Alex Berry

Alex joined Legal Week in July 2016. Before joining, Alex completed a MA in magazine journalism at City university and wrote freelance articles for a range of property titles. He reports on the in-house legal market

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August 30, 2017 | International Edition

BLP, Hill Dicks and Trowers among firms appointed to Department of Health disputes panel

The Department of Health has chosen five firms for its litigation and arbitration panel

By Alex Berry

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August 29, 2017 | International Edition

Latham, DLA and Freshfields lead on Cinven's £2.4bn sale of legal process outsourcer

US private equity firm acquires CPA Global as Cinven exits after five years

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

August 25, 2017 | International Edition

London Borough of Lambeth calls on firms to pitch for £25m panel

Firms on previous line-up included Pinsent Masons, BLM, Weightmans and TLT

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

August 24, 2017 | International Edition

Slaughters and Freshfields among nine firms appointed to new government finance panel

Nine firms named on new UK Government panel for finance and highly complex legal advice

By Alex Berry

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August 21, 2017 | International Edition

Freshfields and Davis Polk among advisers as Total buys Maersk Oil in $7.5bn deal

Pair win roles as French energy major buys Danish oil division

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

August 16, 2017 | International Edition

Northern Ireland government invites firms to pitch for new centralised legal panel

New legal panel will cover work for more than 150 Northern Irish departments and agencies

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

August 14, 2017 | International Edition

Deutsche Bank's UK litigation and regulatory head steps down after 27 years at bank

Bank appoints successor as long-serving in-house lawyer departs

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

August 03, 2017 | International Edition

Latham and Wachtell advise on $3.27bn acquisition of HS2 contractor by Jacobs Engineering

US firms take lead roles on engineering giant's acquisition of CH2M

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

August 02, 2017 | International Edition

Sainsbury's names 11 firms to panel with BLM and Lewis Silkin among new additions

Retailer completes first panel since acquisition of Home Retail Group

By Alex Berry

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August 02, 2017 | International Edition

BP pushes back panel review decision until end of 2017

BP group general counsel Eric Nitcher has delayed panel conclusion with new line-up to come into effect from 2018

By Alex Berry

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