Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP has greatly expanded its business litigation capabilities with the addition of a growing litigation team in Costa Mesa. The team, led by financial services litigation lawyer Eric Troutman, gives the firm an experienced and well-credentialed California business litigation presence.
DWF has appointed regulatory partner Robbie Constance as the business continues to boost its City team.
DWF has appointed regulatory partner Robbie Constance as the business continues to boost its City team. Robbie specialises in financial services with a focus on conduct regulation, proposition and distribution and the associated risks.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia’s leading independent law firm, announces that Carol Daicic returns to the firm where she commenced her legal career as a new partner in the Environment & Planning practice.
With stints at specialist, national and international top-tier firms in the UK and Australia, Carol re-joins Corrs from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), where she was a full-time legal Tribunal member. She will be based in Corrs’ Melbourne office as head of the Melbourne Environment & Planning practice.
DAC Beachcroft LLP is pleased to have appointed Pedro Claros as a Partner in its Dispute Resolution group.
With a wealth of expertise in European and Latin American markets, Pedro will co-head the firm's burgeoning international arbitration practice, working alongside the Global Dispute Resolution team. Formerly of Spanish firm Cuatrecasas, he specialises in international arbitration and has extensive experience as lead counsel in both investment and commercial arbitrations.
International legal business DWF has established a new Intellectual Property (IP) department with the arrival of Marco Annoni, who joins the firm as partner and head of department, and trainee Valerie Balassiano.
King & Wood Mallesons has advised The Star Entertainment Group on its expanded strategic partnership with Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTF) and Far East Consortium (FEC) to enhance the long-term value of The Star’s properties and core businesses.
The expanded strategic partnership comprises:
a commitment by the parties to jointly pursue and participate in significant growth developments at or adjacent to The Star’s properties;
King & Wood Mallesons has advised The Star Entertainment Group on its expanded strategic partnership with Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTF) and Far East Consortium (FEC) to enhance the long-term value of The Star’s properties and core businesses.
The expanded strategic partnership comprises:
a commitment by the parties to jointly pursue and participate in significant growth developments at or adjacent to The Star’s properties;
Ashurst has negotiated a section 106 agreement on behalf of St William Homes, the joint venture between Berkeley Group and National Grid, to secure the grant of planning permission for the redevelopment of the former Clarendon Gas Works in the London Borough of Haringey. The scheme includes 1,714 homes and retail and office space and is central to the regeneration of Wood Green.
Acting for PAO VimpelCom, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP has triumphed in the first instance, appeal and cassation arbitrazh (commercial) courts in a dispute between mobile operators and the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) over changes to B2B SMS service tariffs.
The Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP team was led by Partner and Head of Antitrust and Competition Nikolay Voznesenskiy. The project task force included Antitrust and Competition Associates Anna Bakhaeva and Alexander Biryukov and Partner Vitaly Dianov.
Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company ("Ategrity Specialty") is the seventh insurance and reinsurance formation handled by the Firm's New York office under the leadership of Insurance and M&A partner Gary Boss. The New York team continues to play a leading role in structuring a new group of global competitors in the insurance and reinsurance industry.
Clifford Chance advised on the launch of Ategrity Specialty, a specialty property and casualty insurance company that will be focused on the excess and surplus lines market.