Our specialists steer clients through the complex and dynamic area of competition and EU law, wherever they are located or however they need to succeed in their market. From offices in the UK and in Brussels, they advise on merger control, intellectual property/competition law, interface, investigations into suspected competition law infringements, cartel investigations including ‘dawn […]
This team provides comprehensive and clear advice on what is often a challenging and complex area of law to clients around the world. This includes corporate tax, employee share schemes and incentives, real-estate tax, tax planning, VAT, duty and other indirect taxes, French tax, tax for individuals and trustees and funds tax. Click here for […]
Employers, pension managers, pension fund chairs, independent trustees, employers’ human resources directors and financial directors, advisers and statutory bodies all choose our award-winning pensions team for a tailored, efficient service that delivers the best results. Click here for more information on pensions.
From the everyday to the strategic, this 38-strong global team advises a broad client base, comprising commercial, corporate and public sector entities, on the full range of employment issues. Click here for more information on employment.
This experienced team is dedicated to going the extra mile and developing lasting relationships with clients. It advises many of the world’s leading banks, financial institutions and major corporate clients on, for example, debt and leveraged finance, asset finance/invoice discounting, general banking and derivatives, real-estate finance, restructuring and corporate recovery and insolvency. Click here for […]
This is an experienced, commercially focused team with a network of international offices. We advise many of the world’s wealthiest families and the banks and offshore trustees who work with them. Areas of expertise include trusts and estate planning, family governance and business succession planning, estate administration, high-net-worth UK immigration, contentious trusts and estates, residential […]
We have one of the UK’s largest real-estate practices: a broad-based practice acting for institutions, investors, developers and occupiers. More than 270 commercially minded, innovative and pragmatic lawyers advise on investment, development, housing and private rental, regeneration and infrastructure, finance, leasing, asset management, planning, environment, funds and structures, litigation, rights of light and more. Click […]
There are more than 170 lawyers working globally to provide the best possible solution for your business, well-protected interests and carefully managed cost control. Expert areas include commercial, IT, regulatory, banking and finance, construction, insurance, employment, pensions and intellectual property litigation, international arbitration, mediation and advocacy. Click here for more information on dispute resolution.
We are a 60-strong team advising clients ranging from the world’s leading financial institutions and public companies to private businesses and entrepreneurs. Specialist areas include mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets (Full List, AIM), joint ventures, private equity, public companies, investment funds, company secretarial and due diligence. Click here for more information on corporate.
At a time when several international firms are reconsidering their European presence – witness the closure of Chadbourne & Parke’s Kiev office, Sidley Austin’s Frankfurt office, and both Hogan Lovells and Norton Rose Fulbright’s Prague offices – DLA Piper has decided to expand in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). The firm has bolted on local […]
The Co-operative Group’s half-year results, released today (4 September), show a £5.1m loss in the 26 weeks up to 5 July for the legal services arm. For the first half of 2013 (29 August 2013) Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) revealed losses of £3.4m. According to the latest financial report the half-year results reflect the costs […]
Morrison & Foerster and Linklaters have advised on the sale of Balfour Beatty’s US professional services division Parsons Brinckerhoff to WSP Global for $1.24bn. Balfour Beatty was advised by Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) in the US and Linklaters in the UK. MoFo M&A partner Mark Wojciechowski led the negotiations together with corporate partner Tom Knox; tax […]