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Friederike Heine

Friederike Heine

December 22, 2011 | International Edition

Weil promotes one partner in London as 11 make the grade

Weil Gotshal & Manges has become the latest US firm to announce its partners promotions with only one lawyer making the cut in the City. Jamie Maples, a member of the London arbitration team for more than eight years, has acted in a wide range of major international commercial disputes including telecoms infrastructure work and - most recently - hedge fund investments.

By Friederike Heine

3 minute read

December 21, 2011 | International Edition

Trio advise on £570m deal to extend Nottingham's tram system

Hogan Lovells, CMS Cameron McKenna and DLA Piper have taken lead roles on a £570m extension to Nottingham's tram network, which was given final approval this week (15 December). Hogan Lovells advised the bank consortium providing senior debt funding for the project, which will see the construction of two new lines extending the tram system to Chilwell and Clifton.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

December 21, 2011 | International Edition

Reed Smith adds to structured finance taking BLP's Box

Reed Smith has made another high-profile hire in its London office, bringing in Berwin Leighton Paisner's (BLP) structured finance chief Tamara Box. Box, who focuses on structured finance and securitisation transactions, derivatives, debt capital markets and debt restructurings, will be joining the US firm's City base in the New Year.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

December 20, 2011 | International Edition

Jones Day promotes five in the City in global round of 45

Jones Day has become the latest US firm to announce its annual promotions round, with five London-based lawyers making the cut out of a global total of 45. The promotions, which will take effect from 1 January 2012, include 22 lawyers in the US, five in Asia, seven in Germany and two in Italy and France respectively. They also include one partner apiece in Russia and Australia.

By Friederike Heine

3 minute read

December 16, 2011 | International Edition

Soc Gen names new panel with dozen firms winning places

Societe Generale has concluded a review of its global panel, with firms including Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith appointed. The roster, which will take effect in the New Year (1 January), also sees UK firms Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells, Norton Rose and Simmons & Simmons winning places.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

December 16, 2011 | International Edition

Mayer Brown set to see five partner departures from City base

Mayer Brown is set to see five partner departures from its London office in the coming weeks, with the outgoing partners joining firms including White & Case and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Commercial litigators Simon Willis and Matthew Lawson are departing from the US firm to join Orrick's London office.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

December 15, 2011 | International Edition

Shearman adds four to City partnership in annual promotion round

Shearman & Sterling has become the latest US firm to announce its global partner promotions, with nearly half of new partners joining in the firm's City office. Thomas Donegan is joining the global financial regulatory practice area in London, while Peter Hayes will be joining the finance department. M&A lawyer Jeremy Kutner and bankruptcy specialist Solomon Noh have also been promoted in London.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

December 14, 2011 | International Edition

Italian independent Grimaldi e Associati votes to dissolve

Italian independent Grimaldi e Associati has voted to dissolve at the end of this month, with approximately 100 lawyers and support staff set to lose their jobs. The planned dissolution, which was voted through by partners at a meeting earlier this month, comes after corporate chief Roberto Cappelli left the firm last month alongside an 11-lawyer team to join Italian leader Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

December 13, 2011 | International Edition

Linklaters and White & Case selected for Nestle European M&A mandate

Linklaters and White & Case have been appointed to advise Nestle on M&A matters across Europe and Asia following a three-month tender process. The firms secured the appointments after a tender process led from the company's headquarters in Vevey in Switzerland, seeing off competition from around six firms thought to include Allen & Overy.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read

December 12, 2011 | International Edition

Dechert litigation chief Gerrard takes lead on corruption probe at ENRC

Dechert litigation co-head Neil Gerrard has taken a lead role for the audit committee investigating allegations of corruption at FTSE 100 company Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC). Gerrard, who joined the US firm from DLA Piper earlier this year, began the work for the three-strong committee of non-executive directors - Gerhard Ammann, Sir Paul Judge and Roderick Thomson - at his firmer firm, and took the mandate with him on his move to Dechert.

By Friederike Heine

2 minute read