DECHERT
Is thoroughly mysterious Dechert ready for some straightforward City investment?
Friederike Heine assesses the prospects for a hard-to-define global law firm with renewed ambition...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | 
BLP boosts finance practice with senior Dechert hire
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made another addition to its finance practice, with Dechert’s Steve Clark set to join the firm as a partner. Clark will join BLP’s real estate finance group from the US firm, where he is currently of counsel, i...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Dechert puts together team for Frankfurt office relaunch
Dechert has relaunched in Frankfurt after pulling out of the region in 2005, with the US firm making a combination of hires and relocations to staff the new office. Funds partner Achim Putz, who joined the firm in 2010 from SJ Berwin, will serve as...
18 Jan 2012 | 08:13
DLA and Dechert settle dispute over move of senior litigation partner
DLA Piper and Dechert have settled their long-running dispute over the latter's hire of former DLA litigation co-head Neil Gerrard. A source close to the situation told The Am Law Daily that the parties settled both a UK arbitration and a US litiga...
13 Jan 2012 | 09:00
Ex-Norton Rose disputes chief quits for Dechert's expansive City base
Norton Rose is set to lose one of its most high-profile litigation partners, with Antony Dutton set to join the City office of Dechert after resigning from the top 10 UK firm today (5 January). Dutton, who has been at Norton Rose for 22 years, rece...
05 Jan 2012 | 15:57 |
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Dechert litigation chief Gerrard takes lead on corruption probe at ENRC
Dechert litigation co-head Neil Gerrard has taken a lead role for the audit committee investigating allegations of corruption at FTSE 100 company Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC). Gerrard, who joined the US firm from DLA Piper earlier ...
12 Dec 2011 | 12:49 |
Dechert continues recent recruitment with hire of rated LG finance partner
Dechert is to further bulk up its City arm with the hire of LG banking and finance partner Charles Malpass, with the recruitment marking Dechert’s fifth partner hire in London since April. The highly-regarded partner is set to join Dechert’s Lo...
03 Nov 2011 | 00:00 |
White & Case's London arm pays in £10m to firm's central costs
White & Case's London arm paid out £10.4m towards the global firm's central running costs in 2010 - an increase of over 40% on the previous year. The firm's new UK limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts for 2010 show its London office paid o...
31 Oct 2011 | 12:36 |
Dechert seals further DLA hire with hire of high-profile trade partner
Dechert has recruited DLA Piper partner Miriam Gonzalez - the wife of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg - as the new head of the firm's EU trade and EU government affairs practice. Gonzalez, currently DLA Piper's head of trade and government relatio...
25 Oct 2011 | 19:17 |
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Outgoing DLA litigation chief brings in Herbert Smith for exit dispute
DLA Piper's former global co-head of litigation and regulatory Neil Gerrard has drafted in Herbert Smith to advise as his dispute with his former firm over his move to Dechert prepares to enter arbitration. The City firm is advising Gerrard alongsi...
29 Sep 2011 | 13:53 |
Freshfields leads array of firms advising on German float
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Dechert are among a raft of advisers to pick up roles on the €386m (£340m) initial public offering (IPO) of German industrial parts maker Norma Group on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Freshfields and Dechert joi...
08 Apr 2011 | 12:52 |
Eight litigation partners quit Orrick for moves to two US rivals
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has seen two teams of litigators quit to join US rivals this week, writes the Am Law Daily, with a total of eight partners exiting the US top 25 firm. The partners include a New York-based quartet moving to Gibson Dunn...
08 Apr 2011 | 11:09 |
Senior DLA partner duo quit firm to join Dechert's London arm
DLA Piper is set to see its global co-head of litigation and regulation Neil Gerrard and its EMEA head of corporate crime and investigations Jonathan Pickworth leave the firm. Gerrard and Pickworth both handed in their notice yesterday (31 March) t...
01 Apr 2011 | 16:02 |
Crown Estate set to reveal line-up on urban property legal panel
The Crown Estate is close to finalising its roster of legal advisers for its urban commercial property panel, following a three-month review that kicked off in the autumn. Legal director Vivienne King is leading the review alongside Alex Peeke, who...
17 Feb 2011 | 00:35 |
Dealmaker: Jonathan Angell
Dechert corporate partner Jonathan Angell on ‘misplacing’ £40m and his passion for the theatre...
26 Nov 2010 | 12:05 |
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