City Moves for 08 November 2013 | Who’s switching jobs November 7, 2013 Institute of Directors The Institute of Directors has announced the appointment of James Sproule as chief economist and head of policy. Sproule was most recently at Accenture, where for the past seven years he led the firm’s UK and global capital markets research, and its thought leadership programme. Prior to that, Sproule was director of research [...]
City Moves for 01 November 2013 | Who’s switching jobs October 31, 2013 Legal & General Property The property business has announced the appointment of Imogen Ebbs as a senior asset manager to support its limited price inflation income property fund. She was most recently at Lloyds Banking Group, where she was an associate director in its property solutions division. Baker Tilly The accountancy firm has recruited Winn Faria [...]
City Moves for 04 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs September 3, 2013 SJ Berwin The law firm has appointed Paul Stothard as a partner in its litigation practice. He was most recently at Dentons, where he was a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution group. Prior to that, he was an associate at Denton Wilde Sapte, and Allen & Overy. Quadrant Estates James Bidwell has joined the property [...]
Londonmetric sells one fleet place for £113m July 29, 2013 LONDONMETRIC has sold One Fleet Place in the City to an undisclosed Far Eastern multinational corporation for £112.5m. The property firm said yesterday that following the sale it will repay the debt facility on the office building, which is mainly let to the law firm Dentons, and One Carter Lane – leaving it with net [...]
City Moves for 06 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs September 5, 2013 Dentons The law firm has recruited Babette Marzheuser-Wood as a partner in its technology, media and telecommunications division. She joins from Field Fisher Waterhouse. Colliers International The commercial real estate services firm has appointed Simon Ford as a director in its corporate solutions team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He joins from [...]
City Moves for 13 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs September 12, 2013 Aviva Investors The investment management business has appointed Andrew Davey as assistant fund manager to its Lime Property Fund. He joined the company in 2007. Deloitte Real Estate Steve Johns has joined the real estate business to head its City leasing team. Johns previously spent 17 years at Cushman & Wakefield, and was most recently [...]
Employment tribunal costs condemned July 28, 2013 NEW employment tribunal costs being introduced today have been roundly criticised by both unionists and employer groups. Berwin Leighton Paisner partner Fraser Younson said: “The employment tribunal’s fees scheme was introduced by the government with the dual objectives of cutting the costs to the taxpayer of an increasing number of tribunal claims and also to [...]
Bottom Line: Few choices for Eastern promise July 31, 2013 FOR a while, mergers between UK and US law firms were all the rage. Throughout 2010-12 you could hardly move without a new transatlantic alliance being inked and diplomatic name combinations being dreamed up – from Hogan Lovells and Dentons to Squire Sanders. But more recently, law firms’ expansionary ambitions have been firmly focused [...]
SNR Denton set for three way merger to create legal giant November 8, 2012 CITY law firms SNR Denton, Salans and Canadian outfit Fraser Milner Casgrain yesterday announced plans to merge the practices to create the seventh largest law firm on the planet. In an explicit challenge to the dominance of the Magic Circle law firms in the City, the new business will become the biggest energy and mining [...]
SNR Denton earnings up 38pc June 19, 2012 CITY law firm SNR Denton said yesterday that cost cutting and strategic changes had helped it increase profits by 38 per cent in 2011-12, as profits per partner (PEP) rose by 48 per cent to £350,000. Though overall revenues dipped by six per cent compared to last year, the latest figures mark a significant change [...]