Herbert Smith Freehills

Edinburgh native Justin D'Agostino has been appointed as Herbert Smith Freehills' new chief executive officer. The appointment by the firm's council, approved by partnership vote, will take effect from 1 May 2020 for a term of four years. Mr D'Agostino will succeed Mark Rigotti, who has served two t

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has assisted a children's charity to develop proposals for the statutory regulation of social media companies. The NSPCC is campaigning in favour of a new "social media regulator" which could issue fines of up to £20 million to social media compan