By Andrew L Weil, Alexander G Fraser and Bradley E Phipps The Dodd-Frank Act — signed by president Barack Obama more than three years ago, and since then advanced with a host of rules and regulations — has been widely viewed as a law that addresses systemic risk in the financial system and enhances the corporate responsibility […]
King & Wood Mallesons’ global head of dispute resolution Beau Deleuil is leaving the firm, a month after his appointment to the role. Deleuil, the managing partner for dispute resolution in Australia, is leaving the firm for opportunities elsewhere. The move comes just a month after his appointment to the newly created role of global […]
It’s not clear how Weil Gotshal & Manges feels about author William Boyd but ‘The Ice Cream Wars’ probably isn’t its favourite book. The firm has been hit with a £10m professional negligence claim by private equity house Bancroft after its sweet deal with a Slovakian ice cream company turned sour. Bancroft bought a 94 […]
Slater Heelis has formally merged with Cottrills this week (1 December) gifting it a Manchester city centre base. All four Cottrills partners have become members of Slater Heelis, with Cottrills managing partner Anne Irwin joining the equity and becoming managing partner of Slater Heelis in Manchester. The firm’s former managing partner, Mike Fox, has become […]
Dentons has added two new partners to its Paris energy team to focus the firm on growing its Francophone Africa energy strategy. The firm has appointed Ramin Hariri and Vincent Lacombe, two partners from France’s largest law firm, FIDAL. Dentons is aiming at growing its Paris team following several key losses over the last year. […]
Slater & Gordon is nothing but acquisitive. Since it took over Russell Jones & Walker in January 2012 it has marched through the UK PI and consumer services market. Catch up with some of its takeover targets below. Slater & Gordon circles Pannone as consumer legal services market consolidates S&G agrees £33m takeover of Pannone […]
Weil Gotshal & Manges is facing a €12m (£10m) professional negligence claim brought by private equity house Bancroft over its acquisition of a Slovakian ice cream company. The private equity firm claims that Weil’s lawyers and a Slovakian lawyer, Jozef Maly, failed to explain to Bancroft that it would not have voting control of the […]
Eversheds has secured four new offices in Africa having tied up with South African firm Mahons Attorneys and El Heni in Tunisia. Mahons Attorneys was launched by former Routledge Modise chairman Terry Mahon in 2011. South African firm Routledge Modise broke away from its alliance with Eversheds earlier this year citing conflicts between the firms […]
Taylor Wessing has reported double-digit growth in its UK revenue with a 10 per cent rise for the first half of 2012/13. The firm also posted a global revenue rise of 9 per cent between May and October 2013, compared to a 23.3 per cent boost the year before off the back of its central […]
It’s the hap-happiest season of all, say litigators in New York and Washington. Why is it the most wonderful time, The Lawyer asks? It’s not because it’s nearly Christmas and there’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting or caroling out in the snow. No, it’s because it’s a wonderful time to be a litigator. […]
Shoosmiths’ Recoveries Services Group (RSG) has won Mortgage Finance Gazette’s Customer Service/Treating Customers Fairly award for the second year running. The award was for RSG’s Vulnerable Adults Initiative, which features presentations in conjunction with charities and is aimed at increasing awareness of the challenges faced by vulnerable adults and how Shoosmiths can facilitate better communication with […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Bermuda office has banded together to donate more than $37,000 (£23,000) to the Bermuda Red Cross in support of the Typhoon Haiyan Appeal. With contributions from staff, lawyers and the firm’s Staff Benevolent Scheme and Charitable Trust, Conyers presented $37,091 to the Bermuda Red Cross, which when matched by the UK […]