Ex-City lawyer finds tasty new job
Rohan Bilimoria worked as a private practice lawyer at Linklaters and Mayer Brown in London, Moscow and Singapore before moving to a regional in-house role at Yum! Brands in Singapore, where he currently lives with his wife Kelly-Anne and son Kairo. He used to read Moretolaw interviews as a junior lawyer, and was more than happy to tell us his own story. mtl: Hi Rohan, please can you tell us a bit about your legal training and your career in private practice? Rohan: When I w
Ex-City lawyer now General Counsel for a sports marketing agency in Switzerland
Rowena Samarasinhe trained at CMS Cameron McKenna and qualified into their IP and Technology group in 2006. She left last year to follow her interest in sport by working in Geneva on the broadcasting rights for Euro 2008. She has since moved to be General Counsel of Athletics Management and Services AG in Luzern. We spoke to her about her job changes and how she finds life in Switzerland compared to working in London. mtl: Hi Rowena, please can you start at the beginning
Employment lawyer does an LLM in the USA
Have you considered studying again? This week we spoke to Martin Luff, a 3yr PQE employment lawyer who is currently doing a Masters in Law at the University of Texas in Austin. We asked him why he decided to go back to being a student and the benefits of doing an LLM, as well as the practicalities of how much it costs and how the application process works. mtl: Hi Martin, tell us about your legal career so far. Martin: I studied Law with American Law at Nottingham and, dur
Ex-Freshfields solicitor switches to the Bar
Anneli Howard qualified in 1999 as an associate in Freshfields’ EU litigation practice. In 2000, she became a “referendaire” at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, and nearly three years later returned to London to re-train as a barrister at Monckton Chambers. She was called to the Bar in 2002 and specialises in EU and competition law. We talked to Anneli about her career so far. mtl: Hi Anneli, tell us why you decided to become a litigation solicitor? Anneli: I h
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