Alex Newman

January 02, 2014 | International Edition

A Goodwin Procter partner appointed to conduct a review of Apple's competition policies has hit back at the company after the tech giant argued he had gone beyond the remit of his appointment and charged exorbitant fees.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

January 02, 2014 | International Edition

Lawrence Graham (LG) posted a greater drop in turnover in the 2012-13 financial year than previously reported, according to accounts filed by the law firm.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

December 20, 2013 | International Edition

Gateley has joined Irwin Mitchell as the second firm in the UK top 50 to secure an alternative business structure (ABS) licence, which will allow the firm to appoint non-solicitors to its membership from 1 January 2014.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

December 20, 2013 | International Edition

Covington & Burling, Kirkland & Ellis and Fried Frank have taken the lead roles on AstraZeneca's $4.1bn (£2.5bn) acquisition of diabetes alliance assets from Bristol-Myers Squibb

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

December 19, 2013 | International Edition

Visa has appointed chief risk officer Ellen Richey to head the financial services company's legal division, replacing outgoing general counsel Josh Floum.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

December 19, 2013 | International Edition

Barclays' long-awaited review of its global legal panel has started, with the bank set to split its roster of law firms into separate pools of 'preferred' and 'approved' advisers.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

December 18, 2013 | International Edition

Eversheds' Dublin office is advising Littlewoods over claims one of its Christmas jumpers infringed intellectual property (IP) rights, allegedly causing sales losses at a rival retailer.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

December 18, 2013 | International Edition

Greenberg Traurig Maher has taken the lead role on the fund raising and initial public offering (IPO) of Atlas Mara, a cash shell founded by former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

December 17, 2013 | International Edition

Dentons has hired Vinson & Elkins' (V&E) Abu Dhabi managing partner Jonathan Nash, in an expansion of its energy practice. Nash, an international project finance and development lawyer, joined V&E from Chadbourne & Parke's London office in 2010. He becomes Dentons' third senior lateral hire in the region in a little over a month, following the recruitment of DLA Piper construction partner Ian Dalley in Abu Dhabi and banking and Norton Rose Fulbright finance partner Alex Roussos in Dubai.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

December 17, 2013 | International Edition

Eversheds has appointed litigation partner Paul Smith as the its new chairman following a partnership vote. Smith was elected ahead of UK nuclear energy group head Robert Pitcher after the two emerged as the only candidates to replace John Heaps when he stands down next May.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read