Alex Newman

July 01, 2014 | International Edition

Barclays has cut its extended roster of legal firms by 30%, following a major review of its external legal counsel, which has seen five of eight new core advisory spots awarded to US firms.

By Alex Newman

5 minute read

June 30, 2014 | International Edition

Nabarro has lost a three-lawyer team, including energy head Tom Bainbridge, to technology boutique Temple Bright in London.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

June 30, 2014 | International Edition

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired its second London partner in a fortnight, with the recruitment of Proskauer's English law finance head Michael Crobsy.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

June 29, 2014 | International Edition

Holland & Knight is to close its Abu Dhabi office, the US firm's sole base in the Middle East, as part of a strategic re-focus on domestic and Latin American markets, Legal Week can reveal.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

June 27, 2014 | International Edition

The Law Society has asked the Metropolitan Police to launch a criminal investigation into Wonga, after the payday loans company was fined £2.6m for sending letters from fictional law firms, threatening legal action.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

June 26, 2014 | International Edition

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has defended its representation of Dubai-based private equity firm GFH Capital, after the client's former general counsel accused the firm of having a conflict of interest.

By Alex Newman

4 minute read

June 25, 2014 | International Edition

Cobbetts, the Manchester-based law firm which collapsed last year, is set to be liquidated by the end of July, administrators for the failed law firm have told Legal Week.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

June 23, 2014 | International Edition

Lloyds Banking Group's newly installed GC for insurance Joanne Jolly tells Legal Week about changes in the bank's senior legal team, fire-fighting at RSM Tenon and how her time at legacy Barlow Lyde & Gilbert gives her the edge when instructing insurance lawyers

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

June 22, 2014 | International Edition

The debate ignited by Dentons over its decision to stop reporting PEP has taken a further twist, after figures seen by Legal Week show PEP in the firm's UKMEA region increased by almost a quarter in 2013-14.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

June 20, 2014 | International Edition

Slaughter and May and Davis Polk & Wardwell have been instructed by Shire to advise the UK pharmaceutical giant on a £27bn unsolicited takeover bid from US drugmaker AbbVie.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read