Christopher Georgiou has returned to Ashurst, where he previously spent 14 years before taking on a role at Condor, an alternative legal service from Fieldfisher. Prior to joining Condor, Georgiou was a member of…
Pinsent Masons and its former Spanish best friend law firm Ramón & Cajal have reached a conclusion in their lawsuit from 2016. After failed merger talks, Pinsents hired four of Ramón’s lawyers: Antonio Sánchez…
Jones Day has hired finance partners Lee Federman and Ewen Scott to its banking, finance and securities practice in London. Federman joins the firm from Dentons, which he joined as a partner in 2015. His expertise is…
Jones Day has recruited finance partners Ewen Scott and Lee Federman from Ashurst and Dentons respectively in London. Scott’s expertise is in refinancing and restructuring, bilateral and syndicated financing, and…
Ashurst has halved its London secretarial staff by axing 54 of 100 jobs after a review putting 80 positions at risk of redundancy. As 98% of the firm’s secretarial staff are female, women are suffering the brunt of…
Ince & Co has announced a 32-strong redundancy round in its City office, cutting 25 business services staff and seven fee earners. The shipping specialist firm will be seeking a sublet contract for 22% of 35,000sq ft…
Ashurst has received license approval from Luxembourg’s Bar association to open an office in the country. The new continental European branch will be led by corporate partner Isabelle Lentz, who currently sits as…
In a significant hire in its recent spree, Ashurst has recruited securitization partner Jonathan Walsh from Baker McKenzie. Walsh has a history of securitization leadership, having headed international securities at…
Ashurst has made two hires in Paris and Brisbane each: a corporate pair in Paris and a projects pair in Brisbane. The additions to the firm’s corporate team in Paris are partners Noam Ankri and Vincent Trevisani.…
Ashurst has reelected its chair Ben Tidswell for a second term, without a challenger to oppose him. After the election process began at the start of May, the decision was reached by the firm’s board last week. The…