February 13, 2019
Linklaters has announced the appointment of Davide Mencacci as the firm’s new banking head. Mencacci will replace Tony Bugg, and will be the firm’s first banking head to be located outside of London.
Prior to
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February 8, 2019
Simmons & Simmons has announced the hire of Jens Gölz, who joins the firm’s Frankfurt office as a banking and finance partner. Gölz previously worked at Allen & Overy, also in Frankfurt. He specializes in the energy
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February 6, 2019
Allen & Overy has announced its latest trainee retention rates for the firm’s spring 2019 round. Out of 47 trainees, 43 applied for roles with the firm. A&O extended offers to 40 trainees, with 39, or 83% of the total
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January 28, 2019
Philip Lee has joined DLA Piper as a partner in the firm’s Singapore office. He previously oversaw the debt capital markets practice in Asia for Herbert Smith Freehills.
Lee specializes in corporate and finance
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January 24, 2019
Allen & Overy has announced that Andrew Trahair will head up Peerpoint, the firm’s Advanced Delivery technology and consulting group.
Trahair previously served as co-head of the firm’s banking practice until 2016.
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January 23, 2019
Many UK-based firms have begun to prepare for a no-deal Brexit scenario. Preparations include changing legal structures of offices based in the EU and reviewing contingency plans.
Among the firms with extensive
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January 18, 2019
TSMP Law Corporation, a Singapore firm, has made two new hires as the firm seeks to expand its capabilities throughout Asia.
June Ho joins the firm from Wikborg Rein, a Norwegian firm. She specializes in banking and
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January 17, 2019
Tom van den Bosch has been hired by Addleshaw Goddard, joining the firm’s Singapore office as a partner. He previously worked at Ince & Co as of counsel, and has also held prior positions at International Container
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January 17, 2019
Deloitte has hired Michael Castle, a banking partner who joins the company from Allen & Overy. Castle will serve as Deloitte’s legal arm in the UK, and currently oversees the company’s technology-based legal
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January 14, 2019
The latest round of Queen’s Counsel (QC) appointments includes four solicitor-advocates, a slight decrease compared to the 2017 round, in which five solicitors took silk.
The 2018 solicitors include Dipen Sabharwal
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