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Combar crowns King

Combar crowns King

The Commercial Bar Association of England and Wales has chosen a leading banking and financial barrister as its new chair.

Stephenson Harwood poaches Reed Smith arbitration lawyer

Stephenson Harwood poaches Reed Smith arbitration lawyer

Stephenson Harwood has appointed Shai Wade as a partner in its commercial litigation practice in London. A partner at Reed Smith since 2008, he was…

LAWIN announces Brussels opening

LAWIN announces Brussels opening

Baltic firm LAWIN will set up a joint European Law Excellence Centre (ELEX) in Brussels, focusing on EU litigation, trade, competition and regulatory law. Expanding…

Homecoming for Ashurst Australia litigation partner

Homecoming for Ashurst Australia litigation partner

 

Freshfields recruits antitrust partner in New York

Freshfields recruits antitrust partner in New York

Michael Lacovara has joined Freshfields’ New York litigation practice in after 25 years at Sullivan & Cromwell. Joining as partner, Lacovara is experienced in a…

Senior UK judge joins white-collar boutique

Senior UK judge joins white-collar boutique

Lord Justice Hooper’s retirement from the Court of Appeal opens a new career within a white-collar criminal law boutique – but one with a novel…

Lithuanian firms up ante on dispute resolution

Lithuanian firms up ante on dispute resolution

A key disputes hire by one of the Baltic states’ largest law firms accents the importance of both litigation and arbitration not just to Lithuania,…

Ashurst recruits veteran property litigator in London

Ashurst recruits veteran property litigator in London

Ashurst has hired Iain Travers to its real estate dispute resolution group after practising for 38 years at Nabarro. Formerly head of Nabarro’s real estate…

Australian general counsel moves stress banking and finance

Australian general counsel moves stress banking and finance

A sequence of Australian general counsel moves is likely to accentuate the interest taken by litigators in their banking colleagues, particularly those pitching for Australasian…

UK Ministry of Justice portfolios announced

UK Ministry of Justice portfolios announced

Following the UK government reshuffle, the Ministry of Justice has allocated portfolios to ministers new and old, with civil justice handed to the sole solicitor…

Holland & Knight recruits white-collar litigator in Chicago

Holland & Knight recruits white-collar litigator in Chicago

Holland & Knight has added Mark Flessner to its Chicago litigation practice group after being poached from SNR Denton. Flessner, who will join the firm…

Churchill Mining appoints disputes savvy MD

Churchill Mining appoints disputes savvy MD

London-listed Churchill Mining has hired dispute resolution specialist Nicholas Smith as its new managing director ahead of its ICSID arbitration with Indonesia.

Pfizer litigation counsel jumps ship to Fannie Mae

Pfizer litigation counsel jumps ship to Fannie Mae

 

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