Sainsbury's names 11 firms to panel with BLM and Lewis Silkin among new additions
Retailer completes first panel since acquisition of Home Retail Group
August 02, 2017 at 06:21 AM
2 minute read
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has completed its UK legal panel, appointing 11 firms to the line-up.
Addleshaw Goddard, CMS, Linklaters, Shepherd and Wedderburn, TLT and Winckworth Sherwood have all been reappointed to the roster, with BLM, Lewis Silkin, Mason Hayes & Curran, and Cleaver Fulton Rankin new additions to the list.
Former panel firms Bond Dickinson, Croner and Gowling WLG are no longer on the panel, however it is unclear whether or not they tendered. KWM's European business also used to sit on the panel before the firm collapsed into administration earlier this year. DWF was also previously listed as a panel firm to the retailer.
The review is the first for Sainsbury's since it acquired Argos-owner Home Retail Group last year and the panel will cover work for both retailers.
Head of group legal services for Sainsbury's Nick Grant said: "As we continue to integrate Argos with Sainsbury's, we've selected a panel that provides the right combination of experience and fresh thinking."
The panel covers England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, as well as the Republic of Ireland, which is a new addition following the acquisition of Home Retail Group.
When Sainsbury's kicked off the review earlier this year, a partner at one of the then panel firms said: "Sainsbury's in itself is huge – just doing Sainsbury's is a big attention-getter, but it's an even bigger prize if it's Argos as well."
The retailer completed its acquisition of Home Retail Group – which owns Argos and Habitat – in September, a deal that saw Clifford Chance advise Sainsbury's and Linklaters advise Home Retail Group.
The review does not include Sainsbury's' banking activities.
Sainsbury's panel in full:
- Addleshaw Goddard
- BLM
- CMS
- Cleaver Fulton Rankin
- Dentons
- Lewis Silkin
- Linklaters
- Mason Hayes & Curran
- Shepherd & Wedderburn
- TLT
- Winckworth Sherwood
Corporate Counsel Forum Europe 2017: The annual meeting place for Europe's leading general counsel, click here to view conference programme & to register https://goo.gl/TXxPFr
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
Netflix Offices Raided by Authorities in Paris and Amsterdam
Report Spotlights Bullying, Harassment Facing In-House Lawyers
Australian Gambling Machine Giant Hires Insider as CLO, Relocates Her to Las Vegas
Trending Stories
- 1Infant Formula Judge Sanctions Kirkland's Jim Hurst: 'Overtly Crossed the Lines'
- 2Trump's Return to the White House: The Legal Industry Reacts
- 3Election 2024: Nationwide Judicial Races and Ballot Measures to Watch
- 4Climate Disputes, International Arbitration, and State Court Limitations for Global Issues
- 5Judicial Face-Off: Navigating the Ethical and Efficient Use of AI in Legal Practice [CLE Pending]
- 6How Much Does the Frequency of Retirement Withdrawals Matter?
Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
