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Osborne Clarke IT director Nathan Hayes says that firms should focus on service, not cost cutting in The Lawyer’s 60-second interview on key topics from the upcoming Business Leadership Summit. Are you surprised by this apparent sudden rush to places like Warsaw and Manila? Not particularly. It is about time that law firms with large… Continue reading The 60-second interview: “No firm will succeed by cost cutting alone”

DAC Beachcroft has agreed a formal best friends relationship with Northern Ireland insurance firm McKinty & Wright. The three-year deal will see DAC and McKinty & Wright refer work to each other from shared clients as well as combining the marketing of the two firms. DAC has offices across England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic… Continue reading DAC Beachcroft strikes first Northern Ireland best friend deal

The Lawyer deputy editor Matt Byrne reveals the jam-packed agenda and themes in the upcoming Business Leadership Summit and Awards on 28 and 29 September. To find out more about the event’s brilliant speaker lineup, the themes in the conference and how to book your place, click here. To enter the Business Leadership Awards, click… Continue reading The Lawyer Business Leadership Summit and Awards: Why you should be there

Schoenherr has launched the comprehensive Anti-Corruption Guide for CEE (the “Guide”). The guide provides an overview of all relevant anti-corruption and related criminal law regulations throughout the region. It encompasses off and sanctions as well as presenting an overview of the limits of criminal liability. The guide is now available online an was published by… Continue reading Schoenherr launches new Anti-Corruption Guide available on new online portal

TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL), a Swiss domiciled world leader in connectivity and sensors, completed its acquisition of Jaquet Technology Group, a Swiss dom- iciled global engineering and manufacturing company. Bär & Karrer acted as legal counsel to TE Connectivity. The team included Ralph Malacrida, Mani Reinert (competition law), Thomas Stoltz, Micha Schilling, Célia Jimenez,… Continue reading Bär & Karrer advises TE Connectivity on completion of acquisition

Investindustrial, a leading European investment group, has signed an agreement with Catelli S.r.l. to acquire 60% of the share capital of Artsana Group S.p.A.. Bär & Karrer acts as Swiss legal and tax counsel to Investindustrial in this trans- action. The Bär & Karrer team includes Paolo Bottini, Susanne Schreiber, Matthias Bizzarro, Michel Morelato and… Continue reading Bär & Karrer advises Investindustrial on acquisition of majority equity stake

Bates Wells Braithwaite has just finished shortlisting 10 fantastic projects which were successful in the 2016 application process, and have now moved into the development phase. Over the next few weeks each of them will be developing their projects and preparing for their pitch at the finalé event on the evening of 22 June. Each… Continue reading 10 projects from BWB shortlisted for 2016 Stephen Lloyd Awards

Osborne Clarke has adopted a “sit anywhere, work anywhere” policy in its new Thames Valley office. The firm’s lawyers have been working open plan and flexibly since 2001, but the new “connected approach” means they will no longer have an allocated desk and can work anywhere. The approach means all desks will need to be… Continue reading Osborne Clarke introduces hot-desking in new Reading office

Halebury head of BD Helen Burness provides the alternative legal providers’ perspective on law firms’ strategy to outsource work (and roles) to Warsaw and Manila in The Lawyer’s 60-second interview on key topics from the upcoming Business Leadership Summit. Are you surprised by this apparent sudden rush to places like Warsaw and Manila? I’m not… Continue reading The 60-second interview: Back offices help international strategy