Herbert Smith Freehills is exploring the use of virtual reality (VR) technology to help train associates. But can VR, rather than the personal touch, really hone soft skills? Can it really teach associates to give a Ted talk (and cope with heckling), do a presentation to a group of colleagues, or ask for a pay […]
Panasonic v Xiaomi Panasonic, represented by Brick Court’s Sarah Abram KC, is set for a FRAND trial against Xiaomi and others on Monday 28 October for 15 days. The trial is part of an ongoing international dispute about alleged patent infringement between the electronics companies. The original dispute, launched by Panasonic in July 2023, concerns […]
Cravath Swaine & Moore has mounted a dramatic build-out of its English law debt finance practice in London with the hire of two Linklaters partners. Rohan Saha and Chris Medley are set to join the conservative New York firm as the 13th and 14th English lawyers in London. They will join partners Korey Fevzi and […]
Billed as “the largest class action in history” and with legal costs in excess of £300m, a landmark trial begins today between 600,000 individuals and mining giant BHP. Over the next few weeks, One Essex Court’s Alain Choo-Choy KC will take on Blackstone’s Shaheed Fatima KC and One Essex Court’s Dan Toledano KC in the […]
Yet another Kirkland & Ellis partner has resigned to join Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, The Lawyer has learned. Revathi Raghavan, a regulatory partner in Kirkland’s London office, is the newest addition to Paul Weiss’s investment funds group in the firm’s rapidly growing London office. Raghavan is the fourth funds partner from Kirkland to join […]
A group of investors, who previously held shares in Argentine oil giant YPF, have filed a claim against the South American nation to get hold of the $16bn they won in compensation last year. The case, heard in the Southern District of New York Court over a year ago, revolves around the privatisation of YPF […]
Bates Wells is one of the leading firms on the ‘purpose’ front. But its management is also trying to boost its lawyers’ business sense.
One Essex Court’s Sonia Tolaney KC and Neil Kitchener KC are in action this week, instructed in a claim brought over the alleged ownership of FTX affiliated crypto-currency Genesis Digital Assets (GDA). In September 2023, Kazakh investor Yermek Alimov brought a claim against three individuals collectively known as ‘MMK’ and crypto company GDA. The three […]
A partner from Kirkland & Ellis’s regulation group is joining Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, in the latest move involving the two firms. Prem Mohan joins Paul Weiss as a partner and head of Paul Weiss’ European financial services regulation group, based in London. Mohan is the first regulatory hire for Paul Weiss’s City […]
Goodwin private equity partner James Grimwood is joining Debevoise & Plimpton, six months after a former colleague made the same move. Grimwood joins Debevoise after four years at Goodwin. Prior to that he was a longtime lawyer and partner at CMS, where he led the firm’s private equity group. Clients include Mayfair Equity Partners, LDC […]
Weil Gotshal & Manges has hired a new partner for its funds group, who previously held roles at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Kirkland & Ellis. Sophie Smith joins Weil as a partner, having been at Cleary for nearly three years as a counsel. Prior to Cleary, she worked at Kirkland for five years, […]
Watson Farley & Williams has ended its search for new London premises, opting for a building that enables it to be the sole tenant of its City space. The firm has signed a lease at 25 Moorgate with developer Barings. The lease will run for 15 years, with the firm expecting to move into the […]