Justin Cash

September 01, 2014 | International Edition

Debevoise & Plimpton has scored the lead role defending a video game developer against a law suit filed by actress Lindsay Lohan.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

August 31, 2014 | International Edition

Law firms are having to wait over three months on average to be paid for their services - more than twice as long as most other businesses - new research has shown.

By Justin Cash

3 minute read

August 29, 2014 | International Edition

Withers is preparing to take on Royal Bank of Scotland in a mis-selling court battle on behalf of bankrupt student housing company Opal Property as the fallout from the Libor fixing scandal continues

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

August 28, 2014 | International Edition

Allen & Overy has become the final magic circle firm to announce retention figures for its September 2014 qualifying trainees, keeping on 82% of its cohort, up from 2013's figure of 72%.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

August 28, 2014 | International Edition

Mills & Reeve, Spanish firm Laffer Abogados and Liverpool outfit Brabners Chaffe Street have taken the advisory roles on Argentinian footballer Angel Di Maria's transfer to Manchester United from Real Madrid for a British record fee of £59.7m.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

August 18, 2014 | International Edition

To some observers, the absence of two of the UK's biggest law firms from a place around the deal table at one of the standout takeovers of the year so far will have raised eyebrows.

By Justin Cash

4 minute read

August 15, 2014 | International Edition

Allen & Overy (A&O) topped both the bank and issuer rankings for debt capital market transactions in the first six months of 2014, according to Thomson Reuters' latest global league tables.

By Justin Cash

4 minute read

August 12, 2014 | International Edition

Addleshaw Goddard senior partner Monica Burch has reaffirmed the firm's commitment to offering conditional fee agreements (CFAs) for litigation work, despite a number of high-profile losses.

By Justin Cash

3 minute read

August 08, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) have won roles advising on the break-up of troubled Portuguese lender Banco Espírito Santo (BES).

By Justin Cash

1 minute read

August 07, 2014 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) and Latham & Watkins have bagged the mandates on the $1.3bn (£770m) cash sale of German engineering group Siemens' hospital IT business to US provider Cerner.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read