Willkie Farr & Gallagher has announced plans to open its first US office in over 30 years in Houston, Texas. Willkie corporate partner Bruce Herzog will launch the Houston office, alongside two recent lateral hires: Bracewell & Giuliani partner Michael Piazza and Jones Day partner Angela Olivarez. The Houston base is Willkie’s ninth office, alongside […]
Corporate lawyers from Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co have advised main market client Hyder Consulting on its £300m recommended takeover by Dutch peer ARCADIS. The takeover — by way of a scheme of arrangement — saw two different companies vying to buy the multinational design and engineering consultancy company. An initial offer price of 650p per share […]
Malcolm Simpson, head of the international group at Walker Morris, is set to join the 25-strong line-up of judges for The Lawyer European Awards 2015. The judging panel includes a number of partners from UK top 50 firms and US powerhouses responsible for managing their firm’s relationships with independent European outfits, as well as European-focused general counsel from […]
Heads up: the research for this year’s The Lawyer Global Litigation Top 50, which ranks the world’s largest litigation practices by revenue, is just about to get under way. This annual report into a market dominated by US firms details the moves made by disputes practices – and the leading in-house teams – in one […]
Shoosmiths is urging other local companies to partner with local schools as it celebrates the Nottingham office’s third year of working with Top Valley Academy, with the support of charity Business in the Community (BiTC). Shoosmiths has offered support to staff and pupils in a range of areas through BiTC’s Business Class programme and has […]
John Butterfield QC from No5 Chambers defended the right of journalists to pay whistleblowers for stories in the public interest on 31 October 2014. Representing a reporter who has been accused of paying a prison officer for information on Jon Venables, Butterfield QC said: ‘It is necessary and appropriate to reimburse whistleblowers against the risk […]
William Ballmann, chair of R3 in Yorkshire and partner at Gateley, has commented on the July–September England and Wales insolvency statistics. According to Ballmann, the recent spikes in personal insolvency numbers have been partially driven by people switching into formal processes — usually IVAs — having previously been in unrecorded debt management plans. It may be that […]
Finnish law firm Juridia Bützow is set to join Eversheds International, further broadening the international reach of both firms. Juridia Bützow is a full-service law firm with a nationwide coverage across five offices, in Helsinki, Hämeenlinna, Jyväskylä, Tampere and Turku. Juridia Bützow group company Heinonen & Co specialises in global intellectual property rights. In total, […]
DLA Piper has advised Mace Real Estate on a joint venture agreement with an affiliate of Realstar Group, for the delivery of a 45-storey tower at Newington Butts in Elephant and Castle. The development, which has been heralded by mayor of London Boris Johnson as ‘groundbreaking’ due to its scale and supply of private residential […]
The Lawyer UK 200 is now out. It’s the most comprehensive and influential report on the financial health of the UK legal market. Take a peek at some of our round-ups below. Follow the links to buy the full research, and don’t miss out. The UK Market Register: US firms storm the mid-market UK 200 […]
Kennedys chief executive officer Guy Stobart is to stand down from his role at the end of this year after five years in the role. Stobart will continue to work for Kennedys on a consultancy basis until April 2015. The firm is yet to make any decisions regarding a replacement. Stobart has been responsible for […]
The High Court has today thrown out claims brought by UBS against a German water company over $340m of complex derivatives issued by the bank which defaulted during the financial crisis. Following a 14-week hearing, Mr Justice Males dismissed UBS’s claims against Addleshaw Goddard client Kommunale Wasserwerke Leipzig (KWL). However he reserved criticism for KWL […]