Anna Reynolds

March 27, 2014 | International Edition

A new boutique set up by a group of senior arbitration partners, including three Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partners, has been named 'Three Crowns'.

By Anna Reynolds

2 minute read

March 26, 2014 | International Edition

Ashurst's head of litigation in Spain Daniel Jiménez has left the firm to set up a litigation boutique.

By Anna Reynolds

1 minute read

March 26, 2014 | International Edition

Lend Lease has revamped its roster of legal advisers after asking its go-to advisers to reduce their rates.

By Anna Reynolds

2 minute read

March 25, 2014 | International Edition

Berwin Leighton Paisner has promoted eight senior associates to its partnership including six in the City.

By Anna Reynolds

2 minute read

March 24, 2014 | International Edition

Berwin Leighton Paisner has lost another partner from its real estate finance group this week, with Jo Solomon the latest to exit.

By Anna Reynolds

2 minute read

March 21, 2014 | International Edition

Turn the clock back to before the financial crisis and, while Asia was growing in popularity, it was Dubai that law firms were piling into seemingly relentlessly.

By Anna Reynolds

11 minute read

March 20, 2014 | International Edition

Blake Lapthorn and Morgan Cole are to merge, creating a new UK top 50 firm with revenues of £72m.

By Anna Reynolds

2 minute read

March 19, 2014 | International Edition

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Clifford Chance (CC) and Travers Smith have advised on the £1.2bn initial public offering (IPO) of Pets at Home Group. Private equity house KKR, which owns the pet superstore, turned to regular advisers Simpson Thacher, led by M&A partner Adam Signy. CC acted for the banks, which included Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Travers meanwhile took a role advising management, led by tax partner Russell Warren and corporate partner Adrian West.

By Anna Reynolds

2 minute read

March 18, 2014 | International Edition

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Linklaters and Dechert are among a host of firms to have landed roles on an American Express joint venture with an investment group led by Certares. The group of investors will pay $900m (£543m) for a 50% stake in Amex's Global Business Travel division, which will be separated into a dedicated holding structure.

By Anna Reynolds

2 minute read

March 18, 2014 | International Edition

White & Case has won a first time place on mid-market buy-out house HgCapital's legal panel following the hire of Linklaters' client relationship partner Richard Youle last year. The US firm has taken a place on the revamped panel alongside Weil Gotshal & Manges and Linklaters, both of which regularly advised the private equity firm in the past.

By Anna Reynolds

2 minute read