Taylor Wessing has announced a programme of initiatives to reach a new target of a 25 per cent female partnership in the UK by 2018. At the moment 17 per cent of the firm’s UK partners are women. Taylor Wessing has traditionally performed badly compared to its top 20 peers when it comes to making […]
The drum beat surrounding the much-trailed launch of US firm Cooley got a little bit louder last month following some significant disruption at its former alliance partner and one-time merger candidate Olswang. Seeing your CEO walk out the door half-way through his term doesn’t happen every day, so when David Stewart exited the Holborn TMT […]
Edwards Wildman Palmer has entered a redundancy consultation, with a view to axing a small number of staff in London. The consultation is potentially set to affect one lawyer and four support staff. The firm said in a statement: “We continuously evaluate staffing needs to ensure greater efficiency, manage our business, and position the firm […]
Ropes & Gray has added four new partners in London, accounting for a fifth of the firm’s total global promotions in 2014. The figure marks a sea change for the US firm, which failed to bring any new London partners into its partnership in 2013 among a 12-strong global promotions round. In 2012, it made […]
Karolina Stawowska, tax adviser and partner in charge of the tax advisory practice at Wierzbowski Eversheds, has been recognised by the UK directory Women in Business Law, released in September 2014 in the Expert Guides series, published by Legal Media Group in 30 fields of law and 70 jurisdictions worldwide since 1994. Stawowska began her […]
DLA Piper and JKW Law have been appointed by the Northern Territory government to advise on the development of its Marine Industry Park in Darwin, a services hub for international and coastal shipping. The project involves the release of 130 hectares of portside and marine land by the Land Development Corporation, established by the Northern Territory […]
A High Court judge who heard evidence at family court hearings in Birmingham has granted short-term injunctions against five men, which ban them from approaching any female under 18 in public places. Lorna Meyer QC from No5 Chambers represented Birmingham City Council. The court heard that a teenage girl, who is in local authority care, […]
With the introduction of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) little over a year away, firms in the region are positioning themselves to take advantage of the opportunities a unified market will bring. Singapore’s WongPartnership has extended its ASEAN footprint , Thailand’s Tilleke & Gibbins has expanded into Laos, Myanmar and […]
Long-serving DLA Piper partner Mike Pullen has left the firm after 16 years to join Stephenson Harwood as a competition partner. Pullen, who is expected to take up his new role next Monday, was head of international trade at DLA Piper until shortly before leaving the firm in September. He joined DLA Piper in 1998 […]
Pinsent Masons has added a trio of new Aim clients, growing its total from 57 to 60 over the three months running to 7 October 2014. The rise came thanks to the addition of biotech company Abzena, China Nonferrous Gold and GTS Chemical Holdings to its Aim roster. It widens the gap between Pinsents and […]
Channel Islands firm Mourant Ozannes has hired Maples and Calder’s Singapore managing partner James Burch in a boost to its Cayman practice. Burch is moving back to Cayman after three years in Asia. He relocated to Hong Kong in 2011 in order to lead Maples’ 2012 Singapore launch (10 September 2012). In turn, Maples has […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) senior partner Jonathan Scott is to step down three months ahead of schedule, triggering a four-man race for the role set to conclude this month. Scott, who was elected for a five-year term in 2010 and has been at HSF for 35 years, is now cutting his time short to retire […]