Fieldfisher hires Ashurst partner for tech launch
Fieldfisher has launched an alternative legal services platform led by former Ashurst derivatives partner Christopher Georgiou.
Fieldfisher has launched an alternative legal services platform led by former Ashurst derivatives partner Christopher Georgiou.
Global brewer Molson Coors is searching for a UK and Ireland director of legal and corporate affairs, after promoting current legal chief Anita Adam to director of legal and corporate affairs for export.
Ian Bagshaw Private equity co-head, White & Case In 2016, White & Case took over Latham & Watkins as the largest US firm in London by revenue, after an 18 per cent rise in fee income to $283m. Much of the growth was thanks to the private equity drive led by global practice co-heads […]
Stephen Cragg QC Barrister, Monckton Chambers Stephen Cragg QC’s busy human rights practice is packed with significant cases. Among the most notable in the last year was a Supreme Court appearance acting for a woman and her mother seeking to gain the right to access NHS-funded abortion services in England for women from Northern […]
Nicola Chesaites Of counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan It started as a kind of business development-side project and ended up being the largest claim in Britain’s legal history and Nicola Chesaites, of counsel at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, was instrumental in both. The firm’s case against MasterCard, through which it is seeking […]
Andrew Ballheimer Global managing partner, Allen & Overy Last year marked a changing of the guard at Allen & Overy (A&O). But while Wim Dejonghe’s re-appointment came as little surprise, the battle to become the firm’s new managing partner was a little more open-ended. In the end it was Andrew Ballheimer who cruised to […]
Michelle Blunt Partner, Baker McKenzie Baker McKenzie’s Michelle Blunt, who became an equity partner at the global firm in 2016, really is someone who, as she puts it, has an “ongoing love affair with all things to do with tax”. Blunt is an expert in transactional IP, an often overlooked specialism but one that […]
Kim Dietzel Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Regarded as one of the go-to advisers on cartel matters, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partner Kim Dietzel had her hands full in 2016. Acting on one of the most significant cases surrounding pan-European cartels, Dietzel advised glassmaker Pilkington on its defence of a follow-on damages claim brought by […]
Anita Adam Director of legal and corporate affairs, Molson Coors Mere weeks prior to publication of the Hot 100, beverage giant Molson Coors’ head of legal Anita Adam was promoted to the role of director of legal and corporate affairs, working on international-scale deals and strategic work. In less than a month she has […]
Duncan Field London head of planning, Norton Rose Fulbright Norton Rose Fulbright head of planning Duncan Field may have beaten the competition to advising City Airport on securing its planning permission, but it was the start of an arduous task involving almost two years of work. The planning application was made to Newham Council […]
Nada Jarnaz Senior associate, Taylor Wessing Nada Jarnaz may be a senior associate at Taylor Wessing, but her contribution to the finance practice is above and beyond her title. Throughout the 13 years since she trained at the firm, she has honed her skills in finance and excelled as one of a small group […]
Lucille De Silva Partner, Dentons Less than a month into 2017, Dentons energy partner Lucille De Silva has already closed what may be the biggest solar deals of the year, valued at £470m. She advised longstanding Asia-headquartered client Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) on the acquisition of a 50 per cent shareholding in one of […]