According the The Lawyer, the FBI has turned to investment management firm Bridgewater Associates for general counsel hire James Baker. Baker, who joined Bridgewater as associate general counsel two years ago, succeeds outgoing GC Andrew Weissmann....
Mayer Brown is advising on the USD1.2bn restructuring and USD133m sale of ATP Oil & Gas UK to Alpha Petroleum, the UK subsidiary of private equity house Petroleum Equity. The firm has been advising the bankrupt...
HOGAN Lovells and leading South African law firm Routledge Modise have announced the approval of their respective partnerships to combine their firms. The combination which took effect from December 1, 2013 with Routledge Modise expected to...
GROUP deputy general counsel Dominique Bourrinet is to take the chief legal role at Societe Generale (SocGen), a French multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Paris. His promotion will take effect from January 1...
ACCORDING to The Lawyer, law firm Olswang is leading a major online privacy case against Google in the High Court this week, in which the internet giant is arguing for the case to be heard...
FRESHFIELDS Bruckhaus Deringer, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and King & Wood Mallesons have secured roles on Hong Kong Telecommunications’ (HKT) USD2.4 billion acquisition of CSL from Telstra. HKT instructed Gibson Dunn’s Hong Kong corporate partner...
IBC Legal organised its 9th annual forum on telecoms regulations titled ‘Telecommunications Law & Regulations in the ME 2013’ in the region at the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort & Towers on 10 and 11 December 2013....
THE University of Dubai, as one of the initiatives of Dubai Chamber, the launch of its College of Law and Master of Laws (LLM) program following official approval from the UAE’s Ministry of Higher Education and...
DIFC Courts’ Chief Justice Michael Hwang launched his new book titled ‘Selected Essays on International Arbitration’. It is a compilation of his writings and speeches on international arbitration made reader-friendly by each essay having a list...
DENTONS was honoured at the Global Islamic Economy Summit on November 26, 2013 here in Dubai, in appreciation of its significant contribution to the Islamic banking sector. The only law firm recipient was presented with the...
