• September 19, 2007 |

    Summer re-jig for legal in-housers

    Tyco recruits from within for healthcare and electronics division legal heads; Starbucks hires Thurston as first ever UK-based legal chief; and former Alcatel-Lucent GC becomes Motorola head of legal. Michelle Madsen reviews the latest key in-house moves

    1 minute read

  • September 19, 2007 |

    LA's Paul Hastings picks up Asia partner trio

    Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker has strengthened its Asia practice with the hire of three new partners in Japan and Hong Kong, the Los Angeles-based law firm announced today (19 September). Baker & McKenzie project finance partner David Vance and Latham & Watkins finance counsel Joseph Kim both join Paul Hastings' Tokyo office as partners.

    1 minute read

  • September 17, 2007 |

    Hunton hits Simmons with Brudenall hire

    Hunton & Williams has boosted its City arm after poaching rated Simmons & Simmons outsourcing partner Peter Brudenall, the US law firm announced today (17 September). Brudenall, who is both UK and Australian-qualified, joins Hunton's global technology and outsourcing practice in London, where he will work alongside fellow outsourcing partner Bridget Treacy.

    1 minute read

  • September 12, 2007 |

    White & Case expands office space in London

    White & Case has expanded its presence in London, taking an additional 12,000 sq ft of floor space at its Old Broad Street base, giving it room for nearly 100 more staff. The US firm currently has 566 employees in the City and the extra space will give the firm room for a total of around 670. White & Case's London office has seen rapid growth this year, including the hire of two capital markets partners from McDermott Will & Emery in London and a third from Baker & McKenzie.

    1 minute read

  • September 12, 2007 |

    Former Alcatel-Lucent GC takes on key Motorola role

    Former Alcatel-Lucent general counsel Richard Pithcaethly has bagged a role as vice president and UK legal director for mobile phone giant Motorola, Legal Week can reveal.

    1 minute read

  • September 5, 2007 |

    New York pair close $3.3bn Madagascan mining project

    Milbank Tweed and Sullivan & Cromwell act on one of year's biggest mining deals

    1 minute read

  • September 5, 2007 |

    Bakers seals €2.18bn Swiss hospital sale

    Baker & McKenzie has landed its first deal for South African hospital group Medi-Clinic after advising on its €2.18bn (£1.48bn) acquisition of Switzerland's Hirslanden from European private equity group BC Partners.

    1 minute read

  • September 5, 2007 |

    Bird & Bird wins iSOFT takeover role

    Bird & Bird has scored its first deal for Australian client Allco Equity Partners, advising on the £166m bid for iSOFT.

    1 minute read

  • September 5, 2007 |

    Searching questions

    Launched from a garage by two students, Google has grown to become the internet's biggest success story. Michelle Madsen talks to European general counsel Nigel Jones about the paradox at his company's heart

    1 minute read

  • September 5, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 5/9/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with Travers Smith, DLA Piper and Camerons among the movers and shakers

    1 minute read