Michael Kent as global head of finance and projects, succeeding finance and securitisation partner Jim Rice. Kent will take on the top finance role at the firm for a four-year term beginning on 1 May when Rice’s term ends. He is a […]
It’s not so long ago that having an Australian arm was top of every UK firm’s priority list. While many are now turning their attentions to the African continent, Pinsent Masons still sees value in opening Down Under , with a review conducted by former Maddocks CEO David Rennick finding that there was “significant opportunity […]
North West insurance firm Keoghs has reported a 19 per cent drop in its net profit for the 2013/14 financial year, coupled with a 4 per cent decline in turnover. The firm’s LLP accounts show that net profit dropped from £11.6m in 2012/13 to £9.4m last year. Turnover fell from £57.3m in 2012/13 to £54.9m. […]
The Wright Court of Appeal case highlights tension faced when making matrimonial finance orders that are fair to the breadwinner and the home-maker. Much has been written recently about Tracey Wright, the ex-wife of racehorse surgeon Ian Wright, who failed in her appeal against a decision significantly reducing the maintenance she received from her former […]
Mipim: it’s all in the preparation. As the real estate world prepares for the opening of Mipim 2015, I’m taking the day to finalise my meeting schedule, sign off on arrangements for the Keystone Law dinner on Thursday and take in a last few runs on the slopes. I flew to the south of France […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal on R (oao) Gilbert v SSCLG, a case about noise from vehicles using the former World War II airfield at Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. The airfield is a 250 hectare site with a wide two-mile long runway. It has a long history of consented use as a proving and testing ground […]
Ogier are sponsoring and attending the IBA 16th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds 2015, the leading annual funds industry event for funds professionals in London, 8-10 March. The firm has a team of seven attending from its investment funds teams in BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg.
No5 Chambers’ Christopher Hotten QC has obtained a manslaughter conviction for a mother who killed her son by feeding him methadone to make him sleep. She has been jailed for six years. Kelly Emery, 34, gave methadone to her son, Fenton Hogan, to “knock him out” while she took cocaine. It was heard that Emery gave the […]