Alex Newman

March 25, 2014 | International Edition

Peter Rees QC, the former legal chief of Shell, has joined Thirty Nine Essex Street as a counsel and commercial arbitrator.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

March 23, 2014 | International Edition

Barclays' in-house team is to offer work experience places to undergraduates, amid plans to launch legal apprenticeships from 2015.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

March 23, 2014 | International Edition

More than a dozen global law firms, including Allen & Overy (A&O) and Sullivan & Cromwell have landed major advisory roles acting for banks accused of rigging rates in the foreign exchange market, court documents reveal.

By Alex Newman

4 minute read

March 20, 2014 | International Edition

Shearman & Sterling partner Georg Thoma is being paid €116,667 (£97,000) a year to sit on the supervisory board of firm client Deutsche Bank, according to the company's 2013 financial report.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

March 20, 2014 | International Edition

Irwin Mitchell has resolved its search engine problem with Google after its main website was de-listed from the main rankings earlier this year.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

March 20, 2014 | International Edition

On 14 March King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWM) announced that it is to close its Berlin office by May, following a strategic review of its presence in Germany.

By Alex Newman

4 minute read

March 20, 2014 | International Edition

BP has launched a review of its UK legal panel with advisers currently re-tendering for a position on the oil giant's roster.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

March 18, 2014 | International Edition

Barclays' newly-installed general counsel Bob Hoyt has been awarded £703,808 in shares after just four months in the role. The award was part of £32m worth of shares distributed to top executives at the bank yesterday (18 March), which include elements of salary and long-term performance incentives.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

March 17, 2014 | International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Linklaters are advising on Just Eat's £700m initial public offering (IPO), the latest in a wave of new listings in London so far this year. Yesterday (17 March), online takeaway company Just Eat announced its intention to list around £100m of shares either on the Financial Conduct Authority's premium listing segment, or the high growth segment of the main market.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

March 17, 2014 | International Edition

Virgin Media has formally appointed its first full-time general counsel since Liberty Global's $23.3bn (£14bn) takeover of the broadband and entertainment provider last year. Mine Hifzi, formerly international GC at US media company Scripps Networks Interactive, becomes the last in a series of appointments to Virgin Media's leadership team. Based in London, she replaces acting general counsel Pamela Claridge, who steps into the role of director of commercial..

By Alex Newman

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