DLA Piper has announced that Gina Durham, co-chair of the firm’s US social media practice, has been recognised as one of San Francisco Business Times’ ‘40 Under 40’. Each year, the publication’s editorial board selects the most influential and dynamic leaders across a variety of industries who have made significant contributions to the Bay Area economy. San […]
DLA Piper has advised Paylocity Holding Corporation in its initial public offering (IPO) valued at approximately $100m (£60m). Founded in 1997, the company, based in Arlington Heights, Illinois, provides cloud-based payroll and human capital management software to medium-sized businesses. DLA Piper’s team representing Paylocity was led by partner John J Gilluly III and also included […]
Lawyers from New Perimeter, DLA Piper’s non-profit affiliate dedicated exclusively to global pro bono work, are travelling to São Paulo, Brazil, during the week of 24 March to teach, with its project partners, a course to law students and members of the community about pro bono legal work. New Perimeter will work on this pilot […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised Stolt-Nielsen on the Bermuda law aspects of its issuance of NOK1,250m (£125m) senior unsecured bonds due in 2021. The proceeds of the issuance will be used to repay debt and for general corporate purposes. An application for listing the bonds will be made to the Oslo Stock Exchange. Guy Cooper of […]
Allen & Overy has acted as Australian and international counsel to the export credit agencies and commercial lenders on the financing of the integrated Roy Hill iron ore project, the world’s largest-ever project financing in the mining sector. The project sponsors — Hancock Prospecting, Marubeni, POSCO and CSC — recently announced the finalisation of the […]
Lawyers threatened the Law Society with possible legal action today in the wake of Chancery Lane’s recent guidance on drafting Sharia law-compliant wills. The leader of the Lawyers’ Secular Society (LSS) pilloried the solicitors’ representation body for being “incredibly naive” and caving into religious lobbying groups, following a practice note sent to solicitors on 13 […]
The race is on at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to appoint a new London corporate head following Julian Long’s promotion to London managing partner. But who will fill his empty shoes? Will the role go to partner Julian Makin, a corporate deal maker with strong City and investment bank contacts? Or will strong leader Simon Marchant […]
Australian firm Minter Ellison has appointed former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australian senior partner and chief executive Tony Harrington to succeed outgoing chief executive John Weber. Harrington’s appointment comes four months after the formal announcement of Weber’s decision to step down from the top management role in November 2013 (28 November 2013). He has been at the […]
All law firms are now taking diversity seriously, but the gender imbalance just won’t go away. Pinsent Masons and Herbert Smith Freehills are the latest firms to target greater female representation at senior levels. But are women simply voting with their feet? HSF targets 30 per cent female partnership by 2019 Pinsent Masons targets 25 […]
The “vast majority” of Weightmans’ 126 fixed-share equity partners will increase their capital share in the firm, as the firm moves to meet new tax requirements for LLPs imposed by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Managing partner John Schorah told The Lawyer that almost all of the fixed-share partners had opted to put more capital in, […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is about to kickstart the hunt for a London corporate head with former Asia managing partner Simon Marchant and deal-maker Julian Makin emerging as early frontrunners. The consultation process to appoint a new leader will kick off in the next few weeks with the aim of filling the position by mid June, when […]
Cash-strapped local authority legal teams are being pushed towards privatisation – and potentially on a collision course with FTSE 100 outsourcers Last week’s Budget underlined the fact that the theme of austerity is still with us, with headline-grabbing measures on pints, petrol and pensioners not hiding the fact that a recovery is still some way off. […]