‘When it hits the fan, throw the textbook out’: Hill Dickinson’s outgoing CEO has seen it all
Over two decades Peter Jackson has steered his firm through mergers, spin-offs and redundancies to growth
Over two decades Peter Jackson has steered his firm through mergers, spin-offs and redundancies to growth
We’re all watching eagerly for the changes coming at Allen & Overy on 1 May as its merger with Shearman & Sterling finally goes live. But Addleshaws has its own significant change that day. Next Wednesday, Andrew Johnston will officially kick off his tenure as managing partner with longstanding incumbent John Joyce stepping aside. Addleshaws […]
The wait is finally over. In just under a week, the transformational merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling will go live. But while the deal is done, the job is only just beginning. On this episode of The Lawyer Podcast, editor Catrin Griffiths and litigation editor Christian Smith look at how the […]
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White & Case has hired a partner from Linklaters’ corporate practice in the latest move from the magic circle firm. Savi Hebbur joins White & Case’s London office. He acts on M&A deals and is also set to expand the firm’s India country practice. White & Case global M&A head John Reiss said: “Indian companies remain […]
Northern firm Ward Hadaway is actively exploring mergers and expansion opportunities in England as it targets £100m revenue by 2034. The firm generated approximately £48m in the 2023/24 financial year, which means it is looking to grow approximately 100 per cent within a decade. A shorter term target of reaching £75m by 2029 has also […]
US firms Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins are leading on another US private equity acquisition of a London-listed company. This morning it was announced that US private equity firm Thoma Bravo has reached an agreement for Bidco to acquire leading UK-based cybersecurity company Darktrace. Darktrace is listed on the London Stock Exchange and will be […]
HSBC has prevailed in the £240m claim against it, which alleged deceit, conspiracy and joint tort-feasance against the banking giant. The case was listed as one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2024 and saw HSBC instruct Norton Rose Fulbright to defend two jointly managed actions being pursued by Edwin Coe and Stewarts on behalf of […]
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. As the Lords and the Commons finally settled on the new Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill in the early hours of Tuesday morning, attention began to shift to how the Government planned, both practically and legally, to […]
Womble Bond Dickinson is facing a multimillion-pound negligence claim filed by former clients over a failed real estate redevelopment project in Kensington. The claimants, businessman Kristian Siem, property developer Steven Wake and his company Chapters, were advised by WBD senior counsel (then partner) Robert Drewett in their redevelopment project in 2017. They allege that the […]
Ryanair launches fresh battle for the skies Budget air travel behemoth Ryanair launched a part 7 claim against the UK’s air traffic control operator, NATS (National Air Traffic Services) in the Commercial Court on Friday (19 April). The part 7 claim, which seeks monetary redress for claimed damages, is set to tackle “general commercial contracts […]
Moderna takes on Pfizer in Covid-19 patent clash Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna are due to go head to head in the Patents Court tomorrow (23 April) for a 16-day trial concerning the Covid-19 vaccines they developed during the pandemic. Freshfields is representing the claimant Moderna, while Pfizer is being represented by Taylor Wessing for […]
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