Friederike Heine

July 29, 2011 | International Edition

Nabarro has appointed corporate partner Andrew Inkester as the firm's new managing partner, after current incumbent Nicole Paradise stepped down following 12 years in the role. Inkester, who joined the firm when legacy practice Turner Kenneth Brown merged with Nabarro Nathanson in 1995, was initially put forward for the role by senior partner and fellow corporate lawyer Simon Johnston.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

July 29, 2011 | International Edition

Thirty Nine Essex Street's Robert Jay QC is joining Lord Justice Leveson to advise on the public inquiry into alleged wrongdoing at now-defunct Sunday tabloid, the News of the World (NoW), as well as the wider issue of press regulation. The Cabinet Office confirmed Jay's appointment as counsel to the inquiry earlier today (29 July), with the Government also confirming the appointment of Ministry of Justice (MoJ) director general Rowena Collins Rice, who qualified as a solicitor in 1995, as inquiry secretary.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

July 28, 2011 | International Edition

Proskauer Rose has further strengthened its City funds team with the hire of private funds partner Kate Simpson from US rival Kirkland & Ellis. Simpson, who trained at SJ Berwin and made partner at Kirkland in 2008, has worked with clients including CVC Partners, LaSalle Investment Management, Lion Capital, Palamon Capital Partners and Change Capital Partners.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

July 28, 2011 | International Edition

White & Case has strengthened its London capital markets group with the hire of a US securities duo from Latham & Watkins in a move that will also see the US firm re-enter the Italian market. London-based partners Michael Immordino and Ian Clark, who both handed in their notice earlier today (28 July), will be joining White & Case on Monday (1 August) after several weeks of discussions.

By Friederike Heine

3 minute read

July 27, 2011 | International Edition

Eversheds has strengthened its London real estate practice with the hire of planning partner David Hardy from regional firm Cobbetts, taking the number of partners in its planning practice to 11. Hardy, who is qualified as both a barrister and a solicitor, will join from Cobbetts alongside planning associate Michelle Smith and personal assistant Michelle Brown.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

July 27, 2011 | International Edition

Nabarro is set to overhaul its partner remuneration system, with the firm looking at increasing the size of a bonus pool used to reward star performers and expand the criteria used for deciding partner compensation. The firm introduced merit-based pay for partners more than 10 years ago and currently sets aside around 1% of its profits for a bonus pool used to reward a handful of top performers. It is now considering increasing this to around 5% of profits, to give it more flexibility to better reward high achievers.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

July 27, 2011 | International Edition

Ashurst has rolled out a new flexible working scheme for equity partners intended to make it easier to work part-time without hindering progression through the lockstep. The City law firm has introduced a new policy that will allow equity partners to remain at the same point in the firm's lockstep while being remunerated on a pro rata basis.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

July 27, 2011 | International Edition

The statement issued on 21 June by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) was headed: 'Clarke: Plans outlined to reduce reoffending'. Those who read the opening paragraphs of the press notice, and indeed followed through to the middle section, would have understood that his announcement related to what the Government billed as a "radical plan to reduce reoffending".

By Friederike Heine

23 minute read

July 27, 2011 | International Edition

The Supreme Court has delivered a mixed ruling in the battle between George Lucas's movie empire and a UK prop designer over the sale of the iconic Stormtrooper helmets from the Star Wars films. The Court held that while Lucasfilm can enforce a US copyright in the UK, the Stormtrooper helmets sold were functional, rather than works of art, and therefore the defendant did not breach copyright laws.

By Friederike Heine

3 minute read

July 26, 2011 | International Edition

Linklaters has appointed Gideon Moore to succeed incoming senior partner Robert Elliott in his role as global head of banking. The appointment, which takes effect on 1 September, was made on Friday (22 July) by managing partner Simon Davies and the firm's executive committee.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read