Fox & Partners – The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Joseph v Deloitte NSE LLP [2020] EWCA Civ 1457 is a lesson in the importance of properly construing and strictly following the terms of a partnership agreement. The implications for partners, but also firms in relation to their decision-making processes, particularly in light of the pandemic, are […]
Three candidates left in the race to succeed Charlie Jacobs as Linklaters’ senior partnerIt looks like Magic Circle law firm Linklaters could shortly have a woman senior partner as the trend towards female lawyers heading major law firms continues.Linklaters have seen the departure of the only male contender for the top role for the person
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London Barrister Jolyon Maugham hit the social media headlines for killing a fox with a baseball bat over a year ago. At least one big law firm hasn’t forgotten. It’s a ‘shocking abuse of power’, he says.Jolyon Maugham is a director of the Good Law Project, and claims that ‘Magic Circle’ law firm Allen & Overy
Armstrong Teasdale proudly announces the acquisition of London firm Kerman & Co., effective Feb. 5, 2021. The addition of over 50 lawyers and staff bolsters Armstrong Teasdale’s roster to over 340 lawyers and over 300 staff professionals around the world.“We have long served clients around the world, and now we’re in a position to take
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has further strengthened its expertise in legal tech, hiring Adriaan Schakel, Moritz Biersack, Fillipe Galiza and Ramesh Kumar in January 2021. Part of the firm’s Global Technology & Innovation team, they are located in the Berlin and Munich offices. All of the new hires are proven specialists in machine learning and were
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London, Washington, D.C., 5 February – Global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced a series of strategic hires today, boosting its corporate and litigation capabilities in London.Patrick Sarch will be joining as a partner and will co-head the London M&A practice alongside Ben Higson. He joins from White & Case where he was co-lead of
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London, Washington, D.C., 5 February – Global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced a series of strategic hires today, boosting its corporate and litigation capabilities in London.Patrick Sarch will be joining as a partner and will co-head the London M&A practice alongside Ben Higson. He joins from White & Case where he was co-lead of
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired senior lawyers from Freshfields and Kirkland & Ellis to build its European restructuring practice in London. Adam Gallagher and James Watson join as partners from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Kirkland & Ellis respectively with Simpson Thacher betting on more distressed companies seeking legal help following the pandemic, Brexit and
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Clifford Chance advises Lloyd’s on the establishment of the ground-breaking insurance linked securities platform approved by the PRA International law firm Clifford Chance has advised the Society of Lloyd’s on the establishment of the ground-breaking Lloyd’s insurance linked securities (ILS) platform, London Bridge Risk PCC Limited, to meet one of the objectives of the Future
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Carr will join the firm as a partner in the London office. Carr will join from Herbert Smith Freehills and will continue his real estate finance practice at Gibson Dunn.“We are pleased to have Rob join us,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner
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