Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired real estate funds regulatory and investment specialist Dorothee Atwell into its Frankfurt office. Dorothee is a funds regulatory lawyer advising on regulatory aspects of transactions and fund formation to institutional investment managers investing into real estate in Germany and abroad. Dorothee joins from investment company Universal-Investment where she […]
DLA Piper is amongst six international law firms which have developed a Protocol to help deliver a globally consistent approach to the use of online case management platforms in international arbitration. It is anticipated that the Protocol will be of significant value to arbitration practitioners, parties to international arbitrations and to arbitrators as they adapt […]
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce that 84 of our colleagues have been promoted to partner. Promotions take effect from 1 July. Across the law firm’s practice groups globally, Tax and Dispute Resolutions saw the largest intake of new partners, with M&A also significantly adding to their numbers. During Financial Year […]
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Eric Schwartzman has re-joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practices. He will practice from the firm’s Bay Area offices, advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, strategic corporate acquirers, and target […]
Kirkland & Ellis is advising Travelodge, the UK’s largest independent hotel brand, on its company voluntary arrangement (CVA), which was approved by creditors on 19 June. The CVA involves Travelodge temporarily reducing rents and moving from quarterly to monthly payments on certain leases. Unlike most CVAs, there are no proposed hotel closures or permanent rent […]
PwC has appointed Carol Stubbings to be its Global Tax and Legal Services Leader from 1 July 2020. Carol has been a member of PwC’s Global Tax and Legal Leadership group for the past four years, most recently leading PwC’s People and Organisation practice. Carol joined PwC UK in November 2003 and has been a […]