Asia expansion: Hogan Lovells hires Gide Vietnam chief as it targets SE Asia Legal Business In keeping with its continued expansion in Asia, Hogan Lovells has today (16 January) announced the hire of Gide Loyrette…
Dealwatch: Kirkland, Travers, and Freshfields advise on Cinven’s £462m purchase of PCL Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis, Travers Smith and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have all won roles advising as private equity firm GTCR agrees…
‘Proving their worth’: Eleven firms win places on local government pension scheme legal framework Legal Business The National Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Frameworks group has launched a new legal services framework with eleven law firms including…
A $2.9bn cost – US bank results reveal lenders still suffering from high legal expenses Legal Business US banks have started to announce their results for Q4 2014, revealing a large hit to balance sheets from legal…
‘Banging his head against the wall’: Justice secretary makes limited concessions as Commons passes judicial review reforms Legal Business The government has amended the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to reintroduce further discretion in holding judicial reviews, helping the…
Heading to the bar: Hogan Lovells streamlines dual management role as former arbitration co-head leaves Legal Business Hogan Lovells’ former co-head of international arbitration, Simon Nesbitt, is set to depart the firm and join the Bar, a…
Taking Silk: 93 appointed QC but level of female applicants remains ‘stubbornly low’ Legal Business The appointment of 93 new Queen’s Counsel (QC) has been announced this morning (14 January), with the number of females…
‘Redefining leadership’: Hogan Lovells teams up with Oxford Said Business School on partner leadership programme Legal Business Hogan Lovells has begun piloting a new leadership programme for experienced partners with Oxford Said Business School, an initiative which…
Go your own way: Lawyers at Covington & Burling and DLA Piper leave to launch boutiques Legal Business Having watched an increasing number of their peers depart during 2014 to launch boutique law firms, Covington & Burling‘s co-head…
Routes into law: Queen Mary teams up with Reed Smith on ‘degree with apprenticeship in law’ Legal Business US law firm Reed Smith and Queen Mary University in London have created the first degree with an apprenticeship in…
Revolving doors: New Year moves at Eversheds, DLA Piper and HFW Legal Business Many City partners got the New Year started at new firms, with Eversheds, DLA Piper and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)…
Planning to ‘make a big impact’: Cooley raids Edwards Wildman and MoFo’s City offices to launch in London Legal Business US firm Cooley has made its long-awaited entrance to the London legal market, taking partners from Morrison & Foerster and…
‘Nothing is off the cards’: Kennedys launches in Scotland with plans to double headcount Legal Business Insurance firm Kennedys has finally entered the Scottish market with the launch of two new offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Asia: Reed Smith establishes South East Asia corporate practice as Greenberg launches in Tokyo Legal Business Reed Smith has hired Stephenson Harwood’s South East Asia head of corporate Matt Gorman to launch a corporate practice in…
‘A watershed moment’: Q&A with Cooley’s CEO on the firm’s London launch and philosophical decisions Legal Business Joe Conroy, chief executive of tech focused Californian firm Cooley, talks to Tom Moore on why it was harder to…
‘The pharma sector is very busy’: Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden win roles on Shire’s $5.2bn acquisition Legal Business Slaughter and May was called upon by longstanding pharmaceutical client Shire on its biggest acquisition to date as it purchased…
Cheers: Heineken UK gifts DLA Piper with principal legal adviser role Legal Business After much speculation and a lengthy review, the UK arm of global beer and cider producer Heineken has announced the…
The Friday Edit: New year, new partners and a new world order in finance Legal Business Happy New Year and welcome to the first Friday Edit of 2015, our weekly review of the top stories to…
Real estate: Macfarlanes and Clifford Chance take the lead on £370m Legal & General acquisition Legal Business Real estate heavyweights Macfarlanes and Clifford Chance (CC) have landed leading roles on one of the New Year’s first major…
Targeting the UK: LegalZoom becomes first US business to gain ABS Legal Business US online legal solution site LegalZoom has become the first American business to receive an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) licence…
