Austrian firms are hanging tough and looking for opportunities in a central European region bounded by a battlefield on its eastern flank. It may be 165 miles away, the capital of a country only of 2 million people and a city slightly smaller than Nottingham – but all eyes at one Vienna law firm are […]
Early repayment of its bailout and solid M&A interest from foreign investors have brought optimism to Portugal’s lawyers. The word ‘crisis’ no longer has such strong associations with the Portuguese market. The country recently announced it is paying back half of its bailout loan – around €14bn (£10.2bn) – to the IMF early, meaning things […]
At French energy company Schneider Electric, Peter Wexler has a steady flow of mergers, acquisitions and compliance issues – but it’s the people that give his role its spark. Peter Wexler is, unabashedly, a people person. As group general counsel of Paris-listed global energy company Schneider Electric, Wexler says his strategy both for building his […]
Can you compare the Mayweather-Pacquaio fight to a property deal? When we first read this headline, our response was a natural one. No. No you can’t. How wrong we were. Gateley has produced a briefing that does exactly that. Or, more precisely, it’s looked at the protracted negotiations that took place between Mayweather and Pacquaio […]
Mergers, property costs and changes to the code of conduct governing training contracts were among the big stories of last week. The news that acquisitive Midlands firm Shakespeares was in talks with SGH Martineau caught the attention of readers last week. The story shot to the top of the most-read list and attracted a number […]
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has promoted five lawyers to its partnership, including three in London, in a reduced promotions round. The promotions round is significantly smaller than last year, when the firm made up eight lawyers to its partnership (25 March 2014). There were two promotions to the corporate department and litigation, finance and real […]
The High Court has allowed a judicial review claim to quash a planning permission for a solar farm in Wiltshire, despite it being already operational. Dove J granted the claim on the basis that there had been a number of legal errors concerning, in particular, the failure to assess properly the impact of the development […]
Gateley, has launched a Surety Academy based at its Manchester office, following demand from clients in the surety, insurance and construction sectors. The aim is to promote legal knowledge of surety law in the growing marketplace. The Academy will educate members and provide knowledge-sharing events.
Shoosmiths has advised GAME Digital, the high street and online games retailer, on the £20m acquisition of Multiplay (UK) Ltd. Multiplay is an event and gaming community-focused company. Shoosmiths’ corporate partner Adam Dowdney led a team of corporate specialists on the deal, including associate Nina Smith and paralegal James Arnold.
Covington & Burling is set to open an office in Los Angeles next week (9 March 2015) with a 15-strong lawyer team including two senior lateral hires from Pillsbury and O’Melveny & Myers. The firm has hired Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman insurance partner Rene Siemens, O’Melveny & Myers white collar defence and corporate investigations partner Dan […]
Shoosmiths real estate partners Kathryn Jump and Lisa Tye are celebrating after being shortlisted for the Women In Business Awards (WIBA) 2015 – North West and Isle of Man. They are two of 31 top businesswomen in the region shortlisted by an independent panel of judges. Both partners jobshare.
Svea Court of Appeal has ordered Svensk Vårdförmedling to pay around £400,000 to SEB Trygg Liv, represented by attorneys Magnus Andrén and Hans Forssell of Eversheds Stockholm. In doing so the court quashed the judgement of the Stockholm District Court, which had found in favour of Vårdförmedling. The dispute concerned the premature termination by SEB […]