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Commentary: Clarity for Howrey as it remembers its IP roots in the City
Howrey finds when it's broke it pays to fix it, as it regroups in City on intellectual property and antitrust 'brands'Halliwells set for job cuts in City restructuring
Halliwells is set to restructure its London office in a move that will lead to a number of redundancies and the closure of two City teams. Halliwells this week confirmed that it has launched a formal consultation on redundancies at its City arm as part of a decision to refocus its London practice around property, corporate recovery and dispute resolution.Howrey trio head for Bristows after City rejig
Bristows has hired three litigation partners from Howrey's London office as the US firm moves to implement a major overhaul of its City arm. Partners Geoffrey Gauci, James Irvine and Charles Pugh leave Howrey's global litigation practice on Friday (29 February) with Irvine following a month later. The news comes after fellow litigation partners Peter Fitzpatrick and George Maling last year left Howrey to join top 50 UK firm Nabarro.Pannone the pick as 17 get Best Companies nod
Addleshaw Goddard, Pannone and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have retained accredited status with Best Companies, the research group responsible for compiling The Sunday Times' Best Companies to Work For list. The trio are among 17 law firms from a total of 307 businesses recognised by Best Companies in 2008, with Manchester's Pannone the only firm to score the top three-star rating.Bristows takes lead role on mobile phone dispute
Bristows is advising T-Mobile on its dispute against 3 Mobile relating to an allegation that four of the UK's biggest mobile phone operators abused their majority in a regulatory body in 2005. Legal Week incorrectly stated on 13 December that T-Mobile was solely advised in-house. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is advising 3, while O2, Vodafone and Orange are being advised by Ashurst, Herbert Smith and Field Fisher Waterhouse respectively.City rivals do battle on 3's £250m mobile claim
A clutch of City firms have landed roles advising on 3 Mobile's £250m claim against four rival mobile phone operators, in one of the largest competition actions to hit the UK courts. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is advising 3 on its claim against rival operators O2, Vodafone and Orange, respectively advised by Ashurst, Herbert Smith and Field Fisher Waterhouse.Bristows signs up Finers man in rare partner hire
Intellectual property (IP) specialist firm Bristows has expanded its commercial litigation team with the hire of Mark Brown from Finers Stephens Innocent, it was announced today (2 October). The rare hire for Bristows will see Brown become the second partner in the firm's commercial litigation team after leaving Finers, where he qualified before making partner in 2000.Ex-Bristows partners launch IP boutique Powell Gilbert
Powell Gilbert, the new intellectual property (IP) boutique set up by a group of ex-Bristows partners, opens its doors for business for the first time today (6 March). The new firm, which has premises in the former Patent Office on Chancery Lane, has been set up by five former partners from the London firm. Tim Powell, Penny Gilbert, Simon Ayrton, Zoe Butler and Alex Wilson resigned en masse from Bristows at the end of last year.TRENDING STORIES
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