Oleg Deripaska wins disclosure from Quinn Emanuel over alleged arbitration fraud

Oleg Deripaska wins disclosure from Quinn Emanuel over alleged arbitration fraud. Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has secured a court order in London mandating Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan to reveal the name of a consulting firm that provided them with a purportedly forged report meant for arbitration-related proceedings. The High Court has mandated a prominent […]

Clifford Chance advises on Meituan’s US$2.5 billion bond issuance

Clifford Chance advises on Meituan’s US$2.5 billion bond issuance. Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised the Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners of Meituan’s two-tranche US$2.5 billion bond issuance. Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners: Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited, Morgan Stanley & Co. […]

Clifford Chance – Bas Boris Visser Dies Unexpectedly

Clifford Chance – Bas Boris Visser Dies Unexpectedly Bas Boris Visser, who held the position of global head of innovation at the firm, had twice assumed the role of managing partner in Amsterdam throughout his extensive career with the U.K. firm.  The firm did not specify a cause of death. His passing was announced merely […]

Christopher Morvillo – Confirmed Dead

Christopher Morvillo – Confirmed Dead – The Italian coastguard has confirmed the identification of five individuals whose bodies were recovered following the sinking of a superyacht. Among the deceased is British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch. Additionally, the identities of Jonathan Bloomer, his spouse Judith Bloomer, attorney Christopher Morvillo, and his wife Neda Morvillo have also been […]

DRAMATIC SEARCH – Who is Chris Morvillo? A lawyer from Clifford Chance is currently unaccounted for following the sinking of the Bayesian yacht off the coast of Sicily.

New York based Clifford Chance Partner Christopher J Morvillo is one of the few individuals reported missing following the sinking of a luxury yacht during a storm near Sicily. The vessel, known as the Bayesian, was carrying a total of 22 individuals, comprising 12 passengers and 10 crew members at the time of the incident. […]

Clifford Chance Wins Court of Appeal Verdict For Eternity Sky

Global law firm Clifford Chance has secured a successful outcome for its client, Eternity Sky, in a judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal today. The appeal was brought by an individual, Mrs Zhang, who was ordered to pay Eternity Sky HK$ 500 million under a Hong Kong arbitration award. Mrs Zhang’s liability arose […]

Clifford Chance joins competitors in raising NQ salaries to £150,000

Effective as of 1 May, A&O Shearman has raised NQ pay by 20%, and the newly merged firm’s trainees will also see an increase of over 10%, with first-year salaries at £56,000 and second-year at £61,000. Likewise, Clifford Chance has adjusted its NQ and trainee solicitor salaries to match those of its rivals. As of […]