A record 45 in-house counsel and 50 women feature in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 2015, which is unveiled today after months of research. The group of senior in-house counsel – the most to have ever been included in the annual list of 100 lawyers who stand out for their work – includes lawyers who have […]
Bird & Bird is facing a €130m (£97.7m) professional negligence claim brought by a group of around 30 German real estate funds, in the latest development in a corruption trial against a former client. The claims follow the news that a Hamburg-based Bird & Bird lawyer and a former partner had been called as witnesses […]
Lawyers in the Midlands will see a salary increase of around 10 per cent in 2015, thanks to a growing number of firms setting up offices in the region. The figures released today (23 January) in the annual salary survey carried out by Robert Walters show the average salary of solicitors with five years post-qualified experience […]
In association with Fox Rodney, Saunderson House and Thomson Reuters Zoë Ashcroft, Winston & Strawn Winston & Strawn’s Zoë Ashcroft is one of the founding partners of the firm’s London office and has led the business and finance practice since helping to establish it over a decade ago. Carving out a niche for herself in a […]
In association with Fox Rodney, Saunderson House and Thomson Reuters Melissa Butler, White & Case White & Case capital markets partner Melissa Butler spent 2014 advising on several groundbreaking deals in sub-Saharan Africa. Instrumental in growing the firm’s Africa practice, she has advised on every public bond by a Nigerian financial institution since 2007 and this […]
In association with Fox Rodney, Saunderson House and Thomson Reuters Ruth Badrick, Brahams Dutt Badrick French It has been a whirlwind couple of years for Brahams Dutt Badrick French (BDBF) litigation partner Ruth Badrick, who is a founding partner of the employment boutique that launched in 2012. In May she was elected chair of the […]
In association with Fox Rodney, Saunderson House and Thomson Reuters Dominic Dryden, Olswang Olswang’s head of sourcing Dominic Dryden secured the firm’s reappointment to BP’s core panel and advised on a number of market-defining transactions over the course of 2014. The relationship partner for one-third of the firm’s FTSE 100 clients, which include BAE Systems, […]
In association with Fox Rodney, Saunderson House and Thomson Reuters Leona Ahmed, Addleshaw Goddard Leona Ahmed leads Addleshaw Goddard’s real estate practice and is an experienced and key adviser to a number of high-profile UK and foreign investors. As a funds specialist, she is responsible for key clients such as Threadneedle, Zurich, F&C Reit and […]
In association with Fox Rodney, Saunderson House and Thomson Reuters David Bott, Bott & Co As Lord Justice Jackson’s civil litigation costs reforms took hold, personal injury firms across the UK felt the bite. Manchester-based Bott & Co was no exception but instead of bemoaning the cuts, senior partner David Bott led a complete reinvention […]
In association with Fox Rodney, Saunderson House and Thomson Reuters Mark Amsden, Morrisons Morrisons general counsel Mark Amsden, who joined from Addleshaw Goddard in 2013, has expanded the supermarket’s legal functions to support the business in a challenging retail environment. This included refashioning the team’s roles to allow in-house lawyers to take on risk identification […]
Julian Ribet, Levison Meltzer Pigott Nominated by a multitude of peers, Levison Meltzer Pigott partner Julian Ribet is one of a handful of specialist family law arbitrators in the country, spearheading the newly created Institute of Family Law Arbitrators. The institute was set up by a number of family law and arbitration groups to promote […]
Laying the groundwork for an Ebola vaccine, throwing a lifeline to British manufacturing and holding Government to account for exceeded pollution limits – some of the inspirational stunts pulled off by this year’s A-listers. Richard Boulton QC, One Essex Court Richard Boulton QC is One Essex Court’s marathon man. In 2014, he survived five gruelling […]