Net profit for Dentons’ UK, Middle East and Africa (UKMEA) operations rose by 33 per cent in the first full year since the firm’s tripartite merger, from £27.7m to £37m in 2013/14. The firm’s LLP accounts report that profitability rose on the back of a 3.4 per cent increase in turnover, from £142.8m in 2012/13 […]
Fladgate is bringing in its largest-ever batch of lateral hires, with a total of five partners joining the firm in the space of a fortnight. The Covent Garden firm’s hires include a team of three from newly merged Locke Lord Edwards (12 January 2015). Real estate and finance partner Daniel Polden, corporate partner Graham Spitz […]
Gide Loyrette Nouel has hired Baker & McKenzie’s Paris general director as its first secretary-general, responsible for implementing the firm’s corporate strategy. Frédérique Misk-Malher will be in charge of all Gide’s support functions and its accounts and financial reporting division. She is tasked particularly with supporting the firm’s executive committee and heading strategic and cross-departmental […]
All the latest partner hires and other appointments within Continental European firms and offices. Baltics Varul’s Latvia managing partner Janis Zelmenis, has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of VARUL’s Baltic operation. His role will be to further developt of the firm’s cross Baltic integration. Prior to joining Varul, Zelmenis was the managing […]
US firm Baker Botts has announced record revenue of $653m in its year-end financial results for 2014, increasing its turnover by 11.4 per cent from $586m. Net income at the firm increased by 22.6 per cent to $299.3m in 2014, while profits per partner increased by 25.5 per cent to $1.7m. These financial results are […]
Less than a month after The Law Society’s appeal against legal aid cuts reached the courts, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been hit with a damning report on its civil aid reformsfrom MPs in the Public Accounts Committee. The report states that the MoJ has been playing catch-up since the implementation of its reforms […]
M&A and banking and finance lawyer Marko Ketler has been appointed to head Karanović & Nikolić’s Slovenian office. He joins from from ODI in Ljubljana. Ketler is a highly experienced transaction lawyer with a wealth of experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions. He has over seven years of professional experience and niche expertise in acquisitions with financing aspects. […]
Ogier has appointed three partners and five managing associates. David Cooney and Bradley Kruger become partners in the Cayman Islands office, and Michael Killourhy in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) office. In addition, partner Simon Schilder has joined the Jersey funds team and five senior associates have been promoted to managing associate across the BVI, Cayman, Guernsey […]
Three people have been sentenced to a total of 27 years in jail after class A drugs worth over £1m were found in Staffordshire. Leah Parkes, Charles Hendrie and Adib Asfour were convicted at a hearing at Stafford Crown Court on 22 October. The trial heard that a hotel on the M6 was used to […]
Thomas Kulnigg has been made a partner at Schoenherr. A specialist for M&A transactions and corporate law, Kulnigg has worked at the Vienna head office since 2006, advising clients primarily from the IT, technology, industrial and financial sectors on their national and international transactions.
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has advised high-street retailer and long-standing client Argos on its arrangement with Sainsbury’s to launch a series of new Argos digital stores within a number of its UK supermarkets. The arrangement sees Argos and Sainsbury’s join forces to introduce distinct ‘store-within-a-store’ concessions, offering customers increased choice and convenience as part […]
Shoosmiths has advised Milton Keynes based Intelligent Maintenance Systems Limited (IMS) on a key strategic transaction with E.ON Connecting Energies Ltd (ECT) that has seen the energy company take a 25 per cent stake in the company. Corporate partner Sanjeev Sharma led the Shoosmiths team with assistance from Iain Butler (senior associate), Claire Checketts (associate), Aleksandr […]