Alex Newman

January 22, 2014 | International Edition

Former partners of collapsed law firm Cobbetts are facing a multimillion pound claim from a former client, who alleges the firm was professionally negligent and engaged in misrepresentation.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

January 22, 2014 | International Edition

Chicago-headquartered Jenner & Block is looking to become the latest US outfit to set up in London, with the firm conducting a search for top English law litigators in the City.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

January 21, 2014 | International Edition

Dentons' UKMEA arm increased its bank borrowing by £3m in 2012-13, while partners' capital contributions fell by 53% to £2.8m in the same period.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

January 21, 2014 | International Edition

Baker & McKenzie and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed the mandates on a major Russian energy deal which sees Novatek and Gazprom Neft jointly acquire a 60 per cent stake in Artic Russia for $2.94bn (£1.8bn).

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

January 21, 2014 | International Edition

Reed Smith has hired two former Dewey & Leboeuf partners for its office in Astana, becoming the latest international firm to bulk up in the Kazakh capital. The firm, which has been based in the city since 2012, is strengthening the office with the recruitment of its first two partners, both of whom worked at Dewey before the firm collapsed in 2012.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

January 20, 2014 | International Edition

Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) and Simpson Thacher have taken the lead roles on Anheuser-Busch InBev's $5.8bn (£3.5bn) reacquisition of Korea's Oriental Brewery from KKR and Affinity Equity Partners.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

January 20, 2014 | International Edition

A US district judge has rejected an application by Apple to have a court-appointed monitor thrown off an investigation into the tech company's competition policies and practices.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

January 17, 2014 | International Edition

Proskauer has hired the head of Fried Frank's London tax practice Robert Gaut, to support the expansion of the firm's City corporate and funds teams.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

January 17, 2014 | International Edition

Latham & Watkins' has delayed an expected London managing partner vote by at least a year. Corporate partner Nick Cline was selected for the role for a four-year term in April 2010, replacing technology and outsourcing partner Andrew Moyle on his appointment to the Latham's firm-wide executive committee.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

January 16, 2014 | International Edition

Lord Peter Goldsmith QC, the European and Asian litigation practice head of Debevoise & Plimpton, has been appointed co-managing partner of the US firm's London office.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read