Schoenherr has advised Slovenian creditor financial institutions in the debt restructuring of Laško Group, a major regional beverage manufacturer and distributor whose companies include Pivovarna Laško (the largest brewery in Slovenia and a major brewery in the region), Pivovarna Union and Radenska Radenci (Slovenia’s leading water distributor). The value of the outstanding loan debt addressed […]
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has promoted director and energy specialist Gus Wood to partner in the energy team, effective from 1 May. Wood, who has been recognised in legal directory Chambers & Partners as a leading energy specialist for the past six years as well as a star associate for the past two, has […]
Former Clarkson Wright & Jakes partner Leslie Seldon has pursued a seven-year legal battle against his former firm, which included a trip to the Supreme Court. Yesterday, the Employment Appeal Tribunal signalled the end of the road for the case. Katy Dowell reports It has been seven years since former partner Leslie Seldon began his […]
Eversheds, along with InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland, is supporting the European Business Angel Congress 2014 in Dublin and will also be attending the conference to discuss insights on the Irish start-up and entrepreneurial market. Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN), the all-island umbrella group responsible for stimulating angel investment, has announced the final speaker line-up for […]
Wish you were here? That’s the legal market’s proverbial postcard from Manchester, the front image now featuring a Nabarro office with three Addleshaw Goddard partners inside. Nabarro’s step into Manchester follows a number of events. It comes weeks after BLP opened a hub in the city, the same week that Manchester City won the Premier […]
Shearman & Sterling is making its presence felt in the City, squaring up to magic circle firms and looking to muscle in on key relationships. Private equity house Bridgepoint is one outfit that has had its head turned by the US firm. Shearman & Sterling is making its presence felt in the City, squaring up […]
Addleshaw Goddard’s Manchester real estate chief Mark Haywood is leaving the firm with two partners to launch an office for Nabarro in the city. Haywood will be joined by commercial property partner Nathan Jansen and commercial real estate partner Monica Brij. Discussions regarding the trio’s departure and start dates are ongoing. Nabarro senior partner Graham […]
On receiving the email about Legal Harmony, my heart leapt, yet at the same time sank. Suddenly, memories of cold churches and Hark the Herald came back. The drudgery of practice, the slight smell of pipe and Old Spice that came into the small practice room when the men arrived. Why on earth would I […]
Now in its fifth year, The Lawyer European 100 is unveiled today. Find out who’s up and who’s down in our exclusive report, in which the top firms are ranked by revenue – plus, how much the top UK and US firms turn over in Europe. You can buy the full report online. Executive Summary […]
Eversheds has built up an extensive network of local European knowledge, which international chair Alan Murphy says will continue to grow. “It would be presumptive for me, as an Irishman, to say I know the Hungarian market,” admits Eversheds’ international chair Alan Murphy when asked about the advantages of the firm’s European model. Murphy is […]
Clifford Chance, Rosenblatt and Shearman & Sterling are among firms that have won mandates as television companies embarked on an M&A spree. Lewis Silkin, Olswang, Shearman & Sterling, and Rosenblatt scored roles on the £450m acquisition of Channel 5 by US media giant Viacom. It is thought that the network’s auction drew interest from more than […]
Bristol-headquartered TLT anticipates profit will increase at the firm on the back of an 18 per cent increase in turnover from £49m to £57.9m for the 2013/14 financial year. At the end of the 2012/13 financial year TLT posted a 10 per cent increase in revenue to nearly £50m as the firm unveiled plans to […]