Sentences with phrase «senior competition lawyer»
The firm lost a team of infrastructure lawyers to the African launch of UK firm Pinsent Masons in February, as well as a senior competition lawyer to Herbert Smith Freehills, but in the last year has made South African hires in disputes resolution, real estate and M&A, and relaunched itself in Tanzania with a corporate - based office.
https://www.africanlawbusiness.com/ Not exact matches
But wait: Peter Chapman, a senior associate with Clifford Chance and widely acknowledged as one of the UK's leading fintech lawyers, says it's not always a case of competition, of a clash between old and new.
Competition lawyer Kon, who joined legacy SJ Berwin in 1982, served as EUME senior partner for four and a half years from 2012, during which time he oversaw the merger between legacy SJ Berwin and China / Australia firm King & Wood Mallesons.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recruited senior Linklaters competition partner Wolfgang Deselaers alongside the promotion of three lawyers in its annual partnership round.
«Dynamic lawyer» Leppihalme has «a strong track record in competition litigation» and senior associate Heidi Muukkonen is a key contact for merger control.»
These include a formal mentoring programme which partners up junior lawyers with senior mentors, an academic mentoring scheme which encourages participation in legal mooting competitions and the financial support for LOVILL lawyers to pursue funded further education.
The fourth new partner, Chris Worrall, is an experienced EU competition and antitrust lawyer and joins Burges Salmon's competition team, having previously been a senior associate at Clifford Chance.
Claire was formerly a senior lawyer at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in the criminal prosecution team, most recently being seconded to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
«As a result of this competition, salaries for senior in - house lawyers are increasing.
To the contrary, those about to embark upon that journey confront: (1) the daunting cost of law school; (2) an average of $ 120K debt for attending; (3) a job market where, nationally, close to half of all graduates do not have Bar - required employment nine months after graduation; (4) a widespread market perception that law school graduates — even those from elite schools — lack «practice ready» skills; (5) cut - backs in hiring newly minted lawyers — even among many stalwart law firms; (6) an erosion of mentorship due in part to pressure on senior lawyers to «produce» more (7) the unlikelihood of making (equity) partner; (8) instability of law firms; (9) global competition; (10) technology companies creating products that replace services; and (11) a blizzard of negative press trumpeting the glum prospects for the profession; and (12) alternative career choices — finance, accounting, technology, etc. — that portend greener pastures and do not require the same time and financial commitment to prepare for entry.
CREA's senior legal counsel is involved, using phrases like «not prudent conduct» and «looked upon by disfavour by the Competition Bureau» and the lawyers» favourite, «difficult to opine in short order.»