‘Reaped the rewards’: latest accounts underline strong year for expansive Pinsents Legal Business Pinsent Masons‘ highest-paid LLP member took home 38% more last year than in 2013/14, as the firm posted double-digit growth…
Comment: Doing something radical – how Dentons sort of won me over Legal Business Everywhere I go in legal circles these days, people ask about Dentons. How incredible it would have been even 18…
Revolving doors: team hires galore as Stephenson Harwood, Dentons and Clydes all add to their benches Legal Business In a busy week for international hires, several firms have made key team hires around the globe, with Stephenson Harwood,…
Linklaters incoming global banking chief reshuffles deck in shadow finance push Legal Business Just weeks into his new role as Linklaters global head of banking, Tony Bugg told the firm’s 200 banking lawyers…
IP litigator Sternfeld departs boutique after 15 years to join Fieldfisher Legal Business Fieldfisher has bolstered its IP group and its life sciences practice with the hire of three partners from IP boutique…
Comment: Singapore swing – HSF’s Leydecker on the island state’s threat to the dominance of English law Legal Business English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
US financials 2015: Paul Weiss, Dechert, Goodwin and K&S all post strong results Legal Business US firm revenue-season has begun with leading firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison posting year-on-year growth. Revenues were up…
Eversheds highest-paid member takes home 5% more as turnover dips Legal Business Eversheds‘ highest-paid LLP member took home £1.46m last year, an increase of 5% on the previous year, while turnover at…
Slater & Gordon UK chief Kinsella retires amid turbulent period for PI group Legal Business Australia-listed Slater & Gordon‘s UK chief, Neil Kinsella, has retired and will be succeeded by the firm’s UK head of…
Flight to quality as big-spending JPMorgan signs entire Magic Circle to EMEA panel Legal Business CMS, Eversheds and NRF also picked as Ashurst, Simmons and HSF miss out Several London-headquartered law firms, including the entire…
Linklaters’ new global banking chief reshuffles deck in shadow finance push Legal Business Bugg targets renewed growth for Linklaters’ finance team in shake-up at Silk Street Just weeks into his new role as…
DLA Piper partnership votes to overhaul remuneration system Legal Business Firm increases bonus pool and launches three-year lockstep for new partners DLA Piper International partners have approved an overhaul of…
Cooke: ‘Conveyor belt is not a phrase you will ever hear uttered at Slaughter and May’ Legal Business Corporate veteran vows to maintain City focus when he succeeds Saul in May The new senior partner at Slaughter and…
Osborne Clarke still going strong as LB100 firms report first-half results Legal Business 2015 Legal Business Law Firm of the Year Osborne Clarke has continued its sound financial performance of the last few…
Kennedys global push continues apace as it follows insurance clients to Argentina Legal Business Continental Europe the next priority as firm chases larger international revenues Kennedys formed another international association last month, this time…
Linklaters picks merger targets in Shanghai as Asia exits stack up Legal Business Linklaters has selected Shanghai Capital Law & Partners and Shanghai Kai-Rong Law Firm as targets as management works to establish…
‘An environment conducive to M&A’: global elite anticipate busy year after record 2015 Legal Business Skadden heads US M&A tables while Freshfields leads in Europe Deal lawyers are unsurprisingly predicting another busy year in M&A…
The finance view: Bumpy markets, rising debt funds – direct lending to flourish in 2016 but it won’t be year of the junk bond Legal Business Victoria Young canvasses veteran lawyers on the outlook for bespoke financing in 2016. It’s been flavour of the month for…
Linklaters doubles up on IPOs as UK capital markets move swiftly into gear for 2016 Legal Business Linklaters has got the year off to a flying start for equity capital markets work, leading on the announced initial…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in December/January 2015/16 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS AND STEPHENSON HARWOOD CHECK IN FOR PRIORY SALE Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Stephenson Harwood led on the sale of…
