Clifford Chance (CC) and LG have secured lead roles on Royal Dutch Shell’s $1.6bn (£1bn) bid for oil exploration company Cove Energy, reports The Am Law Daily.

Cove, which is based in London and holds oil and gas assets in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania, is being advised by LG, with corporate partners Geoff Gouriet (pictured) and John Reed leading the firm’s team.