Alex Newman

October 08, 2014 | International Edition

David Haigh, the former general counsel of private equity group GFH Capital, has filed a High Court claim alleging his former employer and a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner engaged in deceit.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

October 07, 2014 | International Edition

King & Spalding has hired restructuring partner Elisabeth Baltay from Bingham McCutchen, leaving just one partner in Bingham's London office.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

October 07, 2014 | International Edition

Baker & McKenzie has voted to extend the term of its chairman Eduardo Leite for two more years, amid a raft of changes to the firm's executive committee and practice group leaders.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

October 06, 2014 | International Edition

Alexander Simpson, Asda's general counsel, talks to Alex Newman about dealing with the horse meat scandal, the benefits of being part of the Walmart network and why he asks his team to get behind the tills at Christmas

By Alex Newman

9 minute read

October 03, 2014 | International Edition

Paul Hastings has secured a significant coup for its high yield practice with the hire of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy partner Peter Schwartz.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

October 02, 2014 | International Edition

The working lifespan of a partner at a leading law firm can be pretty brutal – and brief. Alex Newman takes a look under the bonnet at the ages of partners at the UK's largest firms

By Alex Newman

11 minute read

October 01, 2014 | International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), DLA Piper and Allen & Overy (A&O) have the lowest proportion of partners over the age of 50, according to a Legal Week research project into the ages of partners at the UK's ten largest firms by revenue.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

October 01, 2014 | International Edition

The resignation of Charlie Geffen from Ashurst this week is not a shock, says Alex Newman. The decision to move to the London office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, along with fellow private equity star Mark Sperotto, may be a bit more of a surprise.

By Alex Newman

5 minute read

October 01, 2014 | International Edition

Charlie Geffen, the former senior partner of Ashurst and one of the pre-eminent private equity lawyers in London, is to join Gibson Dunn & Crutcher's London office along with fellow Ashurst corporate partner Mark Sperotto.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

September 30, 2014 | International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis has added 82 of its lawyers to partner in its annual promotion round, including eight associates in London.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read