Allen & Overy has appointed Richard Punt, formerly managing partner of growth and markets for Deloitte, to lead its contract lawyer business. Richard Punt will be heading the firm’s contract lawyer business, which allows Allen & Overy (A&O) to increase its permanent workforce at times of high demand or when there is a need for particular […]
Bevan Brittan has hired the former chief executive of Birmingham Council as a consultant to advise public sector clients on non-legal issues surrounding new service delivery models and legislative change. The firm has brought former £200,000 a year chief executive Stephen Hughes on board to boost its expertise advising public sector and local authority clients. […]
Hogan Lovells has created two global project management roles and hired two senior managers from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Accenture as part of a firm-wide pilot set to conclude at the end of the year. Former BLP manager Christine Siler has been appointed project management head in London and management consultant Mike Lowe has […]
DAC Beachcroft cut a total of 62 jobs across the business last month following a redundancy consultation that kicked off in May. The firm put 65 jobs into consultation alongside news that it would vacate its Fountain Street office in Manchester, citing changing market conditions and a demand for greater efficiency as the driver behind […]
Osborne Clarke’s former Belgian ally De Wolf & Partners has set out a new growth strategy, with plans to expand its work in Africa as well as Europe. The repositioning comes with the appointment of partner Gérald Stevens as managing partner, replacoing Luc Stalars, and follows the firm’s decision not to merge with Osborne Clarke […]
Fussy but tasty curry is on the expensive menu for Nicky Richmond at Rasoi in Chelsea There is practically no time when C has refused an invitation to a meal involving curry. He doesn’t like Trishna (uncomfortable chairs, the noise, the fussiness), or Benares (the complexity, the expense) and in this, as in much else, […]
Ogier in Jersey has assisted Kentz Corporation, the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, on its acquisition by SNC-Lavalin Group for an overall purchase price of approximately £1.2bn. Kentz Corporation is a global engineering specialist solutions provider, with 15,500 employees operating in 36 countries worldwide. It has provided engineering, construction and technical support services to clients in […]
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has advised The Crown Estate on its purchase of Fosse Shopping Park in Leicester for £345.5m in a joint venture with Gingko Tree Investment. Both organisations will take a 50 per cent stake in Fosse Park through an English limited partnership, with The Crown Estate managing the asset on behalf of the partnership. The […]
Richard Green helps clients to complete their construction documentation with the minimum of fuss, and with a full understanding of the risks involved and how best to manage them. With nearly 20 years’ experience, Green has a thorough understanding of what is and is not acceptable in the construction market, and the concerns of all […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Cayman legal advice to Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) Education Holding on the $107.4m (£65m) privatisation of Noah Education Holdings from the New York Stock Exchange. Noah Education provides education services for children in China, focusing on English language training, high-end kindergartens, primary and secondary schools and supplemental […]
Mark Greenburgh helps clients to find solutions to workplace relationship issues, manage their workforce effectively, uphold the highest standards of corporate governance and maintain policies and procedures that reflect the best practice and legal requirements in relation to employment, equalities, bribery and whistleblowing. Greenburgh handles employment litigation in the tribunals and challenges in the High Courts […]
Charlotte Walker-Osborn, partner and head of UK technology media and telecoms at Eversheds, has commented on news that top start-ups and venture capital firms are urging the UK government to relax rules and taxes in order to maintain London’s status as the top European technology hub. She said: ‘It is interesting to note the pressure […]