Production company ITN has hired Zaffrin O’Sullivan as its new general counsel, as its longstanding incumbent steps down after nearly three decades. O’Sullivan will join in February from Virgin Media O2, where she currently holds the role of legal director. ITN’s current GC James Scorer is due to retire from ITN after 27 years at […]
Slaughter and May has appointed new co-heads for its financial institutions and technology practices amid an internal practice leadership reshuffle. Highlighting the importance of technology advice across all sectors, the firm has established a technology cross-stream practice, which will be helmed by corporate partner James Cook, competition partner Jordan Ellison and tech expert Rob Sumroy. […]
Firms are pitching to retain – or win a place – on BT Group’s roster, as the telecoms giant pledges to reappoint the team that delivers the greatest technology efficiencies. The guaranteed reappointment follows BT’s last panel review in which the corporate said it would automatically rehire its most diverse legal adviser. As a result, […]
BT has promoted a new global legal director after Dave Hart left his role at the communications provider earlier this week. Hart said in a LinkedIn post: “After eight wonderful years at BT, I’m taking a breather for a few months. “I’ve been lucky enough to work under two amazing group GCs Dan Fitz and […]
Back in 2020, British satellite company OneWeb was having to pull itself out of bankruptcy. Despite big dreams and big ambition, it had failed to break into the market after its biggest investor SoftBank Group Corp pulled out of funding it. The company was saved via a $1bn equity investment lifeline, injected into it by […]
Another senior in-houser from aerospace giant Meggitt has taken on a new role following the acquisition of the business by Parker Hannifin last year. Arqiva, which provides infrastructure, broadcast transmission and smart meter facilities in the UK, has recruited Nicola Phillips as its chief legal officer. Phillips was previously Meggitt’s deputy general counsel for UK […]
The launch of Taylor Wessing’s second London home in Shoreditch over a decade ago was a bold move to attract the tech community. But since then, tech has gone global, and a local solution isn’t fit for purpose. So, last September, Taylor Wessing decided to cut ties with its co-working space at Second Home in […]
The UK operations of Vodafone and Three are merging in the latest bumper tie-up in the telecoms sector. A team from Linklaters represented CK Hutchison Holdings and the Three UK Group on the combination. Partners Robert Cleaver and Hugo Stolkin led for the firm in London, alongside managing associates Sam Kember and Matthew Halliday, associates […]
BT is extending its legal panel until 2024, with its 15 law firms remaining on the roster for another year. The panel was meant to be reviewed this year, but will now remain in place until March 2024. The telecoms giant previously trimmed down firms from 37 to just 15 in 2020, with the likes […]
Three firms have been selected to work on chipmaker Arm’s highly anticipated IPO, The Lawyer can reveal. A team from Morrison & Foerster will be working on the issuing side in the US, with Slaughter and May allocated to the UK component. Davis Polk & Wardwell has landed the mandate on the underwriting side for the […]
The Competition & Markets Authority has relaxed its stance on Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard for nearly $69bn, in what will be welcome news for the IT giant’s antitrust lawyers at Weil Gotshal & Manges. Last month, the UK regulator said that the deal raised competition concerns in relation to both console gaming and […]
Harry Borovick started life as the son of a textile market trader in Berwick Street. “I’m not from a family of lawyers,” he discloses. “My family were textile market traders for a number of generations, and I worked at my family’s business while at law school. I think that early interest in commerciality and how […]