A £1.2bn deal: Shearman, Slaughters and Paul Weiss advise on Fairfax’s takeover of Brit Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Slaughter and May are among firms to have landed roles advising on Canadian insurance group Fairfax’s £1.2bn takeover…
Accounts: NRF shows 4% profit bump as borrowings fall while Fieldfisher’s profit slides Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright’s UK registered limited liability partnership (LLP) has recorded a near 4% increase in profit for the 2013/14…
Bringing lawyers and consultants ‘under the same roof’: Eversheds launches financial services consulting arm Legal Business Eversheds has expanded its consulting services business, Eversheds Consulting, with the launch of a financial services regulatory compliance offering, and…
Accounts revealed: Pinsent Masons’ headcount and net debt jumps as turnover rises Legal Business Pinsent Masons’ latest accounts, filed at Companies House, reveal a 3.7% profit increase alongside a 5.9% rise in headcount in…
Grand designs: DLA Piper to move City operation to Cameron McKenna’s old office Legal Business Seeking to expand its office space in the City, DLA Piper has signed a lease to move into CMS Cameron…
Referred to the SDT: Fieldfisher partner pursued by SRA after criminal conviction Legal Business Fieldfisher partner Michael Harte has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) which…
‘We have renewed momentum’: Hogan Lovells sees PEP edge up 0.8% after 3.6% revenue increase Legal Business As Hogan Lovells prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary in May, there may be mixed reaction from the partnership today…
PwC Legal’s Stewart Room: ‘New year, new privacy and security strategy’ Legal Business New year is traditionally the time to change our ways. As we reflect back on the year just gone, perhaps…
In-house reshuffle: JPMorgan hires Goldman Sachs’ John Tribolati as new EMEA general counsel Legal Business US banking giant JPMorgan Chase continues its strategic expansion of its legal function, and has recruited Goldman Sachs heavyweight counsel…
World’s largest airport operator: Mayer Brown and Davis Polk help Spain’s €4.3bn AENA float take-off Legal Business Mayer Brown and Davis Polk & Wardwell have won roles advising Spanish airport operator Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea)…
Building a ‘global oil and gas practice’: Latham & Watkins hires HSF energy partner in London Legal Business Latham & Watkins has continued its hiring spree in London with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills‘ energy partner Simon…
‘An extremely tragic situation’: Police name DLA Piper associate as victim stabbed in Washington DC hotel Legal Business Police have identified a man killed in a stabbing at a Washington DC hotel on Tuesday 10 February as 30-year…
Succession planning: News Corp promotes deputy general counsel David Pitofsky to top job Legal Business David Pitofsky has been named general counsel (GC) and chief compliance officer (CCO) for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, replacing Gerson…
Accounts revealed: Clifford Chance sees Asia turnover rise fastest at 8.9% Legal Business Clifford Chance’s turnover picked up 7% in the financial year 2013/14, as Asia Pacific led the way with a 8.9%…
Comment: Pinsents and the confidence dividend – successful law firms need a spring in their step Legal Business There are lots of factors that are supposed to have a major role in the success of a law firm…
US results round up: Cooley sees 19% turnover jump as Mayer Brown PEP grows 12.8% Legal Business In the latest round of 2014 financial results for US firms, Cooley has revealed turnover growth of 19% with revenues…
‘Willingness to do things differently’: RPC to try hand at management consultancy Legal Business RPC is set to launch a new management consultancy business to target its core insurance sector clients, and has hired…
Trainee retention: Clifford Chance and Linklaters keep on 91% of spring qualifiers Legal Business Both Clifford Chance and Linklaters have revealed they are keeping on 91% of their spring 2015 cohort with the firms…
Comment: What a ‘combination’! Dentons Dacheng pushes the concept of a firm to breaking point Legal Business In January 2005 DLA hooked up with US duo Piper Rudnick and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, triggering a debate that…
45% from the UK: Slater and Gordon acquires two firms as it builds British offering Legal Business Slater and Gordon has acquired a further two UK law firms, adding a projected £18.7m to annual revenue, and revealed…
