A record-breaking divorce settlement has been achieved by Dubai’s ruler who has been ordered to pay his former wife and two children up to £554m in what is believed to be the biggest divorce settlement awarded by an English court.The legal fees for the massive settlement are believe to be around £150m (almost USD$200m). The […]
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Clifford Chance have elected their new Global Managing Partner after a global election process, which sees Charles Adams as the new chief of the Biglaw firm. The appointment sees the first appointment of a non-UK lawyer in the important role. Based in Milan, but working from offices in Rome, London and New York, he has been
The billable hour has become something of a bugbear for law firms for some time, but now one biglaw firm has moved to abolish the practice. Dawson, who last year was elected Freshfields’ first female senior partner, said the pace of change to date had been ‘too slow’ but acknowledged that some progress on gender equality
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December 08, 2021 LONDON-LawFuel.com -International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that Stewart Worthy has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Group in London. Stewart’s practice focuses on complex cross-border transactions, with a particular focus on US and APAC in-bound UK investments and
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Brings in-depth experience advising global investment banks and private equity fundsLondon—December 6, 2021: LawFuel – Crowell & Moring is expanding its financial services capabilities in London with the arrival of a highly-regarded derivatives team. The team is recognized for their deep experience advising global investment banks and private equity funds on a range of complex
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Global Vice Chair of the Corporate Department, David Walker, was honored in the list of private equity’s top 50 dealmakers, fundraisers, and investors by Financial News.London corporate partner David Walker has been recognized as one of the 50 Most Influential in Private Equity 2021 by Financial News. The annual list celebrates private equity’s top 50 dealmakers,
The traditional move for many Australian and New Zealand lawyers is to gain experience at some of the large UK law firms. But Brexit, Covid and other factors have altered the law recruitment rules it seems. However, leading law recruiter Nick Robbins thinks the UK firms are missing a trick . .Nick Robbins* – In
Franz Wild – Imagine being hit with a lawsuit. It could be a dispute you’ve had with a business partner or an employer, or something else. As you prepare for the case, you find out that the other side has got hold of emails hacked from your own inbox. It turns out they have
Former Boies Schiller Flexner chief and successor to law star David Boies, Natasha Harrison is to launch a law practice in London, likely rivalling her former New York-based firm.Boies Schiller has seen a raft of departures in recent months, although it continues to announce growth and expansion plans, including a potential move into a new
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By Ed Siddons, Simon Lock – City law firms are “completely outgunning” the UK’s only complex fraud agency, raising concerns that an “imbalance of arms” is allowing some oligarchs and powerful corporations to “buy impunity”. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal that some companies under investigation have spent up to 10 times more than
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