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Business women who want to get ahead in male dominated industries such as the financial and private equity sectors need to improve their self-confidence and negotiating skills, Georgina Squire, head of dispute resolution at Rosling King LLP says. Speaking at the BVCA Summit in London, Squire discussed the challenges facing women in business with Claudine […]
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (Curtis) expands its Middle East team with the addition of Alastair Holland as a partner in its Dubai office. Mr. Holland has worked in the UAE since 2008, latterly as managing partner of Ashurst LLP’s Abu Dhabi office. He has advised clients throughout the Middle East and North Africa […]
Dentons has announced the recruitment of Martin Sharkey as a partner in the Banking and Finance practice in London. Martin, who joins the Firm from Clifford Chance where he led their European Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLO) practice, specialises in CLOs and has experience advising on a diverse range of ABS products, portfolio sales, and structured […]
The Manchester office of law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced the appointment of leading employment partner Alan Lewis. Moving from Freeths where he was head of the employment department in Manchester, Alan brings with him over 20 years of legal experience having been Partner at other firms in the region including Brabners and George Davies […]
Latham & Watkins has announced that Hui Xu has joined the firm’s Shanghai office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department. Xu’s practice focuses on advising clients on complex, cross border government investigations and litigation matters in Asia. He has deep experience conducting complex internal investigations involving the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act […]
International technology, media and telecoms law firm Olswang recently announced that it has expanded its offering in the AsiaPacific region to include Korea with the addition of consultant Steve Kim to lead business development and client support services locally. With Steve’s arrival and his extensive experience in the Korean market, the firm aims to increase […]
Hodge Jones & Allen has recently appointed John Hartley and Graeme Hydari as partners to its 31-strong criminal defence team. John joins as head of financial crime from London firm Mackrell Turner Garrett, where he led the corporate crime and regulatory department, prior to this John worked with Malletts in Holborn. Having been called to […]
Women don’t just need employment protection whilst on maternity leave, they also need support to transition back into work, according to diversity consultancy, The Clear Company. In light of recent reports from The Women and Equalities Committee and calls from MPs to address the discrimination pregnant women and new mothers face at work, The Clear […]
More than half of SMEs (56%) say they have felt no impact on levels of business from the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to the Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey of UK SME owners and senior management across a range of sectors and regions. Nationally, 24% of those surveyed said Brexit […]
There’s a storm brewing, a vortex created by an exponential growth in technology and the sharp decline in the number of IT graduates entering the UK workforce. At one end of the spectrum we’re seeing major advances in fields like artificial intelligence, and at the other a quarter of the population still don’t have the […]
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