Pui Guan Man
November 24, 2014 | International Edition
Simmons outlines plans to launch in Luxembourg with five-partner teamSimmons & Simmons is set to open in Luxembourg with five new partners slated to launch the office.
By Pui-Guan Man
1 minute read
November 24, 2014 | International Edition
Allen & Overy and Linklaters advise as Aviva touts £5.6bn merger with Friends LifeAllen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have snared the prize mandates on insurance giant Aviva's proposed merger with Friends Life.
By Pui-Guan Man
2 minute read
November 17, 2014 | International Edition
Norton Rose Fulbright sets global 30% female partner target for 2020Norton Rose Fulbright has set a target percentage for female partners globally, aiming for 30% representation within six years.
By Pui-Guan Man
2 minute read
November 17, 2014 | International Edition
Simmons elects Hoyland for second term as managing partnerSimmons & Simmons managing partner Jeremy Hoyland has been reappointed to lead the firm for a second four-year term.
By Pui-Guan Man
2 minute read
November 17, 2014 | International Edition
Travers makes first lateral partner hire in three years with addition of Kirkland & Ellis lawyerTravers Smith has made a rare lateral partner hire, snaring Kirkland & Ellis City private equity partner Stephanie Biggs.
By Pui-Guan Man
2 minute read
November 14, 2014 | International Edition
Freshfields acts for Deutsche Bank as foreign exchange probe continuesFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising Deutsche Bank in ongoing investigations into the bank's alleged role in attempting to fix the foreign exchange markets, it has emerged.
By Pui-Guan Man
2 minute read
November 12, 2014 | International Edition
Linklaters, Slaughters, Clifford Chance, A&O among firms advising as banks face record fines following forex probeLinklaters and Clifford Chance (CC) were among the firms to have been drafted in by some of the world's biggest banks as UK and US regulators imposed fines totalling £2.65bn over the manipulation of foreign exchange markets.
By Pui-Guan Man
3 minute read
November 11, 2014 | International Edition
CMS buys 1,000 Microsoft tablets for London lawyers as firm prepares to move to landline free officeEvery London-based fee earner at CMS Cameron McKenna (CMS UK) will be given a Microsoft tablet computer after the firm bought 1,000 of the devices ahead of its move into a new City HQ.
By Pui-Guan Man
2 minute read
November 11, 2014 | International Edition
BLP and Olswang arbitration heads exit for Bar careersBerwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) head of arbitration Nicholas Fletcher QC has left for a role at 4 New Square, while Olswang arbitration chief Andrew Aglionby is also planning to depart for the Bar.
By Pui-Guan Man
2 minute read
November 10, 2014 | International Edition
Herbert Smith Freehills votes in James Palmer as new senior partnerHerbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has named City corporate partner James Palmer as its new senior partner following a four-partner race to the leadership position.
By Pui-Guan Man
2 minute read
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