This March, Deutsche Bank celebrated its 150th anniversary of opening in the UK. Head to its office and you will find the artworks being removed ready to line the walls of its new Moorgate base, which staff have been relocating to in dribs and drabs. Deutsche Bank’s GC for UK and Ireland Simon Man has been […]
Expert networks are a lesser-known phenomenon, but in an age where data and knowledge is a necessity, the industry has grown into a multibillion-dollar sector. Big names and pioneers of the sector include GLG, AlphaSights and Third Bridge. Their purpose? To connect you with a panel of people who know anything and everything about a […]
Zodia Markets made history in 2022 as it became the first crypto trading business to be backed by an international bank and given crypto-asset registration from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. Backed by Standard Chartered, it was launched as a partnership between SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered and BC Technology Group back […]
PEP has long been a marker for firms of profitability, efficiency, even excellency. Firms brandish them as badges of honour and headlines report on them every year. PEP up! PEP down! Firm bucks trends as PEP rises amid economic downturn! The obsession is rife, and has long been thought to showcase how well a firm […]
Kevin Mercer is something of a legal nomad. Acting general counsel for Houseful (previously Zoopla), his CV is dotted with an array of impressive interim roles that he has taken on as part of his niche for transformation. Having worked for leading tech companies such as New York-based analytics company Verint and networking software leader […]
The long-awaited listing of Arm on the Nasdaq stock market finally took place yesterday – a key milestone in the UK-headquartered technology provider’s 33-year history. Achieving this mega-listing, especially at a time when technology IPOs have been few and far between, has been no mean feat. Nonetheless, it was a challenge that Arm executive vice […]
Priti Shetty always dreamed of working for the UN. “I had such an idealistic view of changing the world. But, I was scuppered by my family which was made up of bankers and lawyers, and I ended up becoming a lawyer. I realised reading law was not as interesting as practising it! But, then when I […]
Decades of disposals and investments culminated in insurance giant RSA being bought by a Canadian outfit and exiting the consumer motor market. The Lawyer meets the in-housers at the heart of its transformation.
Ocado has lost its head of legal ops to Addleshaw Goddard’s consulting arm. Amy Brookbanks joins Addleshaws this month as a legal operations consultant after nearly 14 years at Ocado. She joined the retailer as a commercial solicitor in 2009, before moving up ranks in tandem with the company’s own growth globally. The firm’s consulting […]
General counsel from the likes of Cashplus, Sprints and Vodafone have come together to address what they consider to be a “historic omission” within the Financial Reporting Council’s consultation on the UK Corporate Governance Code. Corporate governance is at the top of business priorities in a world that has become increasingly complex and seen a […]
Fraud prevention specialist Cifas has hired a new general counsel from listed fraud prevention giant GBG. Natasha Maddock will join Cifas as its new general counsel in September 2023, having previously worked as group head of legal for GBG. Cifas is a fraud prevention service, operating as the UK’s largest cross-sector fraud sharing database. Maddock […]
Revolut has partnered up with Linklaters, one of its panel firms, to offer a new mentoring scheme with Aspiring Solicitors. Revolut partner and group GC Tom Hambrett, and senior legal counsels Sarah Baldwin and Marley Ali, are driving the initiative alongside panel firm Linklaters to give young people considering a career in law a chance […]