Milbank associates are on track to receive a year-end bonus of up to $115,000, in addition to the summer bonuses paid in September. Set to be paid by the end of December, associates can expect a sum between $15,000 and $115,000, as first reported in Above the Law. Associates with six years or experience or more […]
DLA Piper has added to its London restructuring practice with the hire of a Dechert partner. Adam Plainer makes the move in January, having also held partner roles at Jones Day and Weil Gotshal & Manges. Plainer joins DLA Piper after three years at Dechert. Recruited in 2021 to support Dechert’s global restructuring expansion, Plainer […]
Flo’s privacy pro Sue Khan talks life inside one of the world’s nine femtech unicorns, putting privacy first and paving the way for other femtechs.
Goodwin has recruited from Orrick to expand its UK executive compensation group, having launched the practice two years ago. Partner Anna Humphrey joins the US firm’s London office, having previously worked as a compensation and benefits partner at Orrick for the past two years. Prior to that, she spent her career climbing the ranks at […]
Sign up for the fortnightly Curve email here. “I just happen to be a girl doing the job” According to data from Carta, in 2023 women made up only 13 per cent of all startup founders that year. Here’s one of them: Patricia Gannon, a lawyer turned entrepreneur who launched Platforum 9 in 2022. The […]
Pinsent Masons is to become Heineken UK’s principal legal adviser, effective from next year. The firm secured the role through a competitive tender process, with Edinburgh-based partner Iain MacPhail managing the client relationship. Heineken decided to give the bulk of its legal work to one provider back in 2015, appointing DLA Piper as its principal […]
Goodnotes’ GC Nebahat Arslan on developing AI in-house, the importance of inclusive AI, and using technology to improve peoples’ lives.
Sit a group of managing partners, researchers and journalists down at a table and what do you get? A mix of perspectives, a dose of banter and a bag full of insights into what is top of mind for law firm leaders right now. The context for this September dinner was the latest Horizon Live […]
Sign up for the fortnightly Curve email here. How to make £10m Outside and inside the legal industry, people are aware that law can be a conservative industry to sell into. But that has not stopped certain companies from making major gains within it – from Luminance’s Series B backed by March Capital, to Clio’s […]
White & Case has hired a partner from Deloitte Legal to support its innovation efforts in a new global role. Isabel Parker has left Deloitte Legal after just under two years at the Big Four outfit. She is moving to White & Case, where she will take on the position of chief innovation officer. Here, […]
The head of legal at Crane talks life at a VC firm, working on AI deals, and what he sees in VC’s future
Slaughter and May’s former head of legal operations is to join DLA Piper this month. The Lawyer understands that Jane Stewart will take on a senior strategy role at DLA Piper. Her arrival coincides with a change of leadership at DLA, as longstanding chief Simon Levine prepares to hand over the co-CEO reins to Charles Severs […]