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Locke Lord London’s Amita Chohan will moderate a panel discussion, ‘Lux Restructuring - The "New Toolkit" in Insolvency,’ on 20th June hosted by IWIRC Europe. The session will be of interest to cross-border #restructuring professionals. Panelists will explore new restructuring procedures in Luxembourg and how to avoid pitfalls of the new regime in financial transactions. Register here for this insightful seminar: https://ow.ly/zs7050RU7UO #bankruptcy #insolvency #liquidity #businesspreservation

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Legis Finance's Thomas Jones moderated an engaging panel on law firm financing last week at the LF Dealmakers inaugural London conference. Legis Finance provides funding to law firms in the US and across Europe, through a variety of innovative and bespoke structures, secured against a share of revenue from contingent matters. #legisfinance #litigationfinance #innovation #changinglitigationforgood

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Our 81st edition of Law Firm Partner Moves in London has now been released! In addition to the 80 partner moves in May and June 2024, this edition includes a summary of the first half of 2024, which saw a total of 265 moves – up on the 257 we saw last year, and 7% higher than the five-year average for the same period – (248). The most prolific hirers in the first half of 2024 were: Simmons & Simmons (12) Kirkland & Ellis (11) Pinsent Masons (9) Charles Russell Speechlys (8) King & Spalding (7) McDermott Will & Emery (7) Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (7) DLA Piper (6) White & Case LLP (6) Paul Hastings (5) Perkins Coie LLP (5) RPC (5) The firms with the highest partner attrition in the first half of 2024 were: Deloitte Legal (7) Linklaters (7) Paul Hastings (7) Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (5) EY Law (5) Goodwin (5) Read our full analysis in the latest edition of Law Firm Partner Moves in London here: https://lnkd.in/exTH4zbm #London #lawfirm #legal #partnership #law #recruitment

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Legal director Patrick Delas has contributed an article to Issue 3 of Private Client Business that examines the conflict between Anglo-Saxon freedom of testamentary disposition and continental systems of fixed inheritance rights. Find out more at the below link: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g235EV_Y #FrenchLaw

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The UK Supreme Court decision in UniCredit Bank v RusChemAlliance has confirmed that the English court has jurisdiction to grant an anti-suit injunction (ASI) to restrain foreign court proceedings brought in breach of a Paris-seated ICC arbitration agreement.    Our Partner George Burn alongside Knowledge Counsel Victoria Clark have shared their insights on the case, highlighting practical considerations for parties drafting and negotiating governing law and arbitration clauses in the future.   To read the full insight, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/eNnyCGqJ   #Arbitration  

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We sat down to chat with Izzy Bull about her career in capital markets at Hogan Lovells. Find out more about the firm, capital markets as a practice area and the impact of AI. https://lnkd.in/evneVwqR #capitalmarkets #trainingcontract #vacationscheme

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Discover the Pioneers of Legal Expertise! The Rankings of the Top UK Law Firms Excelling in Debt Capital Markets for 2024. Featuring trailblazers like Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, White & Case LLP, leading the charge towards excellence. These firms are setting the standard for excellence in navigating the complex landscape of debt capital. Read the full list of firms from Leaders League here: https://ow.ly/8lmK50ScVWW #LegalExcellence #DebtCapital #UKLaw #MarketLeaders

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Navigating cross-border M&A transactions in the #EU and #UK can present unique regulatory challenges. In their recent article for M&A REVIEW, Tom Whelan, Isabelle Rahman and Charles Sauvage outline three key considerations for buyers when planning successful cross-border transactions. See page 21 in the link below for the full article. #mergercontrol #foreigndirectinvestment #FDI #foreignsubsidyregulation #FSR

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Banking and financial institutions are under growing pressure to be more environmentally responsible and it is becoming increasingly important for them to consider climate-related litigation, including greenwashing.   As part of our Banking with BCLP series, our partners Elodie A. Valette Wlodkowski, Ravi Nayer and Matthew Baker are running a webinar to outline how banking and financial institutions can effectively navigate these risks and stay ahead of the challenges associated with environmental litigation.   Register at the link below to join the session at 3:30pm BST on Thursday, 23rd of May.    #EnvironmentalLaw #Sustainability #Greenwashing

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The latest from Movers & Shakers 📢 PCB Byrne LLP announces the promotion of Olga Bischof to its equity partnership. Olga Bischof joined PCB Byrne in 2023 as a consultant partner and brings with her a wealth of commercial litigation and arbitration expertise, having represented clients in disputes in all divisions of the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and pursuant to the rules of many arbitration institutions. Read the full news article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gRh_bHAk Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with all the most pertinent patent stories and news here https://lnkd.in/eNFGimuS Want to write for The Patent Lawyer newsletter? Email [email protected] #patent #lawyer #news #lawfirm #promotion #equitypartnership #commercial #litigation #IPlaw

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In an article for the FT Alphaville, White & Case lawyers reimagine how Zambia’s Eurobond restructuring could have fared under the proposed New York legislation to restructure sovereign debt. A fictional outcome based on real events. Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/J14g50RJsgI #Zambia #restructuring

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Akin special situations & private credit partners Clare Cottle and Amy Kennedy have been quoted in Bloomberg Law and LevFin Insights, respectively, on the increasing trend of creditor cooperation agreements migrating to Europe. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eSDj3M3B #CooperationAgreements #Restructurings

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This week’s featured scorecard is Allegro CLO XVI - AXA Investment Managers This deal has been arranged by Goldman Sachs and Latham & Watkins acting as manager counsel. Key features in this deal include a cumulative limit on uptier priming, negative cash prohibitions throughout the life of the deal & a 7.5% limit on second lien & unsecured obligations. Access this scorecard and more, reach out to [email protected]. #negative #cash #cumulative #limit #unsecured #collateralizedloanobligation #realintelligence #thedevilisinthedetail

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Head of Derivatives & Structured Products Group and Partner Jonathan Gilmour and Associate Tom Purkiss, have co-authored the latest update to Global Legal Group's Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2025.   Some of the key developments that are currently reshaping the derivatives market are: (I) the use of smart contracts; and (ii) the implementation of digital asset referencing derivatives. In this chapter, we cover the potential benefits that these technologies bring, some of the challenges that remain as obstacles to their widespread use, and the work that industry bodies are doing to facilitate their adoption in the market.  Read the full chapter on our website: https://lnkd.in/ec6g3xhb #GlobalLegalGroup #Blockchain #Crypto

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Interesting news from Luxembourg with STB the latest firm after A&O and HSF to set up shop there. We have seen an increase in activity there over the past 12-24 months and it is definitely a region to watch, particularly given its high standard of living and quality of life. 🇱🇺 "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘶𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺'𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚."

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