Friederike Heine

April 05, 2011 | International Edition

Jones Day's London managing partner Russell Carmedy and European head of private equity Michael Nouril are set to leave the firm, with the pair handing in their notice last week (1 April). Corporate partner Carmedy has led Jones Day's UK practice since the firm merged with Gouldens in 2003, when Carmedy was co-managing partner of the UK firm. A highly-regarded corporate lawyer, his practice focuses on cross-border M&A and leveraged private equity and he has advised on deals in sectors including natural resources, healthcare and technology. Nouril, who has also been at Jones Day since the 2003 merger, advises private equity and hedge funds, entrepreneurs and family offices.

By Friederike Heine

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April 05, 2011 | International Edition

King & Spalding has added to its London corporate practice with the hire of partner Martin Hunt from New York firm Bracewell & Giuliani. Hunt, who is UK qualified, advises on M&A, joint ventures, restructurings and private equity with a focus on oil and gas, telecoms, water, construction and chemicals. His main client is Shell.

By Friederike Heine

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April 04, 2011 | International Edition

Ropes & Gray has added to its London private equity practice with the hire of DLA Piper's EMEA private equity chief Will Rosen. Rosen, who joined DLA from fellow US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges in 2008, advises private equity funds and corporate clients on M&A, venture capital investments and private equity transactions. He is expected to join Ropes in June.

By Friederike Heine

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April 01, 2011 | International Edition

Jones Day's London managing partner Russell Carmedy and European head of private equity Michael Nouril are set to leave the firm. The pair handed in their notice earlier today (1 April). Corporate partner Carmedy has led Jones Day's UK practice since the firm merged with Gouldens in 2003, when Carmedy was co-managing partner of the UK firm. His practice focuses on cross-border M&A and leveraged private equity and he has advised on deals in sectors including natural resources, healthcare, and technology.

By Friederike Heine

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April 01, 2011 | International Edition

Nabarro is taking legal action against a former client over unpaid fees totalling approximately £1m. AssetCo, which manages and maintains London's fire engines, has been a client of the City firm for over five years. The firm's head of corporate Iain Newman manages the relationship.

By Friederike Heine

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April 01, 2011 | International Edition

Ashurst is set to see all three of its London-based US securities partners leave the firm. Corporate partners Daniel Bushner, Eric Stuart and Marie Elena Angulo have handed in their notice, with the departures first reported on legal website RollonFriday earlier this morning (1 April). A partner at the firm said Ashurst intended to replace the trio with a team of lateral hires, stating that they were in 'advanced talks' with at least two partners from a rival firm.

By Friederike Heine

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March 31, 2011 | International Edition

Olswang is advising Tottenham Hotspur as the football club considers legal action over the decision to award the Olympic Stadium to West Ham United. The Premier League club has sent letters before action to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC), Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson, London Mayor Boris Johnson and Newham Council seeking clarification over the decision and "raising concerns with the processes which led to the award". Olswang real estate litigation partner Cameron Lawes is taking the lead role for the City firm.

By Friederike Heine

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March 30, 2011 | International Edition

A raft of international law firms have advised on buyout house The Blackstone Group's £480m acquisition of the Chiswick Park office development in West London. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and City firm Herbert Smith were jointly instructed by Blackstone on the deal, with SJ Berwin and Ashurst advising the seller, Chiswick Park Unit Trust.

By Friederike Heine

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March 30, 2011 | International Edition

Linklaters is to sound out clients about flexible working arrangements ahead of the formalisation of its own policy later this year. The magic circle firm plans to consult with its top corporate and banking clients over a series of roundtable discussions in an attempt to get client support for the firm's lawyers working flexibly on transactions. Key partners in the firm's core practice areas will attend the discussions.

By Friederike Heine

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March 30, 2011 | International Edition

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has hired Speechly Bircham's former private equity chief Jim Watts to head its London legal team. The appointment comes as SVB, a US lender that specialises in providing start-up loans to technology companies and counts Twitter as a client, prepares to launch a full banking branch in the UK in the new financial year.

By Friederike Heine

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