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Salans’ has appointed a new London managing partner, with dispute resolution partner Smeetesh Kakkad taking up the post from the start of this month (1 January). Kakkad, who made partner in 2005, replaces Howard Cohen, who is returning to full-time practice as a partner in the London [...]
Salans elects disputes partner as new London office head
White & Case and Linklaters head up Indonesia Govt’s $1.75bn sovereign debt issue
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White & Case and Linklaters are among a number of firms to have won roles on the Indonesian Government’s $1.75bn (£1.1bn) sovereign debt issue on the Singapore Exchange, reports The Asian Lawyer.
White & Case is advising on US law aspects of the issue. Jakarta-based Thamrin & Rachman [...]
SFO names former Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office director as new head
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Senior City barrister David Green QC, the former director of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO), has been appointed as the next director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The appointment was announced today by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC, with Green to take up the [...]
Freshfields turns to local independent for new Paris corporate head
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired a new head of corporate for its Paris office from highly-rated French outfit Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier. Corporate partner Herve Pisani is set to join the firm after more than 10 years as a partner at Darrois. Pisani will take over as [...]
Leeds Building Society turns to Bradford & Bingley for new head of legal
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Leeds Building Society has appointed a new head of legal services, bringing in Bradford & Bingley’s former group head of legal for the post. Paul Jordan joined the building society earlier this month after 20 years with Bradford & Bingley, including more than 10 years as group [...]
Weil, Ashurst head up administration first in new post-Lehman regime
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Weil Gotshal & Manges’ London office has advised on the administration of the UK arm of broker MF Global – the first company to enter Britain’s special administration regime set up to protect market stability.
Weil is acting for the company’s administrators, KPMG, with London restructuring head Adam [...]
McDermott strengthens Germany as London IP head leaves
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McDermott Will & Emery has bolstered its German arm with the addition of two new partners across its Munich and Duesseldorf offices. Michael Ruoff, who specialises in renewable energy projects and related transactions, has joined the firm’s Munich office as a partner and head of the German [...]
CC global aerospace and defence head exits for US firm’s Frankfurt base
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Clifford Chance’s (CC) global head of aerospace and defence Georg Linde is leaving to join US firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Frankfurt.
The Frankfurt-based partner has been at CC since 1999, and made partner in 2005. His practice covers corporate, M&A and private equity, with a particular [...]
DLA and Ashurst head up pre-pack rescue deal for clothing retailer
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DLA Piper and Ashurst have taken lead roles on the pre-pack administration of Alexon Group, a deal which has seen the troubled clothing retailer sold into private equity ownership.
The deal, which is expected to save as many as 2,700 jobs, closed yesterday (29 September) with a sale [...]
Berrymans, Hill Dicks and Mills & Reeve head healthcare legal roster
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Berrymans Lace Mawer, Hill Dickinson and Mills & Reeve are among a raft of firms to have won roles on a new legal services panel for healthcare purchaser HealthTrust Europe. The trio have been appointed alongside Browne Jacobson, Capsticks, Bevan Brittan, Hempsons, Ward Hadaway and Birmingham City [...]