Clyde & Co

WonderFi Announces Expansion into Australia

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

FXI is registered in Australia to offer crypto trading and payment remittances within the region.

Key Points: 
  • FXI is registered in Australia to offer crypto trading and payment remittances within the region.
  • WonderFi, through FXI, will launch over-the-counter (OTC) trading services in Australia in Q2 2024, with plans to roll out a comprehensive suite of offerings for retail and institutional traders in Q3 2024.
  • Tim Lo, recently appointed as Head of Sales in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, will spearhead the go-to-market strategy in Australia.
  • With its high cryptocurrency adoption rates and vibrant digital asset community, the Australian market has tremendous potential for WonderFi.

Health and safety emerges as top risk facing global directors according to WTW’s and Clyde & Co’s latest survey

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

LONDON, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health & safety emerges as the top risk for directors and officers according to the 2024 Global Directors’ and Officers’ Survey Report from WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, and Clyde & Co, a leading global law firm.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health & safety emerges as the top risk for directors and officers according to the 2024 Global Directors’ and Officers’ Survey Report from WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, and Clyde & Co, a leading global law firm.
  • Overall, health and safety was considered the top risk with 84% of global directors, officers and risk managers ranking it as very or extremely important, closely followed by cyber-attack (including cyber extortion) risks on 79%.
  • Jeremy Wall, Head of Global FINEX, WTW, said: “We are pleased to be launching the 2024 Global Directors’ and Officers’ Survey Report in collaboration with Clyde & Co.
  • “While the last five years have seen cyber and data breaches being a top risk for directors and officers, it was a surprise to see Health & Safety be considered the top risk.

Clyde & Co Select LexisNexis® as Global Partner to Deliver Lexis® Everyfile as Part of the Firm's Ongoing Innovation in Client Service Strategy

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Clyde & Co has deployed Lexis Everyfile, as part of the Lexis® Omni platform , to support the firm's innovation of client service and matter delivery through technology.

Key Points: 
  • Clyde & Co has deployed Lexis Everyfile, as part of the Lexis® Omni platform , to support the firm's innovation of client service and matter delivery through technology.
  • Lexis Everyfile gives the firm's lawyers access to key delivery tools through their chosen interface, driving delivery efficiency and supporting great client service with leading technology.
  • Lexis Everyfile is a digital file that enables end-to- end management and delivery of legal matters.
  • Nick Roberts, Head of Legal Delivery and Innovation of Clyde & Co, says, "Our partnership with LexisNexis is to develop Lexis Everyfile as a key element of our innovation strategy.

Clyde & Co Select LexisNexis® as Global Partner to Deliver Lexis® Everyfile as Part of the Firm's Ongoing Innovation in Client Service Strategy

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 15, 2024

Clyde & Co has deployed Lexis Everyfile, as part of the Lexis® Omni platform , to support the firm's innovation of client service and matter delivery through technology.

Key Points: 
  • Clyde & Co has deployed Lexis Everyfile, as part of the Lexis® Omni platform , to support the firm's innovation of client service and matter delivery through technology.
  • Lexis Everyfile gives the firm's lawyers access to key delivery tools through their chosen interface, driving delivery efficiency and supporting great client service with leading technology.
  • Lexis Everyfile is a digital file that enables end-to- end management and delivery of legal matters.
  • Nick Roberts, Head of Legal Delivery and Innovation of Clyde & Co, says, "Our partnership with LexisNexis is to develop Lexis Everyfile as a key element of our innovation strategy.

London-based International Arbitration Partner Maurice Kenton Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth in Continued Expansion of Firm’s Global Disputes Practice

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Maurice Kenton, a prominent international arbitration and disputes lawyer with significant experience representing clients in the mining, oil and gas, power, telecommunications, infrastructure and insurance sectors, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in London.

Key Points: 
  • Maurice Kenton, a prominent international arbitration and disputes lawyer with significant experience representing clients in the mining, oil and gas, power, telecommunications, infrastructure and insurance sectors, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in London.
  • Arriving with Kenton is disputes Counsel Edward Hamilton, whose practice includes international commercial and investor-State disputes.
  • “We are pleased to welcome them to the firm.”
    Kenton, who will lead the firm’s international arbitration practice, is the latest addition to Hunton Andrews Kurth’s London-based team.
  • The firm recently announced the arrivals of his longtime colleagues, international arbitration Partner David Hesse and corporate Partner Phillip Mace.

Palisade Insurance Partners Expands Senior Leadership Team

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Palisade Insurance Partners, LLC (“Palisade” or the “Company”), a specialty managing general underwriter (“MGU”), today announced the appointments of two seasoned industry executives across its business geography.

Key Points: 
  • Palisade Insurance Partners, LLC (“Palisade” or the “Company”), a specialty managing general underwriter (“MGU”), today announced the appointments of two seasoned industry executives across its business geography.
  • Scott Stevenson has joined Palisade Insurance Partners LLC in New York as Head of US Risk, from Aon Special Opportunities Group where he served as Senior Vice President.
  • Headquartered in New York, Palisade specializes in underwriting insurance for litigation and other contingent legal risks, and transaction insurance.
  • Before joining Palisade, he was Senior Vice President at Aon’s Special Opportunities Group, where he led a team specializing in underwriting contingent legal and related risks.

Corporate Energy Partner Philip Mace Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth in London

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Philip Mace, an experienced corporate lawyer whose practice is focused on energy and upstream oil and gas transactions, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in London.

Key Points: 
  • Philip Mace, an experienced corporate lawyer whose practice is focused on energy and upstream oil and gas transactions, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in London.
  • “Philip’s addition aligns with our commitment to maintaining a leading global energy practice,” said Jeff Schroeder, head of Hunton Andrews Kurth’s energy and infrastructure team.
  • “Philip is a natural complement to the firm’s London-based energy and project finance team,” said Ferdinand Calice, managing partner of Hunton Andrews Kurth’s London office.
  • Mace is the most recent of several key additions to Hunton Andrews Kurth’s growing roster of energy industry attorneys.

Tidewater Announces the Acquisition of 37 Platform Supply Vessels from Solstad Offshore

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

This acquisition further solidifies Tidewater as the leader in large, high-specification PSVs and as the new global leader in hybrid PSVs.

Key Points: 
  • This acquisition further solidifies Tidewater as the leader in large, high-specification PSVs and as the new global leader in hybrid PSVs.
  • “These vessels make up the highest specification PSV fleet of its size anywhere in the world.
  • All 37 vessels are currently active and are working throughout the world, principally in the North Sea, but also in Brazil, Australia and West Africa.
  • “This transaction is just the latest in a series of transformative steps Tidewater has taken to drive long-term earnings and cash flow generation.

International Law Firm, Herbert Smith Freehills, Selects iManage Cloud for Document and Email Management

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iManage , the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work, today announced that leading international law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills , has selected the iManage Cloud as its platform of choice for document and email management.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iManage , the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work, today announced that leading international law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills , has selected the iManage Cloud as its platform of choice for document and email management.
  • Herbert Smith Freehills joins some of the largest global law firms, including Clyde & Co, Freshfields and Clifford Chance, in its selection of iManage Cloud.
  • Today, over 50 percent of iManage customers are in the iManage Cloud.
  • We are delighted that a prestigious global firm such as Herbert Smith Freehills has joined the iManage Cloud family.

Autonomous Marine Vehicles Global Market Report 2022: Rise in Hydrographic, Oceanographic, and Environmental Surveys Driving Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

The "Autonomous Marine Vehicles Global Market Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Autonomous Marine Vehicles Global Market Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The autonomous marine vehicles market is being driven by a rise in hydrographic, oceanographic, and environmental surveys conducted globally.
  • The vulnerability of ships to cyber threats due to automation is a major restraint for the autonomous marine vehicles market.
  • Maritime drone swarming for better surveillance and investigation capabilities is an emerging trend in the autonomous marine vehicles market.