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UK Law – Reed Smith Hires Two Senior Lawyers For London Financial Industry Group

UK Law / November 2, 2021

LONDON – Powered by LawFuel – Reed Smith announced today that Paulette Mastin and Paul Regan have joined its Financial Industry Group in London, bringing to the firm two highly regarded corporate trust lawyers and strengthening the firm’s market leading group representing global corporate trustees, service providers, and financial intermediaries. Mastin joins Reed Smith as […]

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UK Lawyers To Have Easier Access to New Zealand Legal Practice

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News, UK Law / October 23, 2021

The recently signed trade deal between the UK and New Zealand will permit UK lawyers to work more easily in New Zealand as it drives collaboration between legal regulatorsThe Department for International Trade said the UK’FTA with New Zealand will improve business travel arrangements and allow professionals such as lawyers and architects to work abroad more easily.The agreement

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UK Law – New Managing Partner at Fieldfisher

Press Releases, UK Law / October 20, 2021

Robert Shooter, Fieldfisher’s head of Technology, Outsourcing & Privacy (‘TOP’) practice will succeed Michael Chissick as Managing Partner, effective 1 May 2022.Head of the firm’s TOP practice since 2012 and leader of the technology sector team, Rob joined Fieldfisher in 2002 and was made partner in 2006.He has been a member of the Executive Committee

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London ‘Fearsome Four’ Law Firm Winner Has Ferocious Response To Firm Departure Report

Featured, Law Firms, UK Law / October 11, 2021

US Big Law giant Quinn Emanuel’s UK chief Richard East has fired up – and fired back – at reports in UK legal media about recent departures from the firm, recently named as leader of the ‘Fearsome Four’ pack of the most feared law firms in the world.The row over departures related principally to the

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Leading Silk Rips Lining From Leading Law Firm FieldFisher

Featured, Lawyers, UK Law / September 18, 2021

“What was needed was not legal advice but judgement, common sense and the courage to stand up to the executive as appropriate.”Leading QC Alison Levitt has excoriated law firm FieldFisher and partner Matthew Lohn in a report over advice the law firm provided to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, (RICS) saying the firm had

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Kennedys Law Firm Announces 44 Legal Directors

Press Releases, UK Law / September 16, 2021

We are pleased to announce we have promoted 86 associates to senior associate and introduced a new legal director role, with 44 legal directors and 2 special counsel also promoted.The legal director role is introduced in the UK, EMEA, Singapore and Latin America, and is known as of counsel in Hong Kong and special counsel

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Mishcon de Reya’s Latest Major Money Move: Litigation Funding

Headlining, Law Firms, UK Law / September 9, 2021

London lawyers Mishcon de Reya, already preparing for a stock exchange float, has started a litigation funding division with Harbour Litigation Funders, one of the largest litigation funding operations in the world.A report in the FInancial Times says that Harbour is to invest £150m in the new fund which will see Mischon de Reya trim

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The Law Career Pathways Showing There Is More To A Legal Career Than Being A Lawyer

Career Advice, NZ Featured Posts, UK Law / September 6, 2021

Having a law career does not mean you have to be a lawyer and now, more than ever, there are multiple opportunities for lawyers who do not seek to practice law but are looking for a law career pathway beyond getting behind a desk with a law firm.Career opportunities for those with a law degree

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Sidley Expand London Law Office With Former Vinson & Elkin Team

Press Releases, UK Law / September 3, 2021

August 30, 2021 – Powered by LawFuelLondon – Sidley is pleased to announce that Dan Graham, Paul Dunbar, and Emilie Stewart have joined the firm as partners in London. Mr. Graham and Mr. Dunbar have joined the global M&A and Private Equity practice and Ms. Stewart has joined the Global Finance group. They join from Vinson

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Facebook’s ‘Unlike’ For Privacy Czar John Edwards In Major UK Move

New Zealand Law News, UK Law / August 27, 2021

The New Zealand Privacy Commissioner is set for a new job in London . . but Facebook won’t be happy (which should not worry the rest of us)New Zealand Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is reliably reported to be Britain’s next privacy czar, following a UK government announcement.The UK government said Edwards’ role as chief data

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