Justin Cash

September 16, 2014 | International Edition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has continued the expansion of its US transactional practice with the star hire of Shearman & Sterling partner Peter Lyons as co-head of the firm's global public M&A group.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 16, 2014 | International Edition

Mills & Reeve has entered into a formal strategic alliance with Paris headquartered firm Fidal, building on a growing referrals between the two outfits over the last two years.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 15, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters has announced the latest in a string of recent management changes, appointing Michael Bennett as new global head of dispute resolution.

By Justin Cash

1 minute read

September 12, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters has appointed former Asia corporate chief Stuart Bedford as its new London head of corporate, replacing Sarah Wiggins after just four months in the role.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 12, 2014 | International Edition

Hill Dickinson has cut 40 fee earner and support jobs from its counter fraud group after a consultation launched in July found significant restructuring was needed.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 12, 2014 | International Edition

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Davis Polk & Wardwell have taken the lead advisory roles on Twitter's $1.3bn convertible bond fundraising.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 11, 2014 | International Edition

Pinsent Masons incoming senior partner Richard Foley has said that he will not change the firm's strategic plans despite his defeat of incumbent Chris Mullen in the first contested election at Pinsents for well over a decade.

By Justin Cash

3 minute read

September 11, 2014 | International Edition

Taylor Wessing has dropped plans to sell off its due diligence arm New Street Solutions (NSS) after failing to attract third party investment into the business.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

September 09, 2014 | International Edition

Addleshaw Goddard has nearly doubled the monthly turnover of its transaction services team (TST) in 12 months after exceeding headcount targets put in place last year for the paralegal service.

By Justin Cash

3 minute read

September 08, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters has become the first organisation to achieve the new UK National Equality Standard (NES), an accreditation for diversity and inclusion developed by EY and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read