RBS hires Shaw as GC as the ex-Barclays veteran takes one of the top roles in finance law Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Michael Shaw (pictured) as its next general counsel with the former Barclays…
Sheffield reaches out to Magic Circle with northshoring campaign Legal Business Sheffield City Council is targeting the UK’s top 100 law firms in a bid to entice them to establish offices…
Heads roll on Queen Street: KWM to axe 15% of European partners in sweeping shake-up Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) told its London partnership this morning that 15% of its European and Middle Eastern partners…
Adviser review: Pinsent Masons added to Land Securities panel Legal Business National firm Pinsent Masons has won a place on FTSE 100 firm Land Securities’ legal panel, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Travers Smith and Kirkland take lead roles as Micro Focus agrees $540m acquisition of Serena Software Legal Business Against sluggish levels of transactional activity of late, Travers Smith and Kirkland & Ellis have landed lead advisory roles on…
One Essex Court takes banking silk duo from 3VB Legal Business One Essex Court has hired banking silk duo Adrian Beltrami QC and Sonia Tolaney QC from 3 Verulam Buildings (3VB),…
Turning Japanese: Debevoise & Plimpton launches in Tokyo in first new outpost in a decade Legal Business With Japan’s ageing population and cheap debt forcing its biggest corporates to look outside the country for growth, Debevoise &…
State of the industry: UK legal services sector grows 8% as exports rise Legal Business Counter to the UK’s trade deficit widening at the end of 2015, the UK’s legal industry has again outperformed the…
One more name in the ring as Jacobs closes in on Linklaters senior partner position Legal Business Aedamar Comiskey has entered the race to become the next senior partner at Linklaters, facing off against corporate heavyweight Charlie…
Eversheds, Reed Smith and Dentons land spots on inaugural Avis panel Legal Business Eversheds, Reed Smith, Dentons and K&L Gates have landed spots on a seven-firm global panel created by US car rental…
Data deal: Davis Polk advises Markit on US merger Legal Business Longstanding adviser Davis Polk & Wardwell has acted for Markit again as the London-based data provider signed a deal with…
Revolving doors: Holman Fenwick takes Singapore aviation team from BLP as MoFo, Ince and Ashurst make key hires Legal Business As Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) makes a key team hire in Singapore, Morrison & Foerster, Ince & Co and Ashurst…
Barclays bans lawyers from corporate hospitality during panel review Legal Business Barclays has put a ban on its 600 lawyers accepting corporate hospitality as it reviews its legal panel worth around…
Freshfields the latest to post reduced retention rate with 82% of trainees kept on Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the last Magic Circle firm to post its trainee retention rate this spring, posted a reduced figure,…
Winston & Strawn disputes heavyweight joins Garrigues to launch City arbitration team Legal Business Garrigues has hired its first English-qualified partner in the City with the arrival of Winston & Strawn‘s co-head of international…
DLA Piper launches flexible working in Australia as part of LOD roll out Legal Business Fresh from sealing a landmark deal with Lawyers On Demand (LOD) to provide freelance lawyering services to its clients, DLA…
In-house: Lloyds appoints head of legal for ring-fencing as banks prepare for 2019 deadline Legal Business Former Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) corporate partner Frances McLeman has been made head of legal for ring-fencing at Lloyds Banking…
Comment: Time to move on – Savage argues legal education is falling behind the realities of the profession Legal Business Let’s get this in context right off the bat. The Training for Tomorrow proposals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…
Fasken Martineau slashes London lawyer headcount by a third ahead of office move Legal Business Fasken Martineau will close the doors of its Hanover Square office at the end of this week, relocating a significantly…
London calling: Slaughter and May resumes City focus with bumper promotion round of ten Legal Business The latest to release its partnership promotions, Slaughter and May has announced ten promotions all in the City, a big…
