Jeremy Hodges

March 10, 2010 | International Edition

Harbottle & Lewis has recruited two television and film partners from Reed Smith. Jonathan Berger and Peter Armstrong joined the media and entertainment specialists as partners last month.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read

March 10, 2010 | International Edition

Norton Rose and Lovells have taken lead roles on a £340m loan agreement for Jaguar Land Rover from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loan has been granted to the car maker's parent company Tata Motors under the European Clean Transport Facility, a facility set up in 2008 to support research into green energy, and will be used to finance investment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read

March 09, 2010 | International Edition

White & Case has made an additional partner promotions round in a bid to rebuild its partnership following a number of high-profile departures in recent weeks. The US firm has made up five new partners with immediate effect.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read

March 08, 2010 | International Edition

Chadbourne & Parke has hired international arbitration partner Melanie Willems from Howrey's London office along with three associates. Willems will join the US law firm's international dispute resolution practice in the City having been at Howrey since 2005, heading up the DC-based firm's London international arbitration group.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read

March 08, 2010 | International Edition

Lovells is set to change the way it pays bonuses to its non-equity partners to bring them in line with merger partner Hogan & Hartson. The new system will see Lovells' salaried partners receive a fixed sum paid out of a central bonus pool directly related to the overall profits of the firm. The fixed sum is yet to be decided.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read

March 05, 2010 | International Edition

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has made its first partner hire in London so far this year, picking up private equity lawyer Shawn Atkinson from Kirkland & Ellis. Atkinson, who was a senior associate at Kirkland, joined the City arm of the US outfit as a partner on 1 March, becoming the second private equity partner in the practice, which launched in July 2009.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read

March 05, 2010 | International Edition

Morgan Lewis & Bockius has moved to bolster its London employment practice with the hire of a partner from Dewey & LeBoeuf.Matthew Howse joined the US firm this week alongside two associates from Dewey, taking the total partner count in Morgan Lewis in London to 11.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read

March 04, 2010 | International Edition

Regulatory lawyers are set to benefit from a dramatic shift in policy from the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which has unveiled plans to triple the level of fines for serious market abuse cases. The FSA this week confirmed that it was introducing the new policy on financial penalties from 6 March, which will include a minimum £100,000 fine for serious regulatory breaches.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read

March 03, 2010 | International Edition

Reed Smith has taken steps to bolster its advertising law capability in London, with the hire of a team from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). Marina Palomba, legal director of the IPA, has joined the firm as a partner in it's advertising group along with two associates.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read

March 03, 2010 | International Edition

Milbank Hadley Tweed & McCloy tax partner Russell Jacobs has been named as head of the US firm's London office. The appointment sees Jacobs assume responsibility for running the firm's City arm, while previous post-holder, project finance partner Phillip Fletcher, devotes his attention to his existing role as Milbank's European chair.

By Jeremy Hodges

2 minute read