Magic
circle firms lead on the sale of Glencore's agribusiness to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Magic
circle firm leads for retailer with Chinese investor set to become majority shareholder
Not exact matches
Magic
circle firms take
lead roles as Japanese rival continues push to acquire Irish drug company Shire
Magic
circle firm appoints competition partners to
lead 40 - strong group of lawyers around the world
The magic
circle firm has recruited three external coaches, known as «black belts» in efficiency, to
lead training workshops to help the
firm's lawyers identify inefficiencies in the way they work, mimicking cost - cutting initiatives developed for the manufacturing industry.
The magic
circle firm's London - based team was
led by corporate partner John Geraghty, with support from tax partner Lydia Challen.
As a lawyer at one of the «magic
circle» of
leading corporate legal
firms, Matthew Courtney was expected to work 16 hours a day, seven days a week.
Magic
circle firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have won
lead roles as «partner
firms» on long term client Pearson's first legal panel.
Concerns that partners at large may not consider these issues could
lead a law
firm leader to err on the side of maintaining profitability data within a small
circle of senior management, or exposing it only in the context of a formal presentation that includes the relevant explanations.
Twenty years ago, many
leading law
firms in the UK, including the magic
circle firms, were confident in their business model as the instructions continued to flow in.
CC corporate partner Steven Fox, who joined the magic
circle firm last year from Ashurst, is
leading the
firm's team advising SS&C on UK law alongside CC partners Lee Coney (corporate), Roderick McGillivray (finance), Simon Crown (regulatory) and Sonia Gilbert (employment).
Douglas Tween, who also
led Bakers» New York litigation practice, will join the magic
circle firm as a partner in its competition practice and will
lead its US cartel and government investigations practice.
Magic
circle firms Clifford Chance (CC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won
leading roles on Barclays» first contract lawyer roster as the bank prepares to brief
firms ahead of a wider global panel review next year, Legal Week can reveal.
The magic
circle firm's team was
led by London litigation partners Roger Best, Roger Leese and Maxine Mossman.
The magic
circle firm's corporate head, Andy Ryde, is
leading a team that also includes associates Victoria MacDuff and Tom Braiden.
CMS Cameron McKenna has landed a
lead advisory role opposite magic
circle firm Allen & Overy (A&O) on the proposed merger between United Business Media (UBM) and business data provider Informa - with the deal set to create a media giant with a combined value of more than # 3bn.
Corporate partner Lee Coney is
leading the magic
circle firm's team advising the bank, alongside capital markets partner Iain Hunter, corporate partner Hilary Evenett and banking and finance partner Simon Gleeson.
A partner with Clifford Chance since 1998, Jason Glover
leads the magic
circle firm's much - touted private equity funds practice
They include magic and silver
circle UK
firms, many other top 50 UK law
firms as well as
leading US
firms.
Magic
circle boutique
firm GQ has been named as «Global Boutique Employment Law Firm of the Year» by ACQ, the leading monthly title for the M&A indus
firm GQ has been named as «Global Boutique Employment Law
Firm of the Year» by ACQ, the leading monthly title for the M&A indus
Firm of the Year» by ACQ, the
leading monthly title for the M&A industry.
This goes some way towards explaining why AI's speedy and exponential take - up was
led primarily, but not exclusively, by magic
circle and City
firms, and large corporate legal departments.
The apathy became tangible,
leading into a vicious
circle where the
firm's performance strayed further from the client's expectations, even though on the face of it the
firm was doing what was asked (delivering technically correct advice, on time and at agreed rates).
Rawlinson, who
led the magic
circle firm's corporate practice from 2008 to 2011, will also hold the title of managing director and report to global investment banking co-head Franck Petitgas when he starts at the bank in October.
All the
leading Magic and Silver
circle firms will employ specialist legal search and recruitment businesses to headhunt and secure the talent they require across a range of different levels, from paralegals or new qualified lawyers to partners or board level appointments.