Third lateral hire of the week: Paul Hastings appoints Clifford Chance corporate partner in Frankfurt Legal Business Following two major hires in the City this week, US firm Paul Hastings has turned its attentions to Frankfurt with…
Guest post: The future is uncertain – how to still make the decisions you’re putting off anyway Legal Business Presumably you make decisions all the time, in managing your matters, selecting strategies and tactics, and of course outside the…
Partner Promotions: Mayer Brown makes up two in London from 27-strong round Legal Business Mayer Brown has become the latest US firm to announce its promotion round, with City lawyers making up just 7%…
Asia next target for DLA as it launches third low-cost centre in Warsaw Legal Business DLA Piper has ramped up its low-cost services offering, opening a centre in Warsaw and eyeing Asia for a fourth…
‘Greater efficiency’: Freshfields to consolidate Cologne and Düsseldorf offices to create 240-strong team Legal Business In a rare move, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will combine its Cologne and Düsseldorf offices to create what it says will…
The Disputes Yearbook: Simmons’ Passmore on the flow on effects of Three Rivers Legal Business In June this year, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal held that the English Court of Appeal decision in Three…
Guest post: Privilege Games – In advisers we trust? Legal Business Two quotes on legal professional privilege caught my eye this week. First this from two lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills…
‘Depth and prestige’: restructuring heavyweight Ereira leaves Linklaters for Paul Hastings Legal Business David Ereira, the City finance heavyweight who has spent 25 years as a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and latterly…
The Disputes Yearbook: Herbert Smith Freehills’ Parkes on the specialist court the City needs Legal Business The English court system has added to its stable of specialist courts a Financial List, to deal with major banking…
Senior partner Stedman to retire as Nabarro prepares for spring election Legal Business Nabarro has announced today (17 October) its senior partner Graham Stedman will retire from the firm next April, and an…
‘Tremendously positive’: Linklaters partners vote in Gideon Moore as its next managing partner Legal Business The 450-strong partnership at Linklaters gathered today at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London to pass through the appointment of…
Revolving doors: Ince & Co makes double hire to ramp up insurance and aviation practices Legal Business After preparing to downsize its office space by almost half, Ince & Co has hired two more partners for its…
White & Case to close Munich office after nearly a decade as it consolidates German operation Legal Business White & Case is shutting its Munich office after almost ten years after opening, offering its 11-lawyer team the opportunity…
Hogan Lovells in mourning after lawyer killed in Paris attacks Legal Business A young Hogan Lovells associate was among the victims of Friday’s (13 November) terrorist attack in Paris, which has so…
Due south: Irwin Mitchell in takeover talks with Thomas Eggar Legal Business National firm Irwin Mitchell is in merger discussions with LB100 firm Thomas Eggar with a view to extending its reach in…
Cleaning up: Linklaters and Slaughters advise on record-breaking disposal of Northern Rock mortgages Legal Business Linklaters and Slaughter and May have landed major roles advising on the government’s record-breaking £13bn sale of former Northern Rock…
City firms called on as SFO launches Euribor prosecution against Deutsche Bank and Barclays staff Legal Business K&L Gates, Stephenson Harwood, Herbert Smith Freehills are among the City law firms instructed as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today…
Middle East moves: Latham loses partner trio to Hogan Lovells in Dubai Legal Business Three of the nine partners in Latham & Watkins’ Dubai office have resigned, just months after the US firm announced…
‘A watershed moment for enforcement’ – Cleary’s Gadhia sizes up class action competition reforms Legal Business We have begun a journey into the unknown. The new collective action regime for competition litigation, which came into effect…
Slaughters parachutes in to defend Rolls-Royce in SFO probe Legal Business Rolls-Royce has hired Slaughter and May to lead its defence as it faces an SFO probe into alleged bribes paid…
