The biggest US firms are well and truly entrenched in the UK legal market, generating more than £2bn in revenue each year. But one firm that appears to be decidedly more flaky about its City presence is Boston-based Edwards Wildman Palmer. Its London outpost has had a turbulent time in recent months – with a […]
Taylor Wessing has re-elected its senior partner Adam Marks for a second three-year term. Real estate partner Marks was first elected to the role in 2011 (17 November 2011), replacing Martin Winter who stood down after six years. He will commence his second term on 1 November after an uncontested election. Marks headed up Taylor […]
Edward Wildman Palmer’s London head Nick Bolter no longer has a formal stake in managing the firm’s City base. It is understood that management of the firm’s London office has been temporarily placed into the hands of Edwards Wildman’s former managing partner Walter Reed, who headed up the firm between 2008 and 2012. Sources suggest […]
Allen & Overy is set to take home the lion’s share of £9.8m in legal fees for its advice to Tui AG on its bumper merger with its FTSE 100 subsidiary Tui Travel. The firm is expected to be paid up to £5.5m in legal fees from its client Tui AG, with Latham & Watkins […]
A stellar line-up of judges for The Lawyer European Awards 2015, representing a wealth of experience within the Continental European legal market, is today revealed. The 25-strong judging panel includes a number of partners from UK top 50 firms and US powerhouses responsible for managing their firms’ relationships with independent European outfits, as well as […]
Yesterday saw the launch of The Lawyer UK200 report, the UK legal market’s leading statistical analysis of its 200 largest law firms. And what was different this year? Well, quite a lot of things, not least the unrivalled detail and granularity of the data. But there was also this: a new ranking highlighting the rise […]
A study published recently by PwC looking at the global state of information security shows that many organisations lack both clear leadership and strategies for tackling the security threats they face. Indeed, not only do many fail to know how many security breaches they suffer, but the annual survey of business executives reveals they feel […]
DLA Piper is to merge with Mexico City-based firm Gallastegui y Lozano (GyL) as three existing partners and their team, including DLA’s Mexico City co-managing partner, leave for Baker & McKenzie. DLA launched in Mexico City by swiping the entire legal team from Thompson & Knight’s Mexico City office in February 2012 (14 February 2012). […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Cayman legal advice to CAR on its HKD4.16bn (£333m) initial public offering (IPO) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE). The top IPO floated on the HKSE in 2014 (up to 19 September 2014). CAR is the largest car rental company in China. Wynne Lau […]
Maravela & Asociatii’s recent survey regarding the emerging trends in the real-estate market has been featured in Dailybusiness. The business publication quotes Maravela & Asociatii’s findings in an attempt to identify where the first stone was laid in the recent boost in the real-estate market.
The Divisional Court has handed down its decision in Galiazia v Governor of HMP Hewell and another [2014] EWHC 3427 (Admin); [2014] All ER (D) 264 (Oct). Ian Brownhill of No5 Chambers was junior counsel for Galiazia and had secured permission alone, without a leader, before Mr Justice Green in the High Court sitting in […]
What should aspiring general counsel know about getting the top job? A recent roundtable brought a number of in-house heads and deputy heads together to discuss preconceptions of the GC role. And as our other stories indicate, the GC jobs market is a very fluid one at the moment. How far did our GCs get […]