After a record number of entries, the shortlist for The Lawyer European Awards 2015 is finally revealed today (12 January). Newly-established boutiques will compete with Europe’s largest independent firms for the coveted title of European Law Firm of the Year at the awards in March. Contenders include Russian firm Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, which […]
The merger between US firms Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman Palmer went live this weekend (10 January 2015), with the majority of partners from Edwards Wildman making the jump over to Locke Lord Edwards. The merger agreement was signed in December after months of negotiations (1 December 2014). Although some US partners are understood to […]
Vodafone’s privacy head Stephen Deadman has joined Facebook to take up a new role as the social media giant’s deputy chief privacy officer. Deadman starts in his new position today (12 January). The role will see him reporting to chief privacy officer Erin Egan, who is based in Washington DC, and will entail looking after privacy policy […]
Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) has announced the hire of Pinsent Masons’ former head of private wealth Karl Woolley as a partner. Woolley began work at BDB today (12 January). He joined legacy McGrigors in 2010 from legacy SJ Berwin (26 August 2010), having previously been a partner at Addleshaw Goddard (15 September 2006). He left […]
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Legal and commercial freedoms underpinned by the 800-year-old charter have helped create an enviable heritage, but its advantages don’t end there Many of the foundations and traditions we reference in our work as lawyers are drawn from Magna Carta, and 2015 marks 800 years since this seminal document was sealed at Runnymede. It is important […]
Move of the week Kirkland & Ellis debt finance partner Stephen Gillespie is leaving the firm to join Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, to become the Californian firm’s fifth high-profile recruit in the last year. He makes the move after eight years at Kirkland. UK London Bond Dickinson has hired Andrew Barber as a partner for […]
Global and local firms are poised to exploit the potential from ASEAN’s new single economic market in our first Elite report into the region’s legal sector The Southeast Asia Elite report This year the ASEAN Economic Community launches – a regional event that both domestic and international firms in Southeast Asia have been gearing up […]
How should GCs manage risk, gain commercial nous and say ‘no’ the right way? Lawyers converged at the inaugural In-house Counsel to Business Partner conference to find out Headline Sponsor of The Lawyer Conference, From In House Counsel to Business Partner General counsel should put a stake in the ground and say, “this is what […]
As legal boss at Cancer Research Technology, Andrew Waldron is blazing a pioneering trail to get life-changing drugs to market Andrew Waldron is on a mission to save lives through commercial legal work. As head of legal at Cancer Research Technology (CRT) he helps to build the bridge between academic research and the delivery of […]
There are plenty of big issues on the horizon for 2015. To start with, the general election is looming, as well the prospect of a referendum on membership of the EU. And 2015 is also – if you haven’t worked this out already – the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. That the Magna Carta […]
Happy New Year! Are you ready for another fun-packed 2015? What do you mean your colleagues are already annoying you? One thing that newspaper columnists always do in January is get all predict-y and publish a bunch of vague articles guessing what the year ahead might bring. DLA Piper’s privacy and cyber team has done […]