Eversheds has announced the appointment of corporate finance partner Alison Starr, who joins from Pinsent Masons where she was a partner. Starr has particular expertise in equity capital market transactions and advises both corporates and investment banks in relation to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and takeovers, initial public offerings (IPOs), public fundraisings and listing rules […]
Prof Chris Elliot’s final report into food authenticity has called for a ‘robust, effective’ Food Crime Unit to protect the industry and consumers from criminal activity. David Young, partner and food safety expert at Eversheds, who participated in the initial consultations with Elliot in the run-up to the final report, has given his view. He […]
Eversheds partner Robin Johnson has commented on the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) decision to cut interest rates to record lows. He noted that while any macroeconomic strategy such as this interest rate move is welcomed, the issues around the inherent economic imbalances in the eurozone are now causing even the German and Dutch economies to falter. […]
Walker Morris will be attending and exhibiting at the 2014 APSE annual conference and exhibition at the Nottingham Ice Arena on 10–11 September 2014. Members of the firm’s energy, infrastructure and government team will be situated at stand 6. As part of APSE Energy, Walker Morris will be hosting a workshop on the Wednesday afternoon […]
Schoenherr has advised the lender syndicate of bauMax on the sale of the art collection ‘Sammlung Essl’ to a company controlled by the Haselsteiner Group. The collection, which was founded by bauMax’s family owners, was sold by for a purchase price exceeding €100m (£80m). Miriam Simsa, a member of the Schoenherr team advising the lender […]
Rhory Robertson, partner at Collyer Bristow, has been quoted in The Telegraph, commenting on the ‘match-fixing’ scandal. Robertson successfully represented cricketer Chris Cairns in England’s first ‘Twibel’ case.
DLA Piper has advised Indian outsourcing company Wipro on the Australian component of a global acquisition deal worth roughly AUD208m (£118m). Wipro has acquired Canadian-based ATCO’s IT subsidiaries in Australia and North America, as well as entering into a series of master services agreements for a period of 10 years that will see it provide […]
Barrister Brian Dean from No5 Chambers has defended Joanne Morris, 48, of Bloxwich, who has been jailed for seven years after admitting five charges under the Explosives Act and a further five firearms offences. Police found a stash of military-grade explosives and ammunition at her home after border agency staff intercepted a package from the […]
More than 100 business leaders have attended the inaugural East Midlands Business Leaders dinner, which was jointly hosted by Shoosmiths, RBS and KPMG, together with Nottingham University. At the event, Tony Cocker, chief executive officer at E.ON, spoke of his business journey at the head of a multi-billion-pound company and how he helped E.ON re-engage […]
This week’s feature offers managing partners a dream scenario. No, not a return to leisurely lunches and sky’s-the-limit hourly rates but the chance to rebuild their firms: from scratch. In case you missed it, here’s how to build the perfect law firm of the future. Questions posed included whether partnership is the right structure for […]
White & Case has added Allen & Overy (A&O) capital markets partner Gernot Wagner to its Frankfurt office in a continued push to bulk up its European finance practice. Gernot formerly headed A&O’s US law group in Frankfurt and further boosts White & Case’s high-yield, debt and equity financing expertise in Europe. It is the […]
Bristows has hired Osborne Clarke partner Theo Savvides as head of its copyright and digital media litigation group. The IP-focused firms has also brought in Bird & Bird technology and outsourcing partner Chris Holder. The pair of partner hires follow three internal promotions and two lateral hires in the last few months at the London firm. […]