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International Edition

Clifford Chance Appoints New CFO From Consulting Giants Accenture

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | February 14, 2024

The current CFO is set to retire after almost eight years in the role.

2 minute read

International Edition

Cuatrecasas Hires Barclays Bank's Mexico Legal Director

By Amy Guthrie | February 6, 2024

Mariana Campos has deep experience in private banking, capital markets and other financial matters, having also worked at the Mexican stock exchange BIVA and JPMorgan.

2 minute read
International Edition

Mayer Brown Adds Banking Partner in Singapore

By Jessica Seah | January 29, 2024

Janelene Chen is leaving Norton Rose Fulbright, where she was a partner, for her new role.

3 minute read

International Edition

Second Executive Committee Member Exits Allen & Overy

By Jack Womack | January 23, 2024

The departure of the firm's derivatives and structured finance team head in London comes in the same period that CVC hired its Netherlands head—a fellow executive committee member.

2 minute read
International Edition

Australia's Financial Regulator to Keep Lawyers Busy in 2024

By Christopher Niesche | January 21, 2024

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has indicated it will bring more investigations and court actions this year.

5 minute read
International Edition

Dealmakers Plan to Keep Investing in Private Equity Practices Amid Higher Expectations for 2024

By Patrick Smith | January 18, 2024

Private equity attorneys from leading law firms say creative dealmaking could meet pent-up demand to produce an uptick in deals.

7 minute read
International Edition

France's Lawyers Still Benefiting From Brexit as Paris Strengthens Its Role as Global Financial Hub

By Anne Bagamery | January 16, 2024

The Macron government has promised to introduce further reforms to attract more banks, private equity and hedge funds, prompting Paris lawyers to anticipate increased demand for their services.

5 minute read
International Edition

EY Law Plots Sweeping Cuts, 24 UK Roles at Risk

By Jack Womack | Paul Hodkinson | January 16, 2024

The news conflicts with the Big Four firm's stated ambition of more than trebling in size in the UK and Ireland by 2025, and points to the difficulty the auditing giants have had in gaining a foothold in legal.

3 minute read
International Edition

CVC Capital Partners' General Counsel Leaves Firm

By Jack Womack | January 11, 2024

Lauren Livingston had been with the private equity giant, one of Europe's largest institutions, for 17 years.

2 minute read
International Edition

Strategies for Asset Recovery and Combating Fraudulent Conveyance in the UAE

By Paul Hughes, Kobre & Kim | December 27, 2023

The UAE and UK have made efforts towards reciprocal recognition of one another's judgments.

5 minute read
International Edition

Addleshaws, Macfarlanes Lead on £839M Wealth Management Merger

By Jack Womack | April 4, 2023

The newly combined company is valued at £2 billion.

2 minute read
International Edition

Freshfields, YKVN Lead as Sumitomo Mitsui Invests $1.5B Into Vietnam's VP Bank

By Brian Yap | March 29, 2023

It is the largest overseas investment by SMBC since its $6.7 billion outright purchase of Irish aircraft leasing company Goshwak Management in May last year.

2 minute read
International Edition

Davis Polk Advises Israeli Bank on $800M Senior Notes Offering

By Laura Beveridge | March 28, 2023

The deal advising Israel Discount Bank, the state's fourth largest banking group, is the latest in a run of mandates for the firm.

2 minute read
International Edition

Financial Reporting Council Names New GC

By Varsha Patel | July 24, 2020

The new hire joins as the UK accountancy regulator prepares for an overhaul.

1 minute read
International Edition

Barclays Appoints Company Secretary As New General Counsel

By Varsha Patel | July 22, 2020

The major bank has replaced Bob Hoyt in the role.

1 minute read
International Edition

Lawyers in Mexico Benefit From the Nation's Fintech Boom

By Amy Guthrie | November 26, 2019

Fintech activity is expected to continue in the coming year, prompting law firms to pull lawyers from multiple practice areas to ensure they can meet demand.

1 minute read
International Edition

Squires Continues Adding London Banking Heft With HSF Partner

By Rose Walker | September 19, 2019

The U.S. firm is concentrating on bolstering its London banking practice after several departures earlier this year.

1 minute read
International Edition

Greenberg Traurig Continues Expansion in Amsterdam

By Simon Taylor | September 4, 2019

The firm has hired Bas Vletter and Herald Jongen, two veteran corporate lawyers.

1 minute read
International Edition

DWF Australia Further Expands Corporate Practice in Sydney

By Christopher Niesche | September 4, 2019

Kim O'Reilly joined the firm from local firm Mills Oakley. She previously held company officer and in-house legal advisor roles in some of Australia's largest investment banks and listed financial institutions.

1 minute read
International Edition

Spanish Bank Appoints Baker McKenzie Partner as General Counsel

By Simon Taylor | August 12, 2019

Ana García Rodríguez is the new general counsel and global corporate secretary of Kutxabank, a financial institution based in the Basque Autonomous region of Spain.

1 minute read

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