Let lawyers take holidays without having to work, Mayer Brown managing partner says Lawyers Mayer Brown’s UK managing partner has told partners in the law firm not to disturb associates on their holidays – apart from in emergencies. In an internal memo seen by The Lawyer, Dominic Griffiths, the highest-ranking partner at Mayer Brown’s London office, told the law firm’s senior lawyers not to interrupt younger lawyers’ holidays, as [...]
Meet the City lawyer challenging Keir Starmer for his London seat at the election Election Mayer Brown's head of pro bono Mehreen Malik has been selected to stand as a Conservative candidate in Keir Starmer's London seat
Election 2024: Keir Starmer wins Holborn and St Pancras amid Labour landslide Battle for No10 Sir Keir Starmer has been re-elected in Holborn and St Pancras amid a landslide night of election results for his party.
Value of private equity-backed ‘carve outs’ triples due to Covid and war in Ukraine September 20, 2022 The value of private equity-backed “carve out” deals, through which funds buy up an entire business line, subsidiary, or unit, has more than tripled over the past year. The value of carve out acquisitions by private equity funds jumped threefold from £3.8bn last year to £13.4bn in the year running up to 31 August 2022, [...]
From Boxpark to Punch Pubs: Cash influx for leisure sector as UK private equity deals double in just one year May 16, 2022 The number of UK private equity deals for companies in the leisure sector has more than doubled from 12 to 26 in the past year, according to research by one of the City’s biggest law firms. Private equity funds are taking the opportunity to pick up assets at comparatively low prices ahead of the leisure [...]
Private equity acquisitions of professional services firms up 179 per cent in 2021 February 6, 2022 Private-equity funds have increasingly begun to buy up professional services firms, as they face mounting pressure to deploy their capital quickly in the face of economic uncertainty. The number of private-equity backed acquisitions of UK professional services firms more than doubled over the previous year, from 19 in 2020 to 53 in 2021, according to [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? December 14, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has poached its latest partner from Hogan Lovells. New ESG finance and investment partner Sukhvir Basran had previously co-founded Hogan Lovells’ global sustainable finance and investment group. [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 3, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Knight Frank Property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed a new head to lead sales in St John’s Wood. Also joining as partner, Neir Gigi brings over 23 years’ experience from across central and northwest London property markets. Gigi, who joins the [...]
Banning plastic forks will be a headache for hospitality firms January 13, 2023 Banning plastic cutlery is a win for environmental campaigners, but for restaurants battling inflation and rising energy bills, it could create more problems, writes Mark Stefanini
Current space regulations leave businesses immune to liabilities worth billions July 21, 2022 Current space regulations mean that private companies are immune to the consequences of damages caused by their decommissioned tech in orbit, known as space debris, lawyers have told City A.M. “The liability for the collisions in outer space rests with the launching state of the spacecraft operator… It does not deal with private players per [...]