Tax expert and barrister Rob McLeod, of Ngati Porou background, is to receive an award this week as a 2018 distinguished alumni from Auckland University. He has held numerous leadership positions, including as chairman of Ernst and Young New Zealand and chief executive of Ernst and Young Australasia, from 2010 to 2014. He was also
PFH is an independent investment holding company which has been operating in Italy for more than 30 years. Uni Gasket is an Italian company active in the production of PTFE, rubber and silicone pipes and gaskets. The transaction has been partially financed through a term and revolving facility agreement provided by Unione di Banche Italiane
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White & Case – 2018 will be a year of change, challenges and opportunities for banks and financial services providers. European financial regulation will take a big leap forward in 2018. The implementation of MiFID II and PSD II will change the legal framework for investment services and electronic payments. Further big revisions to EU
“justInCase” and “Opportunity Network” Won Grand Prize TOKYO—-Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd. (TOKYO:4812) (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Setsuo Kamai; “ISID”) decided on the award-winners, including the winners of the Grand Prize, from among the 26 cutting-edge financial services presented at the FIBC2018 Financial Innovation Business Conference “FIBC2018”, held in Tokyo on March 2.
2018 London Mentoring Walk Walk Engages Leaders and Young Professionals Ahead of International Women’s Day LONDON – On 10 March 2018, Vital Voices Europe and Bank of America Merrill Lynch will hold the 2018 Vital Voices Global Mentoring Walk in central London in celebration of International Women’s Day. The Global Mentoring Walks were conceived 10
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In a publication released last week by Russell McVeagh, the leading New Zealand law firm considers the trends in merger and acquisition activity over the last three years and what to expect in 2018 in relation to general market trends, general legal trends and specific deal terms. The firm is confident that M&A activity
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Tom Burnett – It had to happen . . first the Russell McVeagh ‘sex scandal’ and now Auckland University Law Students’ camp following in the wake of publicity about Otago University’s law school’s rambunctious summer camp activities. And soon, no doubt, another law firm that will be drawn into the expanding legal profession #MeToo moment
University Law Camps – It Must Be Jelly Wrestling & Dirty Dancing Time Read More »
6 March 2018: Duncan Cotterill is pleased to announce the appointment of internationally-renowned insurance law expert Professor Rob Merkin QC to special counsel. Professor Merkin will serve as an extension of the Duncan Cotterill team from his base in the UK, providing expert guidance and consultation as needed, with plans to visit New Zealand at
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The prosecution of the Vatican’s top echelon Cardinal Pell in Melbourne has seen his lawyer, one of LawFuel’s Power Listers, Robert Richter QC, demonstrates another highlight in the legal career of the colourful lawyer. Having formerly represented people such as John Elliott of Elders IXL and underworld boss Nick Gatto, when he had Gatto removed from
The Russell McVeagh sponsorship fallout has increased with the Factory-sponsored New ZealandWomen’s Law Journal now saying they are also dumping the firm, but carefully noting that the problem was far broader than just Russell McVeagh. Journals editors-in-chief Ana Lenard (pictured) and Allanah Colley have spoken out for the first time since the sex harassment claims arose,
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