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UK’s ‘magic circle’ law firms struggle to grow in US amid sinking pound

...“The war for talent was already tough for UK firms and [currency moves] are going to make it even harder,” said Freddie Lawson, a legal recruiter at Fox Rodney....

October 11, 2022

News in-depthPaul Weiss

‘Project Springsteen’: how law firm Paul Weiss raided rival Kirkland in London push

...“It’s going to mean a lot of disruption,” Fox Rodney’s Lewington said....

September 15, 2023

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FTX Trading Ltd

Four US senators question Sullivan & Cromwell’s role in FTX bankruptcy

...account holder, Warren Winter, filed an objection to Sullivan’s retention with the bankruptcy court, writing in court papers that its attempt to represent it in bankruptcy was “the most flagrant attempt by a fox...

January 10, 2023

Cryptofinance

Crypto shrugs at US crackdown on illicit activity

..., partner at Scoolidge, Peters, Russotti & Fox LLP, told me via email....

January 20, 2023

Clifford Chance LLP

Clifford Chance raises pay for newly qualified lawyers to £125,000 a year

...Freddie Lawson, a recruiter at Fox Rodney, said that while the legal hiring market had “cooled slightly from the busiest ever conditions we had last year”, his company was “still extremely busy”....

May 23, 2022

Cryptofinance

Binance flexes its muscles

..., partner at Scoolidge Peters Russotti & Fox LLP told me....

September 9, 2022

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Legal services

UK law firms in legal quandary over Covid jabs as staff return to office

...But Fox said the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant meant the “mood music is changing”, and some UK employers were starting to consider whether the infection rate could act as a justification....

August 31, 2021

Legal services

Law firms launch wellness schemes to reduce burnout and retain talent

...Hugo Chambers, a recruiter for junior lawyers at Fox Rodney, said: “We already see associates from high-quality firms come to us to help them find positions at firms with better working arrangements and...

October 5, 2021

News in-depthLegal services

Faiza Saeed, the Cravath leader modernising a venerable law firm

...Saeed herself advised Disney in its $85bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019. Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, a longtime client, said: “She’s an extraordinary attorney . . ....

December 10, 2021

US politics & policy

‘A big and heavy lift’: Biden plans infrastructure spending spree

...Fox....

April 1, 2021

Legal services

Kirkland & Ellis revenue set to surge to $5bn on private equity deals

...“Industry-wide there was less expense last year because no one was travelling,” said Freddie Lawson of Fox Rodney, a legal recruiter....

February 1, 2021

Legal services

Top lawyer attacks £100,000-plus pay for junior solicitors in City

...“The salary war within the legal industry is just not winnable for the UK firms,” said Freddie Lawson, a director at recruiter Fox Rodney....

October 22, 2020

Due Diligence

Leon Black’s Epstein ties are Apollo’s problem now Premium

...He joins from Fox Rothschild. McDermott Will & Emery has announced Arvin Abraham as a senior adviser in its London global corporate practice. He joins from HSBC....

October 22, 2020

Due Diligence

The most influential global dealmaker of 2020 Premium

...Ryan also serves as a board member of the Fox Corporation. Smart reads Financial flourish DD thinks of itself as the best newsletter in global finance....

October 9, 2020

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October 9, 2020

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Due Diligence

Bridge loans: Banks fret as golden geese turn to turkeys Premium

...But Fox News boss Lachlan Murdoch was busy striking a deal to buy it while for two critical weeks hosts and guests on Fox branded the coronavirus an elaborate plot against Donald Trump and played down the...

March 24, 2020

US-China trade dispute

Hikvision braces for inclusion on US export blacklist

...It added that it had hired Pierre-Richard Prosper, a former US ambassador-at-large for war crimes under George W Bush and a Los Angeles-based lawyer at Arent Fox, to advise on “compliance” related to human...

May 23, 2019

Legal services

FT Top 10 legal innovators for North America

...Tracy-Gene Durkin DirectorSterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox When Tracy-Gene Durkin began her legal career 30 years ago, one of the most important early decisions she made was to focus on design patents....

December 11, 2018

Law

US law firms revive bidding war for young talent

...There has been something of a brain drain [from UK] to US firms — not only at partner level, where US profits are often much higher, but also for associates,” said Freddie Lawson, of legal recruitment firm Fox...

June 15, 2018

US & Canadian companies

Comcast advisers line up for £243m payday in Sky deal

...The pan European pay TV company first agreed to be acquired by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox in December 2016....

July 13, 2018

Letter

A deliberately narrow investigation has no weight

...Sona Ganatra Partner,Fox Williams LLP,London EC2, UK...

July 8, 2018

Q&ALife & Arts

Can I sell my house by raffle?

...Daniel Shein is an Associate in the property team at Goodman Derrick LLP The legal issues discussed in this column refer to England and Wales....

May 24, 2018

IPOs

London law firms feel chill from icy relations with Russia

...Siobhan Lewington, managing director of London-based legal headhunting firm Fox Rodney, said reputational concerns over dealing with Russia have “got stronger in many top law firms with each round of sanctions...

May 31, 2018

Fund management

Scepticism persists on ‘ETFs for good’

...Loren Fox, director of research for Financial Times company Money-Media, says its data show 41 per cent of the largest US financial advisers used general ESG funds in 2017, up from 33 per cent in 2016, suggesting...

May 14, 2018

European companies

SAP alerts US to South Africa kickback allegations

...Adaire Fox-Martin, an SAP board member, said the company had been co-operating with the justice department and SEC in the US since July 13....

October 26, 2017

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