Robert Li

As UK litigation funding falters, a report by Angeion suggests the government could do more to support the industry. The UK government is dragging its feet in enacting reforms to the third-party funding framework, causing the industry to lag behind other major competing jurisdictions in Asia and North America. This is the headline conclusion in ‘Competitiveness at a Crossroads' – a report prepared by settlement administration company Angeion Group, which analysed the UK litigation fu

A former team head at DWF has arrived at Bird & Bird to lead its Warsaw dispute resolution and public procurement groups. London-founded Bird & Bird has hired a four-strong team from DWF in Warsaw, adding noteworthy litigation and arbitration expertise across multiple sectors including construction, infrastructure and property. Leading the move is Łukasz Gembiś, who has joined Bird & Bird as a partner and head of the Poland dispute resolution and public procurement practices.

Ashurst's tie-up with Perkins Coie was not the sole major law-firm merger to take effect, as Hogan Lovells combination with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft also opened for business this week. Not only did the union between Ashurst and Perkins Coie take effect on Monday (29 June), forming Ashurst and Perkins Coie, the merger of Hogan Lovells with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft also became effective days later on 1 July. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader boasts 3,200 lawyers via a footprint strad

A recent ruling has held the African island nation’s highest court has jurisdiction to hear an employment case, a type of dispute reserved by statute for a specialised lower court to handle.

A former FINRA chief counsel is the latest hire for O'Melveny & Myers in New York, bringing high-level financial services-related enforcement and defence experience. O'Melveny & Myers has hired Todd Beaton Jr as a partner in its New York securities litigation and financial services practice, effective yesterday (6 July). Beaton joins from McGuireWoods where he spent three years. Beaton focuses on enforcement matters affecting financial services providers, broker-dealer entities

Barely a month into his new firm, Antony Woodhouse tells CDR about his desire for fewer conflicts, his inauguration to Bermuda Form proceedings and the role of the Covid-19 pandemic. Browne Jacobson has a new partner in London in Antony Woodhouse, an experienced practitioner on high-stakes and cross-border disputes in the insurance and reinsurance context, who joined from DWF almost a month to the day on 8 June. Speaking to CDR, Woodhouse confirms his preexisting industry relationships wit

The global tech giant has failed to convince the Court of Appeal in London that the dedicated competition tribunal lacked jurisdiction, in a case touching on exhaustion of copyright and competition issues.

Both Rödl and Sullivan & Cromwell have boosted their German litigation capabilities, while London firms continue to tempt experienced practitioners. The round-up begins in Germany, where Nuremberg-headquartered Rödl has recruited ex-Siemens in-house lawyer Sören Premer from BDO in Cologne, bolstering its international trade capabilities across export controls, sanctions and related litigation, enforcement and internal investigations. Rödl's managing partner Alexander Kutsch said [CD

A former HSF Kramer Johannesburg office managing partner has arrived at the Nigerian law firm's London office, adding over two decades' emerging markets finance experience.

A former assistant US attorney is the latest hire at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Chicago, adding nearly two decades' prosecution expertise across competition, white-collar and fraud cases.