Louis Altmann

Reporter at Law.com

Featured in: Favicon

law.com

theedgesusu.co.uk

Articles

Slaughter and May Client BHP Fails to Throw Out Criminal Contempt Proceedings

1 day ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

Much of the litigation funding industry had been holding its breath awaiting the report, given the U.K. government's position that it will only revisit concerns around the PACCAR judgment after its publication.
PAI Partners Appoints Pimco Lawyer as First General Counsel

2 days ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

Apple holds the keys to millions of customers, leaving general counsel with little choice but to navigate a sometimes arduous working relationship with the tech giant that sets the rules.
UK Watchdog Raps Am Law Firm for Breaching Russia Sanctions

3 days ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

Lawyers said the ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal’s special climate-focused chamber provides key guidance on how big companies must comply with a 2017 law requiring them to map the most serious environmental and other risks linked to their activities and supply chains.
Freshfields Advises As UK Men's Basketball League Sues Governing Body

4 days ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

“The immediate consequence of this regime coming into force has been that some civil courts in Barcelona and Madrid have become flooded by lawsuits precisely aimed at trying to avoid having to go through the ADR proceeding,” a Uría Menéndez partner said.
HSF Kramer Takes Real Estate Disputes Head From Ashurst

1 week ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

Personalized legal news feed that provides the ability to be first to know what's driving new suits and deals in key industry segments.
Slaughter and May Acts as BHP Files Injunction Against Pogust Goodhead

1 week ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

“The immediate consequence of this regime coming into force has been that some civil courts in Barcelona and Madrid have become flooded by lawsuits precisely aimed at trying to avoid having to go through the ADR proceeding,” a Uría Menéndez partner said.
Nonequity Compensation Increases at Five Major UK Law Firms

1 week ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

Amid questions over how much of the Am Law 100 will pay out special bonuses for 2024, Holland & Knight matched the Milbank base bonus scale while also matching on special bonuses for some associates. But the biggest bonuses are limited to associates in large markets.
NQ Compensation Increases at Five Major in the UK

1 week ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

Amid questions over how much of the Am Law 100 will pay out special bonuses for 2024, Holland & Knight matched the Milbank base bonus scale while also matching on special bonuses for some associates. But the biggest bonuses are limited to associates in large markets.
5 Major Law Firms Up NQ Rates as £100k+ Becomes UK Norm

1 week ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

Presiding partner Peter Furci said the firm’s new tier and reinforcement of its lockstep model reflect both the firm’s willingness to adapt to the market as well as its devotion to its culture and what got it here.
Dechert Adds 4-Lawyer Orrick Finance Team in London, While 2 Capital Markets Partners Depart

3 weeks ago | law.com | Louis Altmann

Dechert has added a four-lawyer team from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe to its U.K. finance practice, while also seeing the departure of two capital markets partners in London. Partners Sushila Nayak and James Jirtle have joined the firm and Nayak will serve as a “leader of Dechert’s London-based CLO effort,” the firm announced.