Elisha Juttla

3 weeks ago | legalbusiness.co.uk | Elisha Juttla

In the latest in Legal Business’s Meal Deal Maker series, Skadden private equity co-head and London managing partner Rich Youle discusses the best things about being a deal lawyer, the most influential deals of his career, and his go-to snacks to get him through a long negotiation. He also talks up the the value of relationship-building in private equity, reminisces about the legendary deal-closing celebrations of old, and reveals why he opted against pursuing a career as a spy.

1 month ago | legalbusiness.co.uk | Elisha Juttla

In Legal Business’s new Meal Deal Maker series, Melissa Fogarty, co-head of Clifford Chance’s corporate practice, reveals her sandwich of choice from Pret, reflects on what’s shaped her dealmaking over the past two years, and explains how she stays calm on big deals. She also shares some of the best ways she’s celebrated a deal closing (karaoke included), and why nothing beats unwinding by cooking a roast dinner for her children.

2 months ago | legalbusiness.co.uk | Elisha Juttla

In Legal Business’s new Meal Deal Maker series, Tom Richards, co-head of Weil’s London finance practice, reveals his favourite meal deal and discusses everything from what he enjoys most about being a deal lawyer to his go-to snack for powering through long negotiations. He also shares how he celebrates a deal closing, his top tips for staying calm under pressure, and his love for Tangfastics.

2 months ago | legalbusiness.co.uk | Elisha Juttla

Paul Weiss is set to hire Richard Hornshaw, Akin’s international head of disputes, to kickstart a litigation team in London. Hornshaw, recognised as a Legal 500 leading partner for premium commercial litigation, represents financial institutions in cross-border disputes, with a focus on finance and securities law, as well as restructuring and insolvency.

2 months ago | legalbusiness.co.uk | Elisha Juttla

James Bremen, the chair of Quinn Emanuel’s construction practice, has left after eight years to join the independent litigation firm Joseph Hage Aaronson. He will take on the role of presiding partner, bringing with him Quinn partners James Mayers and Mark Grasso. The firm will be rebranded as Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen from next month.