Guest post: Ed can enter No. 10 without Nicola’s keys Legal Business This election looks a close-run thing – very close run indeed. As I write, polls and forecasts suggest strongly that…
Building the team: Withers boosts Connecticut office with 11-strong hire from US outfit Legal Business After undertaking a signifcant push into the Asia-Pacific market since the start of this year, Withers has now enhanced its corporate,…
Asia: Norton Rose Fulbright takes on five-strong Fried Frank disputes team in Hong Kong Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has recruited a team of five lawyers from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s disputes practice…
Partner promotions: CMS makes up 39 in international partnership round Legal Business The CMS international network has this year made up 39 lawyers to partner across Europe and the Middle East, including…
Partner promotions: DAC Beachcroft makes up 47% of 15-strong round in Bristol Legal Business UK-top 25 firm DAC Beachcroft has announced its partnership promotions for 2015, making up almost half of its intake in…
In-house: Lloyds’ disputes head Simmons exits as Dixons Carphone appoints BT’s Paterson after merger Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group has seen the exit of disputes chief Philippa Simmons as the bank undergoes a consultation of the…
Partner promotions: Taylor Wessing makes five up to partner in UK as Clydes global round sees 13 made up Legal Business As it shifts to an all equity structure, Taylor Wessing has this year promoted five lawyers to partner in its…
Targeting London: Ropes launches City commercial litigation practice with K&L Gates hire Legal Business Five years after setting up in London, Ropes & Gray has launched a City-based commercial litigation practice with the hire…
Comment: Being right in real life is much harder than being right intellectually Legal Business A long, long time ago when I used to report on fund management, one of the defining figures was Tony…
Building the team: Mishcon de Reya hires Proskauer corporate partner Legal Business In an effort to broaden its M&A and private equity capability, City firm Mishcon de Reya has today (16 April)…
Guest post: Legal Risk Study – how in-house lawyers manage (or don’t) ethics and risk Legal Business Readers who have not seen this already might be interested in the executive report from a study I am leading…
10 weeks to respond: Cleary Gottlieb called in to handle EU competition claims against Google Legal Business Google’s lawyers at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have been given 10 weeks to respond to the European Commission’s charges…
Targeting London: Goodwin Procter hires KWM’s Lever to launch City PE practice Legal Business Having set its sights on creating a private equity practice, given how Weil, Gotshal & Manges has made moves on…
Opening up new markets: Trowers becomes first foreign firm to get licence in Malaysia Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins has become the first law firm to secure a Qualified Foreign Law Firm (QFLF) licence in Malaysia…
Simpson Thacher’s Glover: Tied up and tied down – a peculiar way to police the private funds market Legal Business The financial crisis ushered a wave of new regulations aimed at mitigating systemic risk to the financial system. While no-one…
International moves: Dentons takes on White & Case Budapest office with over 30-strong team Legal Business Dentons has enhanced its CEE presence in Budapest with the hire of White & Case partners István Réczicza, Rob Irving…
Dealwatch: Skadden, Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham act on Nokia’s €15.6bn Alcatel-Lucent takeover Legal Business US firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised on Nokia’s plans to take over…
Guest post: A very brief glance at the Labour Party Manifesto Legal Business Here are some of the ‘justice highlights’ in the Labour Party Manifesto for the 2015 General Election. The full manifesto…
Global London: Latham & Watkins sees London revenues jump 20% Legal Business Latham & Watkins has joined a pool of strong US firm performances in the City in 2014 and recorded a…
Leadership: Freshfields veterans Braham and Pugh set to go head-to-head in senior partner elections Legal Business A contest between the firm’s disputes and corporate partners is set as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s former disputes and corporate heads…
