Justin Cash

October 08, 2014 | International Edition

Bird & Bird, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Dentons have all won roles on Virgin Atlantic's sale and leaseback of 11 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, valued at over $100m (£62m) each.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

October 08, 2014 | International Edition

An Irwin Mitchell paralegal has been banned from legal practice without prior approval by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after fabricating correspondence with clients and informing them that they would receive a higher compensation award than was agreed to.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

October 06, 2014 | International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis and Covington & Burling have filed a motion on behalf of BP calling for a retrial or a revised judgment on a court ruling that found the oil giant had acted with gross negligence over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

By Justin Cash

1 minute read

October 02, 2014 | International Edition

Allen & Overy is advising Virgin Money as it plans to float shares on the London Stock Exchange in a listing that will value the challenger bank at up to £2bn.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

October 01, 2014 | International Edition

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is advising eBay on plans to spin off its payments system PayPal into its own independent, publicly traded company.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

October 01, 2014 | International Edition

Shoosmiths has named commercial practice group head Peter Duff as its new chairman, succeeding incumbent Andrew Tubbs, who will step down after completing four terms and 12 years in the role.

By Justin Cash

3 minute read

September 29, 2014 | International Edition

Withers has signed its fourth new Italian practice group head in the space of five months, taking King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin's (KWM) Andrea Luciano on to lead the financial services and investment funds team in its Milan office.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 29, 2014 | International Edition

Elite US litigation firm Boies Schiller is representing former AIG chief executive Hank Greenberg as he prepares to sue the US government over the terms of the insurer's financial crisis bailout.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 28, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken on key roles as Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC prepares to become co-owner of roadside assistance provider RAC.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 24, 2014 | International Edition

Magic circle firms are continuing to reduce UK trainee numbers, with the combined intake down 17% since 2010.

By Justin Cash

4 minute read