In house interview: Sean Roberts, GSK Consumer Healthcare
After working on the pharma side for 18 years, Sean Roberts switched to consumer health at the new GSK-Novartis combo, where ethics and compliance have thrown him some curve balls
I was a mature student – now I’m a partner
Monica Kurnatowska went to university at the age of 28. She is now an employment partner at Baker & McKenzie. She featured in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 for 2013. You started off as a nurse – how did the transition to law come about? That was straight after leaving school. I was working in Sheffield and […]
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My career story: “I was a mature student – now I’m a partner”
Monica Kurnatowska went to university at the age of 28. She is now an employment partner at Baker & McKenzie. She featured in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 for 2013. You started off as a nurse – how did the transition to law come about? That was straight after leaving school. I was working in Sheffield and […]
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My career story: “I won awards for my pro bono four years after qualifying as a mature student”
A member of The Lawyer’s Hot 100 in 2015, Withy King’s Rebecca Stevens made the headlines in November 2014 for putting in more than 100 hours of unpaid work on behalf of a client who was involved in a custody case against the state but did not qualify for legal aid, despite having learning difficulties. She […]
Anatomy of a Deal | Restructural integrity
Fancy tackling a job that involves 144 swap deals and culminates in a 700-page agreement? Here is a lawyer’s-eye view of one of the most complex securitisation restructurings ever. In April 2013 Barclays Bank instructed the London office of Weil Gotshal & Manges on the restructuring of approximately £2bn of debt tied to 36 hospitals […]
In-house interview: Sarah Livingston, Partnerships in Care
Sarah Livingston has witnessed the transformation of NHS outsourcer Partnerships in Care since she was appointed as general counsel in 2013.
In-house interview: Deborah Grimason, Travis Perkins
Integrating the legal team into the business at FTSE 100 builders’ merchant Travis Perkins is the challenge facing GC Deborah Grimason
Bank of England’s lawyer headcount jumps 670% in five years
The number of lawyers at the Bank of England (BoE) has increased by approximately 670 per cent, rising from 13 individuals five years ago to between 90 and 100 today, it has emerged.
Freshfields launches London-Asia training contracts for bilingual grads
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has established London/Asia training contracts open to bilingual speakers who speak both English and Bahasa Indonesian, Korean, Japanese or Mandarin. The magic circle firm is open to recruiting up to five individuals who will spend one year of their training contract in London and the other year in a Southeast Asia office. […]
Addleshaws, Freshfields and HSF win places on British Land’s first panel
British Land has unveiled its first formal panel, listing firms including Addleshaw Goddard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones Day, King & Wood Mallesons, Mayer Brown and Simmons & Simmons as advisers. The FTSE 100 property company will also take advice from a number of other firms providing advice in specialist areas, including Shepherd […]
Arnold & Porter picks up AstraZeneca as patent litigation client
It has emerged that Arnold & Porter has gained AstraZeneca as a patent litigation client, strengthening its relationship with the pharmaceuticals giant. According to The Lawyer Market Intelligence (LMI), the US outfit began advising AstraZeneca on patent litigation matters in 2014, with its first case involving an asthma medication claim against claimants Teva Pharmaceutical. The […]
Regional focus: The Middle East
Projects still rule in the Middle East, but the transactional and disputes sectors are becoming more sophisticated, making for an interesting and rewarding life for junior lawyers. Western law firms have been flocking to the Gulf states for decades, attracted by the region’s natural resources, sovereign wealth funds and global ambitions. Of the seven states, […]