Another week, another batch of US firm financial results. Today it’s the turn of DC giants WilmerHale and Arnold & Porter , both of which have continued the trend for improving financials. The latter firm grew its revenue by 1.2 per cent, boosting its total income from $686m to $694m in 2014, while net profit […]
Olswang has hired a four-strong IP team from US firm Winston & Strawn to join its London office and has promoted senior corporate TMT partner Mark Bertram to head of corporate. Winston & Strawn partner Richard Price has joined Olswang as head of IP arbitration with fellow partner Gareth Morgan. Morgan, who was also a […]
Karanović & Nikolić partnered with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in hosting the conference Competition Policy on the Path to EU Accession in Sarajevo recently. Opening remarks were followed by a panel discussion chaired by Karanović & Nikolić partner Nihad Sijerčić.
Francois Barker, head of pensions at law firm Eversheds, has commented on the calls for an Independent Pensions Commission. Barker said: “I would support the establishment of an Independent Pensions Commission in order to try and take the politics out of pensions. Pensions are a long-term issue and the success and sustainability of our pensions […]
Aleen Gulvanessian, partner and corporate governance specialist at Eversheds, has commented on the proposals for a new stringent city code affecting certain non-execs. Gulvanessian said: “The new regime is likely to make non-executive director (NED) candidates think long and hard about taking these key roles on the board or its committees. When we carried out our research […]
Tullett Prebon has hired Arle Capital general counsel Philip Price as its new group general counsel and global compliance head. Price has joined the interdealer broker today (24 February), replacing its former head of legal Simon Clark, who held the position since 2002. During that time he helped to navigate the £133m merger between Collins […]
Eversheds has advised waste management company Impetus on its acquisition of UK waste transfer station operator T Shea. Impetus, which was backed by private equity house Agilitas in 2013, is one of the largest waste management companies in the North-east of England. Impetus has built Europe’s largest commercial and industrial waste processing facility at its site […]
The Global Law Summit – a three-day conference focusing on the future of the legal profession and the rule of law – is well underway at Westminster’s Queen Elizabeth II conference centre. As the constant flow of Tweets direct from the summit show, the sessions are engaging delegates in a debate about how lawyers and […]
Judge throws out ‘abusive’ civil action against Caroline Nokes. A judge at the London County Court has thrown out a legal action against Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North, brought against her by the founder of Fathers4Justice and his wife. Noakes was represented by Collyer Bristow partner Rhory Robertson, whom she thanked for his “wise counsel”.
Lawyers from all walks of the profession and all around the world are gathering in London this week to debate the key trends affecting the industry – including the role of government in preserving access to justice and how the rule of law affects the world of business. The first day of the Global Law […]
WilmerHale’s average profit per equity partner grew by 7 per cent in 2014, from $1.5m to $1.6m (£1.03m) even as the firm’s revenue stalled at just under $1.1bn (£712m). The figures demonstrate that the firm’s profit per equity partner has grown by 41.6 per cent over the past five years, since hitting the $1.13m mark […]
Hogan Lovells has re-appointed Nicholas Cheffings as the firm’s chair for a second three-year term. Cheffings’ first term as chair of Hogan Lovells will expire on 1 April 2015, and his new term will run until April 2018. It is not known whether any other candidates were put forward for the role. At the end […]