Who won what – and why – at the Legal Week Innovation Awards 2016

View in Browser Jul 21, 2016 Who won what – and why – at the Legal Week Innovation Awards 2016 Full details of the winning entries at the fourth annual London awards – Dentons, Cooley and Taylor Wessing among the winners Pearson appoints five firms to its first US panel Cleary, Morgan Lewis and Goodwin Procter have all landed roles on the private equity group's inaugural US panel Standard Life Investments increases panel from three to five The asset manager has completed a panel review that will see five firms stay on its panel for the next five years Clifford Chance lands role as SFO launches criminal investigation into Unaoil Magic circle firm called in to advise Monaco-based Unaoil over allegations of corruption and money laundering Baker & McKenzie builds Berlin office with Taylor Wessing team hire The team of four lawyers including two partners will join Baker & McKenzie's Berlin office on 1 August Facebook turns to Baker & McKenzie to fight US tax probe Social networking giant signs up Bakers for IRS investigation into asset transfers to Irish holding company Advertisement Legal Week Law Legal Briefings & Resources   Infrastructure in Uganda: the key projects transforming the country Infrastructure funding currently comprises around one third of the total Ugandan Government expenditure every year, and major projects involving agribusiness, transport and telecoms are all under way. This article outlines some of these projects and how they are set to transform the country. Download  Sponsored Post  Free whitepaper – unveil the truth about automated Contract Management Contract Management is a strategic asset that can directly impact your business, but how? This free whitepaper from effacts by Wolters Kluwer examines – and debunks – 5 common myths in-house lawyers have about Contract Management to set the record straight: it's time to access information in one central place, store it in the cloud and finally start making your office paper-free. Upcoming Events for Legal Professionals   Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum Africa 2016 Unites senior in-house counsel to discuss, debate and deliver vital insights into the changing dynamic of the African legal market SPONSORED LEGAL WEEK JOBS    Job of the Week  NQ-1 year PQE Commercial Litigation lawyer - Media / Tech Sector NQ-1 year PQE Commercial Litigation lawyer Cheltenham At Wiggin we focus on media, IP and technology, exclusively. We're cutting-edge. We're innova... For more details please click here. General Counsel, 10+PQE (Brussels) Edwards Gibson Brussels (BE) **REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER** RedLaw Recruitment London (Greater) (GB) More from Legal Week Jobs AROUND THE ALM NETWORK   Akerman Expands in Four Cities as Houston's Beirne Maynard Shuts Its Doors Texas Lawyer Houston litigation shop Beirne, Maynard & Parsons is dissolving after nearly 30 years, with 30 trial lawyers joining Florida's Akerman and 10 others form... More GCs Say Yes to Working From Home Corporate Counsel As working from home becomes commonplace in other industries, general counsel are slowly warming up to the idea of letting their in-house lawyers telecommute. Opposing Counsel Flung Coffee at Him During Depo, Litigator Says The Recorder Healy partner says she merely spilled drink on conference table following 'provocation' in artificial intelligence case. Connect With Legal Week This newsletter was sent to anjeri2010.lawyerinfo@blogger.com Unsubscribe |  More eNewsletters |  About Us |  Privacy Policy Copyright © 2016 ALM Media LLC All Rights Reserved. 120 Broadway, 5th Floor | New York, NY 10271-1101 | 1-877-256-2472