So it has come to this. The John Lewis Christmas ad has been released and somehow this now officially marks the beginning of the festive season. Don’t get us wrong: here at The Lawyer, we honour Christmas in our hearts as much as anyone, but we’re not sure we agree with John Lewis setting themselves […]
Morgan Lewis is understood to have negotiated agreements with a number of key Bingham McCutchen partners to ensure they are part of the mooted merger between the two US firms, which is set to conclude today (7 November). The negotiations are understood to have been key to the success of the possible tie-up. Sources close […]
Chambers UK has placed Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co in 43 categories, 17 of which are in Band 1. It ranked the firm as ‘national leaders outside London’ in the construction, intellectual property (IP), planning and real-estate sectors. In London, the firm’s employment, IP and life sciences teams have all been promoted to a higher band, […]
Ogier is expanding in Jersey with the recruitment of partner Matthew Shaxson from Mourant Ozannes. He joins the business and trust law team, bringing with him extensive knowledge of mergers and acquisitions in the financial services sector, including working with Ogier on the management buyout of its fiduciary business. Other notable deals where Shaxson has been […]
Planning and environment barristers Christopher Young and James Corbet Burcher from No5 Chambers have successfully advised and represented Persimmon Homes Severn Valley at the Backwell Neighbourhood Plan Examination, conducted by examiner Nigel McGurk BSc (Hons) MCD MBA MRTPI. Farleigh Fields measures 19 hectares and is located just outside the Bristol Green Belt. The majority of the […]
Eversheds has advised New World China Land (NWCL) on the establishment of its $1.5bn (£946m) medium-term note (MTN) programme and its first issuance under the programme. The MTN programme, arranged by BOC International and HSBC, was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 28 October 2014. The programme benefits from unique structural support features including […]
Eversheds has strengthened its international intellectual property (IP) and life sciences offering with the hire of partner Gunther Meyer, who has joined the firm to lead its IP practice in Belgium. He joins from Benelux law firm Stibbe. A specialist in IP rights including patents, trademarks, copyrights, know-how protection and pharmaceutical law, Meyer’s expertise lies in […]
Eversheds has appointed established funds and real-estate tax lawyer Cathryn Vanderspar as the new head of its London tax team. Vanderspar joins the firm from Berwin Leighton Paisner, where she has been a tax partner for more than 16 years. Her experience covers unauthorised and authorised funds and listed vehicles (including REITs) across the various asset classes, including […]
DLA Piper, through its non-profit organisation New Perimeter, has taught a week-long Special Economic Zone Course for the fourth consecutive year at the University of the Western Cape this week. An international team of lawyers returned to the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, to teach the course alongside lawyers from […]
DLA Piper has announced that Arleen Nand has joined the firm’s corporate and finance practice as a partner in Minneapolis. Nand focuses her practice on cross-border and agricultural financings, representing commercial, co-operative and investment banks, hedge funds and corporations in structured finance transactions. Her experience in the area of agricultural lending, where transactions tend to […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Bermuda and British Virgin Islands (BVI) legal advice to Mitsui & Co in connection with its investment in the Hong Kong-based coffee and tea provider Tsit Wing International Holdings by way of a minority shareholding in Tsit Wing. Tsit Wing is a supplier of coffee, tea, sugar, dairy products, […]
Eversheds attorney-at-law Lina Aleknaitė van der Molen has given a presentation at international conference Alternative Dispute Resolution in Business. The conference took place on 16 October 2014, at the Constitution Hall of the Lithuanian Parliament. It was attended by a large number of business people, representatives of state institutions, politicians and academics. Opening speeches were given […]