Research conducted by The Lawyer has revealed which firms have trained the highest number of FTSE general counsel working in the UK. 2024 has so far seen the appointment of 12 new general counsel in FTSE100 companies, as well as an additional 10 when looking at expanded FTSE350 data. An overview of the updated list […]
Addleshaws has hired former actors and ex-Disneyland pros to spice up the client experience. Is the front of house team brilliant – or downright spooky?
A former DWF partner has been banned from practising law after a judgment published by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) this morning revealed he had intentionally attempted communication with a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification. The ex-partner in question concerns David Storry Walton, who was part of the real estate team at DWF […]
A&O Shearman and Eversheds Sutherland have both taken lead roles on the IPO of workplace wellbeing company Optima Health after its demerger from compliance software business Marlowe. Historic connections to Optima Health’s former parent companies won both firms a slice of work for their newly AIM listed client. Legacy A&O is a longstanding adviser to […]
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Pump Court Chambers had £2.75m stolen from its accounts by its own former credit control manager, according to a judgment released today. Gillian Goodfield, who had held her position at the chambers since 2015, was found to have committed the alleged fraud, with the money “spent on her lifestyle”. 4 New Square’s Saaman Pourghadiri appeared […]
One of A&O Shearman’s recently hired lateral partners has resigned following a drink-driving conviction. Months since joining the newly merged firm, structured finance partner John Goldfinch has left A&O Shearman in response to being stopped by police in April. According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Goldfinch pled guilty to drink driving at Southampton Magistrates’ […]
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NatWest’s former chief executive officer is stepping into a new role at Mishcon de Reya, well over a year after leaving her post at the bank. Alison Rose joins Mishcon as an adviser following a 23-year long career at NatWest, where she started as managing director for leveraged finance before rising through the ranks in […]
Boodle Hatfield has revamped its soft skills training format from traditional hour-long business development sessions to short-burst group calls done over several weeks. The new programme, introduced by business development director Lucy Rao, covers topics including sales, networking, pitching and LinkedIn usage. Each topic is covered over three 15-minute Teams calls spread over two weeks. […]
A senior tax partner from Travers Smith is set to join Latham & Watkins’ practice after 18 years at the UK firm. Simon Skinner, who had been at Travers since 2006 and is a former head of the firm’s tax practice, joins the US firm’s London office with a background in corporate finance, PE and […]
Newly-qualified solicitors at Slaughter and May are officially joining the £150,000 pay club after the firm brought its pay review forward. The firm had previously stated it would hold its pay rate at £125,000 until at least November this year. The new salary took effect on 1 September, putting the firm in line with Freshfields […]