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...Some 97 per cent of the hundreds of responses to regulators’ consultation expressed concern about some of the measures, according to analysis from law firm Latham & Watkins....
...Sarah Watkins, a deputy director at Logistics UK, said many HGV mechanics were able to drive trucks, which meant it was simple to switch careers when driver salaries soared....
...They join from Latham & Watkins and Mayer Brown, respectively. Mishcon de Reya has become the latest law firm to open an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, The Lawyer reports....
...Jennifer Ezring has returned to Latham & Watkins as a partner in its banking practice, based in New York. She joins from Cahill....
...Paul Weiss has also recently brought on Morgan Stanley’s M&A chair Robert Kindler and energy and infrastructure corporate lawyer Ravi Purohit from Latham & Watkins....
...Her efforts were not in vain, though - and Watkins ended up testifying at government hearings....
...Andrew Watkins, a USIP Afghanistan expert, said the latest rulings showed the group’s conservative theological wing was asserting more authority over the cabinet in Kabul and “sending a message to those...
...Latham & Watkins has hired 17 partners....
...In a more than two decade career, he held a number of senior positions, including deputy director-general for mergers and deputy director for state aid....
...Yap joins from Paul, Weiss where she was managing partner of the firm’s China practice, and Fernandes was previously a partner at Latham & Watkins....
...She joins in Paris from Comitium, the Apax Partners subsidiary that she co-founded and led as deputy chief executive....
...Clifford Chance has appointed former Financial Crimes Enforcement Network deputy director Jamal El-Hindi as counsel in New York....
...Latham & Watkins has hired Helen Lethaby as a partner in the tax department in the London office. She joins from Freshfields....
...Abid Qureshi, partner, Latham & Watkins Abid Qureshi has had many roles at Latham & Watkins since joining in 1997, including co-chair of the Washington DC office’s litigation and trial department, chair...
...“Esma is reluctant [to extend MAR],” says Rob Moulton, a partner at law firm Latham & Watkins, noting that the regulator is aware of the enormous task that faces them if they press ahead....
...K&L Gates has hired a former deputy assistant attorney-general of the US Department of Justice, David Rybicki, as a partner in its investigations, enforcement and white-collar practice....
...Whilst the SFO interviewed internal lawyers, including Judith Shepherd, Barclays’ deputy general counsel, it decided not to charge the lawyers or call them as witnesses....
...The “John Lewis economy”, hailed by former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as a model of employee ownership, is taking a beating....
...Paul Davies, partner, Latham & Watkins Paul Davies has helped put Latham & Watkins at the forefront for environmental law in Europe and Asia, advising on the environmental aspects of cross-border corporate...
...They aim to chase an “impact strategy” — albeit on a commercial footing, says chief Andrew Watkins-Ball....
...Job moves Lazard has named Matthieu Pigasse as global head of banking and deputy chief executive of its financial advisory business....
...Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed, criticised the seizure of Ms Watkins’ records....
...Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy both lost partners to Latham & Watkins, while Linklaters saw departures to Paul Hastings and Kirkland....
...Diony Lebot deputy chief executive, Société Générale I really think that women have to take action and be much more forceful about it....
...Deri Watkins, general manager of Mars Petcare UK, said: “With a static pet population and high calorie conversion, growth within petcare will come from premiumisation, rather than increasing volume....
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