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Alex Berry

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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February 14, 2018 | International Edition

Clifford Chance buys Carillion's Newcastle-based legal services arm

Magic circle firm buys 60 paralegal business from Carillion to launch low cost UK legal centre

By Alex Berry

3 minute read

February 13, 2018 | International Edition

Network Rail kicks off £70m panel review

Panel will run for five years from April 2019

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

February 13, 2018 | International Edition

Cleary Gottlieb hires former Deutsche Bank global co-GC in Frankfurt

After leaving Deutsche Bank at the end of the year, von Dryander re-joins Cleary's Frankfurt office as senior counsel

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

February 12, 2018 | International Edition

McDermott sets out defence against allegations from former investment management client

Firm responds to allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty

By Alex Berry

3 minute read

February 08, 2018 | International Edition

DLA Piper and Addleshaws join Carillion legal line-up with roles on power business sale

Addleshaws leads for J Murphy & Sons on acquisition of UK power framework business

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

February 06, 2018 | International Edition

Freshfields and Clifford Chance set to share £17m in legal fees for Tesco-Booker merger

Magic circle duo set for multimillion-pound payout for work on retail merger

By Alex Berry

2 minute read

February 05, 2018 | International Edition

Linklaters criticised for alleged errors in professional negligence claim over Arsenal share sale

Claim brought by former Arsenal shareholder sheds light on magic circle firm's role in fate of Arsenal ownership

By Alex Berry and James Booth

4 minute read

February 02, 2018 | International Edition

The In-house Transfer Window - GC moves at McDonald's, Deliveroo and Premier Foods

McDonald's UK GC Della Burnside leaves after more than 10 years with the fast food giant

By Alex Berry

3 minute read

January 31, 2018 | International Edition

Potential buyers touring Carillion's legal services arm today as dozens of in-house jobs hang in the balance

The sale process for Carillion's managed legal services arm is at an advanced stage, insiders say

By Alex Berry

3 minute read

January 31, 2018 | International Edition

Pinsent Masons, Baker McKenzie and BLP in top 10 of Stonewall ranking of LGBT-friendly employers

Other firms to make the top 100 include CMS Cameron McKenna, Slaughter and May and Travers Smith

By Alex Berry

2 minute read