Alex Newman

April 15, 2014 | International Edition

Crawford Gillies, the former chairman of legacy Hammonds, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Barclays to oversee the bank's remuneration.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

April 14, 2014 | International Edition

Visa has revealed succession plans for its top legal role with the hire of PepsiCo senior vice president and deputy general counsel Kelly Tullier.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

April 14, 2014 | International Edition

Hogan Lovells has appointed London corporate partner Ben Higson to a new '45 and Under' board role, as part of a number of changes to the firm's most senior global leadership team.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

April 14, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters senior corporate partner Charlie Jacobs has joined FTSE 100 mining company Fresnillo as an independent non-executive director.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

April 10, 2014 | International Edition

By any standards, $23bn is a lot of money. It's a bit more than the gross domestic product of Uganda, Cyprus or Estonia.

By Alex Newman

15 minute read

April 07, 2014 | International Edition

Baker & McKenzie has met with six leading firms in Nigeria in recent weeks as part of efforts to cement referral relationships in the country

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

April 02, 2014 | International Edition

Addleshaw Goddard has plenty going for it according to senior partner Monica Burch. The firm has an enviable client roster and in the last year borrowings dropped and revenues increased. On Tuesday (1 April), it won one of three formal spots on drinks giant Diageo's nation-wide panel.

By Alex Newman

1 minute read

April 01, 2014 | International Edition

Dentons has muscled in on merger talks between Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs, confirming that it has made an offer to combine with the Washington DC lobbying specialists.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

April 01, 2014 | International Edition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer accrued legal fees of £1.8m for its role advising the Government on the controversial privatisation of the Royal Mail last year.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

March 31, 2014 | International Edition

Pinsent Masons has confirmed it is to hold its first management elections since merging with McGrigors in 2012, with the firm also announcing its new partner promotion round.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read