White & Case has advised logistics and parcel distribution company DX Group on its acquisition of assets from its collapsed competitor City Link. DX has reached an agreement with City Link’s administrators EY to buy cages, scanners and some intellectual property for £1.125m. White & Case’s co-head of EMEA private equity, Ian Bagshaw, led the […]
Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) has launched a new office in Tokyo with three hires from DLA Piper and White & Case. The firm’s Tokyo office will be operating under the name Greenberg Traurig Horitsu Jimusho, and launched on Monday (5 January) with three partners. GTM’s new Tokyo managing partner and corporate finance and capital markets […]
Cooley has raided Morrison & Foerster (MoFo)’s London-based corporate and technology practices and Edwards Wildman’s London office ahead of its imminent City launch, The Lawyer has learned. According to sources close to the negotiations, Cooley has signed contracts with a team of five corporate and technology partners from MoFo, as well as those Edwards Wildman […]
Debevoise & Plimpton, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Slaughter and May have played key advisory roles on the $4.2bn sale of insurance giant Catlin Group to XL Group. Skadden handled both the UK and US law aspects of the deal for New York-listed XL, with support from ASW Law in Bermuda. Debevoise and […]
The year began with a flood of news, including partner promotions, office moves, negligence claims and the annual deals tables. In the first week of 2015, the top story was one of sad news as Dechert announced the sudden death of litigation partner Antony Dutton. Dutton was formerly global head of litigation at legacy Norton […]
Ogier in Jersey has acted for Moorfield Real Estate Fund and Moorfield Real Estate Fund II in connection with the exchange of contracts to sell a diversified real estate investment portfolio to Lone Star Real Estate Fund III for approximately £1bn. The portfolio comprises both traditional real estate investments (retail and offices) as well as […]
Former US senator Saxby Chambliss has joined DLA Piper as a partner. He will be based in the firm’s Atlanta office and will advise clients across the country. During his 20 years in Congress Chambliss was involved in several major areas of legislative and regulatory policy. In office he had a particular focus on issues […]
DLA Piper has expanded its trade and government relations practice in London with the appointments of John Forrest and Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean. In response to the growing demand for sanctions and import/export controls advice Forrest, formerly a partner at Dechert, will lead the firm’s trade practice in London. Baroness Symons, a Labour member […]
Shoosmiths has been shortlisted for Litigation Team of the Year and Employer of the Year at this year’s Scott Co Scottish Legal Awards. The awards — which recognise the achievements of the individuals, firms and teams in the legal industry — will take place at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh’s city centre on 26 March. An independent […]
Brewing giant Heineken has today revealed that DLA Piper will manage all its day-to-day legal work, after beginning the hunt for a sole adviser in the first half of last year. For the next three years the firm will handle the bulk of the company’s legal needs itself, led by Edinburgh partners Hazel Moffat and […]
Barclays Capital general counsel Judith Shepherd has resigned from her role today (9 January) and is set to leave the company in the first half of 2015. Barclays has yet to announce a replacement for Shepherd, who joined the bank from US firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in 2006 as deputy group general counsel. She was then appointed […]
After months of speculation, brewing giant Heineken UK has confirmed DLA Piper as its principal external adviser for a three-year term. Edinburgh-based IP partner John McKinlay, alongside litigation and regulatory partner Hazel Moffat, will manage the relationship with Heineken UK. In a statement, the firm said that it will carry out the large majority of […]