UDG Healthcare appoints former Freshfields lawyer as new GC
Dublin-based UDG Healthcare has appointed former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyer Damien Moynagh as its new legal chief.
Lo♥︎ing Legal Life: why it’s important to challenge your beliefs
Systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC consider how successful change requires us to challenge our beliefs and build on the future rather than the past.
Slater & Gordon drafts in Olswang to bring Quindell lawsuit
Slater & Gordon has instructed Olswang to sue Watchstone Group over its £673m acquisition of Quindell last year, The Lawyer has learned. 29 Feb: Slater & Gordon suffers £500m H1 loss
MasterCard to appeal £68m Sainsbury’s interchange fee ruling
MasterCard has applied to appeal a ruling that it must pay supermarket giant Sainsbury’s £68.5m in damages, The Lawyer has learned.
Revealed: The firms most at risk from US lateral hiring sprees
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Linklaters, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Kirkland & Ellis are at significant risk from partner moves to US firms this year, research by The Lawyer has found.
Eversheds poaches top construction litigator from Nabarro
Eversheds has poached construction litigation heavyweight Jonathan Douglas from Nabarro.
Elite Chinese firms pull away from national rivals to dominate RPL rankings
China’s elite law firms are dramatically outperforming their large domestic rivals, exclusive research by The Lawyer has found.
Exclusive: Gowling WLG restarts delayed pay reviews after Brexit vote
Gowling WLG has become the first law firm to relaunch its annual pay review after a host of firms froze pay in the wake of the Brexit vote. 8 Aug: Gowling defers pay reviews amid Brexit uncertainty
DLA Piper merges with Canadian firm Dimock Stratton
DLA Piper has carried out its second Canadian merger in less than 18 months after tying the knot with intellectual property outfit Dimock Stratton.
Posh tech: Travers latest to sign up for AI deal with RAVN
Travers Smith has become the latest firm to adopt AI technology in a bid to boost efficiency. 14 Sept: Slaughter and May pilots AI software with Autonomy founder Lynch
GE Capital shifts legal team core roles to UK in shake-up
GE Capital has overhauled its senior legal team structure, shifting the centre of its legal operations from New York to London, The Lawyer has learned.
Do lawyers have a future?
The legal profession has always been under attack. There is not a pub, forum or family without a negative view of lawyers, often with the classic denouement of “the only people who will do well out of this are the lawyers”. Despite the brickbats, we’re still here. So perhaps the profession should have scant regard […]