Alex Newman

August 20, 2014 | International Edition

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has re-hired prominent high yield partner Gil Strauss less than two years after he joined Weil Gotshal & Manges in London, Legal Week can reveal.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

August 10, 2014 | International Edition

The general counsels of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse have agreed to jointly head the newly merged company's legal team.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

August 05, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters' former US co-chief Larry Byrne is to join the New York Police Department later this year, where he will serve as a legal deputy to the city's police commissioner Bill Bratton.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

August 04, 2014 | International Edition

Sidley Austin has successfully acted for the national railway company of Mongolia in a $55m (£33m) High Court battle against Standard Bank.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

August 04, 2014 | International Edition

Dentons has filed a claim against the Republic of Guinea and two of the country's ministries for $10.2m (£6.1m) the firm says it is owed in unpaid fees.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

August 04, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters is set to lose out on future mandates from Goldman Sachs' leveraged finance team in London following a number of deals in which the magic circle firm was appointed by financial sponsors to advise the bank.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

July 29, 2014 | International Edition

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have cut their national legal panel by more than half, with Norton Rose Fulbright, Eversheds and Brodies all losing spots on the roster.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

July 29, 2014 | International Edition

Reed Smith global managing partner Sandy Thomas has shaken up the firm's senior management team, his first major move since being re-appointed to the chief role last month.

By Alex Newman

2 minute read

July 28, 2014 | International Edition

Reed Smith's London office has completed its first deals for new clients BlueBay Asset Management and Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), following the hire of leveraged finance partner Ben Davis from Travers Smith.

By Alex Newman

3 minute read

July 28, 2014 | International Edition

On the face of it, when Shearman & Sterling's Emmanuel Gaillard was approached by the majority shareholders of the Yukos oil company in 2004, he faced a tough decision.

By Alex Newman

5 minute read