Managing partner elections in major firms always attract interest, and Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP) selection of employment head Lisa Mayhew to succeed Neville Eisenberg last week was no exception. Mayhew was elected to the firm’s top job just five years after joining the firm from Jones Day. There was a theme of brands and branding […]
The merger between Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer is less than a month old, but chair Jerry Clements’ term at the top has already stood the test of time. Clements was named chair of legacy Locke Liddell & Sapp in 2006 (it became Locke Lord in 2007 after the merger with Lord Bissell & […]
Linklaters has advised the Tunisian government on the country’s debut unassisted international bond, which raised $1bn in an oversubscribed offering. The issuance is the first international sale of Tunisian government debt since the Arab Spring rocked economic and political stability in the country in 2011. It signals the first step in the North African country’s […]
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has revealed its new legal panel, worth £12m over the next three years. Eight firms have been appointed to the panel, which will be reviewed in three years. It may be extended by one year in 2018, based on performance. The panel is made up of four lots: core FSCS […]
Nicky Richmond regrets not taking wet wipes to the Smoking Goat in Soho. For the wings. I don’t really feel like being vomited on, says my dining companion, as we spot someone who has had way too many drinks for a Tuesday lunchtime, nay for any lunchtime, arguing with the double doors, dangerously close to […]
The European legal market has been shaken by a flurry of lateral hires over the past week, with firms including Baker & McKenzie , Fieldfisher and Morrison & Foerster reaping the rewards. But it is Latham & Watkins that raised the most eyebrows, pulling off the significant hire of Clifford Chance’s global private equity co-head […]
Karanović & Nikolić has advised London-based investment fund Mid Europa Partners on the acquisition of Danube Foods Group. Danube Foods is a Serbian FMCG producer with interests in the the dairy, confectionery and beverage industries. Mid Europa is a private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey. Mid Europa and Danube Foods have signed a […]
Mayer Brown has hired DLA Piper’s structured trade head Alex Dell to join the firm’s banking and finance group and increase its cross-border asset-based lending capabilities. In his new role at Mayer Brown, Dell will join the 50-strong banking practice based in London and will interact with the firm’s other finance teams in New York and […]
Last September, legacy SJ Berwin’s (SJB) former corporate head Steve Davis quit the firm to join Proskauer, the US outfit that SJB had temporarily courted prior to its giant King & Wood Mallesons tie-up. But it looks as if the partner didn’t leave SJB empty-handed. A couple of months into his new role, he has […]
Dentons is set to open a new office in Johannesburg to expand its presence in Africa, weeks after merging with Chinese firm Dacheng. The new office will join Dentons’ current Cape Town offering in South Africa, which opened in April 2014 through a combination with local firm KapdiTwala and is led by managing partner Noor […]
This week newly-merged Walgreens Boots Alliance has appointed former Alliance Boots legal counsel and chief administrative officer Marco Pagni as executive vice president (VP) and global chief legal and administrative officer of the combined business. Pagni was appointed group legal counsel and chief administrative officer of Alliance Boots in 2007 and promptly moved to consolidate […]
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Proskauer are advising on the acquisition of AS Adventure Group, which includes outdoor retailer Cotswold, from Lion Capital by European private equity house PAI Partners. The deal marks the first time that Lion Capital has turned to Proskauer, following its hire of legacy SJ Berwin corporate chief Steve Davis in […]