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SJ Berwin senior partner Blake to step down from top role in April
SJ Berwin senior partner Jonathan Blake will not stand for a third term at the firm’s helm, he confirmed earlier today (3 February). Blake told partners today that he will step down from the role when his term closes on 30 April this year, ending mo...
03 Feb 2012 | 12:55
Herbert Smith confirms Australia merger discussions to firm's staff
Herbert Smith has officially confirmed to staff that it is in merger talks with Australia’s Freehills, issuing a note to all staff earlier this morning (3 February). The note from senior partner Jonathan Scott informs staff that an interesting oppor...
03 Feb 2012 | 12:23 | 1 comment
Taylor Wessing to offer LPO to law firms with low-cost business spin-off
Taylor Wessing is set to offer legal process outsourcing (LPO) services to other law firms with plans to spin off its document review business now underway. The firm is currently appointing an adviser to look at a demerger of its New Street Solutio...
03 Feb 2012 | 12:15
SNR Denton attributes UK merger benefits to 4% Stateside revenue hike
SNR Denton's US arm has announced a return to top-line growth, posting a 4.4% increase in revenues for 2011, reports The Am Law Daily. The firm's Stateside operations have ended two straight years of financial decline, taking in $474.5m (£300m) in...
03 Feb 2012 | 10:57
McGrigors acts as Jimmy Choo moves headquarters to London
McGrigors has advised Jimmy Choo on its move to a new London HQ in Westminster, with the luxury footwear brand taking on 37,000 sq ft on Victoria Street. London real estate head Suzanne Gill led a seven-strong team from the firm that included const...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
‘Market uncertainty’ ends DWF, Cobbetts merger talks
DWF and Cobbetts have called off merger talks due to “current uncertainty in market conditions”. In a joint statement, the northwest firms commented: “The preliminary discussions between DWF and Cobbetts regarding a potential merger have n...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
CC, Linklaters and SNR Denton take lead roles as Petroplus files for administration
Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and SNR Denton have picked up lead roles after one of Europe’s largest independent refiners, Petroplus, defaulted on $1.75bn (£1.12bn) of debt and filed for insolvency last week (24 January). The Swiss company...
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
Charles Russell wins exclusive Premiership Rugby adviser role
Charles Russell has seen off competition from 34 law firms to win a first-time appointment as the exclusive regulatory legal adviser for Premiership Rugby. The firm has been appointed for a two-year term as of last month, with a mandate to look aft...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Eversheds bolsters presence in Russia with new alliance
Eversheds has strengthened its presence in Russia, adding a new ‘best friend’ alliance with Capital Legal Services (CLS), a four-partner practice with offices in St Petersburg and Moscow. The firm’s head of international, Stephen Hopkins, sai...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
LG secures latest hotel instruction as two prime properties sold for £192m
LG and Hogan Lovells have advised on the sale of London’s Sanderson Hotel and St Martins Lane Hotel to Middle Eastern investor Capital Hill Hotels for £192m. LG advised Capital Hill on the sale, with London corporate partner and hotel sector hea...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Firms invited to tender for prestigious Crown Estate Regent St role
The Crown Estate has kicked off an adviser review for its coveted Regent Street property portfolio, inviting law firms to tender for the role currently exclusively held by SJ Berwin. The retendering process, which takes place every five to seven ye...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Hogan Lovells set to name London litigator as sole chairman
Hogan Lovells has put forward London real estate litigation chief Nicholas Cheffings as the firm’s new sole chair, with the appointment set to be confirmed by a partnership vote next week. Cheffings, currently the London representative on the fir...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Clydes ramps up expansion plans with Beijing and Australia launches targeted
Clyde & Co has added Beijing, Australia and Mexico to its list of international targets, as the insurance leader ploughs ahead with plans to expand in the US. The firm is currently weighing up office launches in Beijing and Australia in a bid to ta...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Aviva names four firms on catastrophic loss panel as AMP confirms new Asia roster
Herbert Smith has been selected by Aviva as one of four firms to sit on its UK catastrophic loss panel, with the appointment coming as Australian wealth manager AMP has finalised its new Asia legal roster following its merger with AXA Asia-Pacific. ...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
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