The Legal 500

Back to Legal500 home

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

TOWER 42, LEVEL 23, 25 OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON, EC2N 1HQ, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7847 9500
Fax:
Fax 020 7847 9501
Web:
www.pillsburylaw.com
Washington DC, Tokyo, Shanghai, San Francisco, San Diego, San Diego and 8 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Corporate and commercial

Within Commercial contracts, tier 4

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP’s global sourcing practice offers an integrated service to an impressive array of clients, with London-based Ian Ferguson and Tim Wright acting for the likes of Tesco Bank. In 2010 it advised GlaxoSmithKline in relation to a worldwide facilities management outsourcing initiative, a 12-month transaction culminating in the renegotiation of master services agreements with its chosen service providers.

Projects, energy and natural resources

Within Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables) , tier 4

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is well known for its specialism in nuclear, and George Borovas’ team in London has a growing profile. The group acted for Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation on the purchase of four nuclear power reactors.

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Brand management, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is a second tier firm,

At Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, high-profile advertising lawyer Rafi Azim-Khan works closely with the firm’s US Silicon Valley office on social media matters. He advised Clorox on the UK launch of the Burt’s Bees product line, and successfully represented SCA Hygiene Products’ Cushelle against Kimberly-Clark’s Andrex in ASA proceedings. Other clients include Chivas Brothers, Starbucks and new client Holland America line.

Within IT and telecoms, tier 5

At Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, outsourcing specialist Ian Ferguson and new media expert Rafi Azim-Khan work closely with the firm’s US offices, handling international mandates from clients including Tesco Bank, Airbus and OpenText.

Further information on Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Please choose from this list to view details of what we say about Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in other jurisdictions.

London

Offices in London

Search News and Articles

Legal Developments in the UK

Legal Developments and updates from the leading lawyers in each jurisdiction. To contribute, send an email request to

  • HOUSING

    In Nzinga Maswaku v Westminster City Council [2012] EWCA Civ 669 the Court of Appeal clarified that in offering a homeless person with alternative temporary accommodation the local authority is obliged to point that if the offer is refused it has discharged its Part VII duties under the Housing Act 1996.
    - 11KBW

  • COUNCIL TAX

    In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.
    - 11KBW

  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
    - 11KBW

  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
    - 11KBW

  • A justified retrospective

    Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros & cons of retrospective tax legislation
    - 11KBW

  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
    - 11KBW

  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
    - 11KBW

  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
    - 11KBW

  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
    - 11KBW

  • Immigration update May 2012

    In this issue:
    - Penningtons Solicitors LLP
© 2012 www.legal500.com