Alex Newman

October 21, 2014 | International Edition

With bank lending constrained, the finance practices of major law firms have had to look elsewhere to find the credit providers doing the deals. Alex Newman speaks to some of the lawyers making inroads into the direct lending market, and asks how these relationships might be affected by increasing regulatory oversight

By Alex Newman

9 minute read

October 21, 2014 | International Edition

Weil Gotshal & Manges private equity partner Douglas Ryder has left to join Kirkland & Ellis in New York, Legal Week has learned.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

October 21, 2014 | International Edition

Adrian De Souza, the general counsel of Land Securities, is to leave the company after four years at the helm.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

October 20, 2014 | International Edition

National Pro Bono Week, which kicks off on 3 November, provides solicitors with an annual reminder of the potential impact of the legal profession outside of normal fee-earning.

By Alex Newman

7 minute read

October 20, 2014 | International Edition

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has finalised a deal to take on the bulk of the remaining junior lawyers in Bingham McCutchen's London office this week, as a vote on Bingham's potential merger with Morgan Lewis & Bockius draws nearer.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

October 20, 2014 | International Edition

Karen Clayton, the UK general counsel and company secretary of National Grid has left the company halfway through an ongoing review of the energy giant's external legal advisers.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

October 15, 2014 | International Edition

Given how much work is generated from banking clients, major panel reviews can be a nervy time for City law firms.

By Alex Newman

4 minute read

October 15, 2014 | International Edition

McDermott Will & Emery has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) corporate finance partner Lisa O'Neill to its energy advisory group in London.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

October 13, 2014 | International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis London senior partner Graham White has joined Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson to lead its City practice.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

October 13, 2014 | International Edition

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed ten firms, including Linklaters, Allen & Overy, Ashurst and Addleshaw Goddard to its core UK legal panel, two years after the bank last reviewed the roster.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read