Hogan Lovells has confirmed that its US co-head of litigation Steve Immelt will become CEO after a partnership vote approved the move last night (16 December 2013). The firm has been gearing up for a change of leadership since it was announced that co-CEOs Warren Gorrell and David Harris were to step down next June, […]
Pressure is mounting on key figures at the Law Society to resign after solicitors said today they had no confidence in the leadership’s position on government proposals to slash legal aid rates. James Parry – the criminal law specialist partner who triggered a special general meeting – said the society’s president and chief executive “need […]
DLA Piper has advised NASDAQ-listed HomeAway on its purchase of Stayz Pty, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax Media, for AUD220m (£120m). HomeAway is an international online vacation rental marketplace operating across the US, Europe, Asia and South America. Head of corporate — Asia Pacific Bryan Pointon led the DLA Piper team and with corporate and technology specialist Joel Cox […]
DLA Piper has announced that partner Roy McDonald has been recognised as one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s ‘40 Under 40’. Each year, Silicon Valley Business Journal selects 40 professionals who have made significant contributions to their respective industries. The journal recognised McDonald for his corporate compliance and investigations work, with particular emphasis on anti-corruption and the Foreign […]
DLA Piper has represented Fibra UNO, Mexico’s first publicly traded REIT, in its debut in the Mexican debt capital markets. By issuing stock certificates for a total of MXN8.5bn (£400m), the deal marks the first time Mexican REIT issued debt in the capital markets and is the largest debut for a corporate issuer. The Mexico City-based team representing Fibra […]
By Kath Livingston The Defamation Act 2013 comes into force on 1 January 2014. Shoosmiths provides details of the new regulations that will govern website operators when on notice of a complaint about online material. In its original update, the law firm reported on the main changes and obstacles for companies arising out of the […]
The Goods and Services Tax Act (GST Act) presently provides an exemption for the sale of a ‘going concern’ or for the sale of ‘farmland’. Where the exemption requirements are met, such sales are treated as ‘GST-free’ supplies that are not subject to GST. On 14 December 2013, the assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos announced that the […]
By Robert Edel Welcome to the first edition of Explore, DLA Piper’s magazine for the mining sector. Three times a year, the law firm will bring you a selection of insights from its global mining team. Mining is one of the most diverse industries on the planet, not just in terms of geographic spread but […]
US entertainment firm SmithDehn is hoping to launch its largest Europe office in Northern Ireland as it kicks off a part-time media law course in the region with client HBO. The firm’s founding partner Russell Smith told The Lawyer that the New York-based firm had been in negotiations with Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) […]
It’s been quite a week for Jones Day’s London litigation team. First the firm – partly powered by the growth of its London disputes team – ranks in the top five of our annual Global Litigation Top 50. As you’ll surely know by now – and if not, why not? – the focus this year […]
Eversheds has named Shanghai-based corporate of counsel Jack Cai as the new head of its Shanghai office following two partner exits, including former Shanghai managing partner Jean-Marc Deschandol. Deschandol is understood to have left the firm a month ago and is yet to land a new position. He joined the firm as the Shanghai managing […]
Jun He, one of China’s top-ranked elite firms and a close friend of Slaughter and May, has found itself in the hot seat over a legal opinion it issued a few years back in relation to the now collapsed Sino-Forest Corporation. Two of its top domestic rivals, Commerce & Finance and Jingtian & Gongcheng, have […]