Nick Humphrey, former partner and National Head of Private Equity at Norton Rose Group, has joined Sparke Helmore Lawyers as the firm’s National Corporate Practice Group Leader.

David Walek has joined Foley Hoag LLP in Boston as a partner in the Business Department.

On Monday 16 January 2012, Macfarlanes was joined by a team from the boutique specialist hedge fund law firm, D Harris & Co International Limited (DHCI).

On Monday 16 January 2012, Macfarlanes was joined by a team from the boutique specialist hedge fund law firm, D Harris & Co International Limited (DHCI).

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance is advising long standing client The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc on the sale of the RBS Aviation Capital business for $7.3 billion (£4.7 billion).

Global law firm White & Case LLP represented Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on its joint venture with China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) to build, own and operate a grassroots full conversion oil refinery to be located in Yanbu’, Saudi Arabia. Once completed, the new refinery will have capacity to process 400,000 barrels per day of heavy crude oil and will produce a full slate of refined products.

DLA Piper has secured a preliminary injunction on behalf of its client, Chip Connect, a leader in the design, manufacturing, assembly and testing of printed circuit boards, against defendants, Coy Christmas, Calibur11 LLC, EinsteinModz LLC and BGRMods LLC.

Today, Middletons announced the arrival of Alex Roth, previously a partner at Herbert Geer, who will join its Banking & Financial Services group in Sydney. This follows the appointment of Richard Winter in July, formerly an in-house counsel at Westpac.