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…
Comment: A new model, a new game as US firms secure a decisive victory Legal Business ‘We’re not a corporate firm, we’re an investors’ firm.’ That simple statement by one partner stood out more than any…
Revolving doors: Specialists and US firms build up in the City Legal Business Last week saw specialist and US firms strengthen their presence in the City and Europe as Kingsley Napley strengthened its…
Significant mandates: Hogan Lovells among raft of firms on GE’s financial restructuring Legal Business Hogan Lovells plus a host of US firms have won roles on GE’s major financial restructuring, including the $26.5bn sale…
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…
A new model, a new game as US firms secure a decisive victory Legal Business ‘We’re not a corporate firm, we’re an investors’ firm.’ That simple statement by one partner stood out more than any…
Freshfields veterans Braham and Pugh set to go head-to-head in senior partner elections Legal Business Jaishree Kalia follows the contest between the firm’s disputes and corporate partners Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s former disputes and corporate heads…
Gender diversity improves as law firms make bumper partner promotions Legal Business The annual round of partner promotions at City firms looked a lot more international this year as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer,…
Life During Law – Kevin Ingram Legal Business I fell into a career that suits me. I’ve done interesting things that kept me motivated and worked with intelligent, motivated…
The Last Word: Players old and new Legal Business With the publication of our annual Global London report, leading figures at foreign firms in the City assess their performance…
So demanding – are contract lawyers business delivering for clients? Legal Business Contract lawyer businesses have hugely expanded in recent years with law firms increasingly entering the market. But are clients getting…
DLA Piper’s Canada merger to build on west coast roots and target Toronto Legal Business DLA Piper ended its long wait to seal a merger in Canada last month after partners at Vancouver-based Davis voted…
Winston & Strawn pulls in corporate and finance teams Legal Business Mass hire from Pillsbury sees 15 partners defect. Winston & Strawn, which had been looking to bolster its finance and…
Q&A: Mishcon de Reya’s Kevin Gold talks peers, New York and international strategy Legal Business High-flying City firm Mishcon de Reya recently kicked off a review of its strategy, aiming to create a ten-year vision.…
Gibson Dunn partner suspended after misleading High Court Legal Business Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Peter Gray was found to have deliberately misled the High Court regarding evidence presented in…
Game theories – many approaches as European firms tackle the City Legal Business Rising transactional activity has given European firms in the City renewed confidence but playing in London remains a tricky game.…
Links, A&O and HSF win roles on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB takeover Legal Business Less than a year after Lloyds floated TSB Bank, Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) all…
Cross-border £1.1bn Liberty Living deal sees raft of firms pick up mandates Legal Business The trend of foreign money flowing into the UK real estate market continued last month. This time the investment came…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in March 2015 Legal Business CC, LINKLATERS AND LATHAM & WATKINS WIN KEY ROLES ON PIRELLI TAKEOVER Advised by Clifford Chance (CC), China National Chemical…
Latham halves its offices in the Middle East Legal Business DWF picks Dubai for first international office and puts three-year growth plan in place With just 35 lawyers spread across…
