Making partner: Slaughter and May promotes four in London Legal Business Slaughter and May has boosted its partnership ranks in the City with its latest promotions round resulting in four new…
Opening in London: Chicago’s Jenner & Block targets litigation as it sets up shop in the City Legal Business After starting up in Chicago 100 years ago, US litigation powerhouse Jenner & Block has confirmed it will open its…
‘I have to refuse maybe four out of five cases’: Dechert arbitrator exits to establish boutique Legal Business Dechert partner Pierre Mayer is set to depart the firm to establish his own boutique in Paris due to reasons…
Reassessments: Bar Standards Board asks QCA to look at re-accreditation for QCs Legal Business As the on-going dispute over its Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) rumbles on, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has…
Revolving doors: Eversheds, Reed Smith and Gibson Dunn all make key hires while Stevens & Bolton boosts its construction practice Legal Business Both LB100 and Global 100 firms made senior appointments last week, bringing in both current and former team heads to…
Guest post: Pricing Power… and how to convert it into profit Legal Business The growth of professionals in Law Land with the word ‘pricing’ in their title has been explosive over the past…
Reshuffles: Norton Rose Fulbright finalises restructure as it reviews practice areas Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright has carried out a reshuffle of its management positions including creating a new global business head and…
In court: Gibson Dunn partner found to have ‘deliberately’ misled court Legal Business Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Peter Gray has been found by Mr Justice Flaux to have ‘deliberately misled’ the High…
Calling in the regulator: Willkie Farr investigation prompts client to report itself to the SFO Legal Business A report delivered by Willkie Farr & Gallagher into expenses payments at struggling oil explorer Afren has led the client…
Dealwatch: Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Latham advise on $7.7bn Pirelli sale to ChemChina Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and Latham & Watkins are advising on the $7.7bn bid by China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina)…
Guest post: Despair and not a lot of hope … what the coalition has done to UK justice Legal Business Rarely, if ever, has a British government engaged in such an assault on justice than the present coalition. The brunt…
Guest post: What can IP offer Africa – and what can Africa offer IP? Legal Business A handsome book recently arrived on my crowded desk, demanding attention: it’s Innovation & Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa,…
Tackling evasion: Government set to create strict liability for offshore tax evasion despite Law Society concerns Legal Business The government has announced today (19 March) it is to establish a strict liability offence for offshore tax evasion –…
Significant mandates: Freshfields acts for the Bank of England as SFO investigates money-market auctions Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is representing the Bank of England (BoE) as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launches an investigation regarding…
Comment: Life after Sir Nigel – They built it, now what? Legal Business DLA Piper’s new head Simon Levine jokes about avoiding becoming the David Moyes to his high-profile predecessor’s Alex Ferguson, but…
Protecting the brand: British American Tobacco instructs Herbert Smith Freehills for plain packaging challenge Legal Business British American Tobacco (BAT) has gifted Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) with a major disputes mandate, and instructed the firm as…
Budget 2015: Legal reaction to the government’s pre-election plans for pensions, tax and the oil industry Legal Business In his final Budget before the general election in May, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has today (18 March) set…
Consolidation: Latham set to shut Abu Dhabi and Doha offices as it refocuses efforts in Dubai Legal Business Latham & Watkins has internally announced today (18 March) that it will close two offices in the Middle East by…
Comment: The case against value – the virtue that can become vice Legal Business It’s the spirit of the age that law firms feel the need to not only deliver better value and efficiency…
‘We have to find our own place’: Mishcon de Reya kicks off strategy review as it looks for 10-year plan Legal Business After surpassing revenue targets two years early last summer, high-flying City firm Mishcon de Reya has kick-started the process for…
