News - Page 113
Reed Smith appoints successor to London managing partner Jenkinson
Brigid North takes helm following Andrew Jenkinson’s decade in post
Direct Line hires GC from Close Brothers amid Aviva merger plans
Angela Yotov is due to join the insurance giant in February, replacing Humphrey Tomlinson
Clyde & Co hires in London and Hamburg from Wikborg Rein and WFW
Hamburg office boosted by team move as oil and gas sector projects specialist joins in London
New Bar Council chair pledges to raise profile of the family Bar in inaugural speech
Barbara Mills KC – the first black woman to hold the post – also emphasises importance of diversity and wellbeing at the Bar
Skadden debuts in Middle East with senior Freshfields hire
New York firm taps corporate heavyweight Michael Hilton to lead Abu Dhabi launch
MoFo recruits senior private equity M&A partner in Singapore from Gibson Dunn
Scott Jalowayski replenishes MoFo’s Asia corporate bench following defections to CMS and Baker McKenzie
Morrison Foerster debuts in Amsterdam
US firm's fourth European office to offer privacy and data security services to tech and life sciences clients
In-house counsel fret about growing cyber and AI disputes risk, study finds
Baker McKenzie’s annual disputes survey shows global companies are also concerned about employment disputes
UK’s Independent Football Regulator appoints first legal head
David Riley joins from the CMA as shadow regulator waits for Football Governance Bill to pass into law
No5 Barristers’ Chambers names new leaders
Former leader of the Midland Circuit steps up to co-lead one of Britain’s largest sets alongside eminent planning silk
Gibson Dunn names new London co-managing partners
Robert Carr and Osma Hudda replace Ali Nikpay and Penny Madden KC
Five-partner promotions round for Hausfeld celebrates female legal talent
Dispute boutique’s largest partner class since 2019 includes lawyer involved in mammoth Trucks Cartel litigation
Osborne Clarke strengthens IP and disputes team with trio of new partners
Joiners arrive from Hausfeld, Pinsent Masons and Gowling WLG
Kirkland tops global 2024 M&A rankings ahead of Skadden
Deal value jumps 10% in 2024 to $3.2trn with volume down 14% to 50,200
Kinstellar launches in Austria with Wolf Theiss partner hire
Experienced M&A lawyer Horst Ebhardt will lead the new Vienna office