Management changes: DLA Piper overhauls board as Ince & Co picks new senior team Legal Business A mass reshuffle has taken place of DLA Piper’s executive managment team, with the firm’s Dutch head of corporate Barbara…
Revolving Doors: Bakers hires in the UAE, while Eversheds, Bristows, and Stewarts Law grow in the City Legal Business London, last week, saw Bristows hire another Bird & Bird partner into its TMT and life sciences practice while Eversheds…
A relief result – Turf war avoided as Palmer defeats Crean in HSF senior partner battle Legal Business London-based corporate partner James Palmer has triumphed over Sydney-based Mark Crean to become the next senior partner at Herbert Smith…
‘A very different role’: Q&A with HSF’s new senior partner James Palmer Legal Business James Palmer (Profile) talks to Legal Business about being elected the first senior partner at Herbert Smith Freehills since the…
Dealwatch: Lathams, Linklaters and HSF lead on $700m Dealogic sale Legal Business Lathams & Watkins, Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills have all won roles advising on The Carlyle Group and Euromoney Institutional…
A symbolic blow as Debevoise hires HSF’s Asia head as senior partner race down to Palmer vs Crean Legal Business Given the huge strategic weight being placed on the Asia network of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), the jewel in the international…
The Friday Edit: Glory days for HSF obsessives and Baker Mac to phase out last legacy of franchise pay Legal Business Somehow the week has flown by so it’s already time to welcome readers to The Friday Edit, our informal take…
‘Privilege is now seen as a fundamental human right’: British intelligence agencies face spying on lawyers allegations Legal Business The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has heard that legal privileged documents between lawyers and their clients may have been targeted…
Cutting the roster: After major acquisitions, Cofely set to create first legal panel Legal Business Cofely, a subsidiary of French energy giant GDF Suez, is to establish its first legal panel in a bid to…
Streamlining: Dentons loses second global real estate co-head this year, with Winckworth Sherwood bolstering its team Legal Business LB 100 firm Winckworth Sherwood has bolstered its real estate team with the hire of Dentons’ global co-head of real…
Third party funding: Therium steps in to bankroll Lloyds group action Legal Business In what constitutes the latest major bailed-out bank facing a shareholder dispute, third party financier Therium Capital Management is understood…
Comment: The cost of culture – HSF finds mega-mergers always come at a price Legal Business This month’s cover feature on Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) looks in hindsight like the end of an informal trilogy on…
Nearshoring: Hogan Lovells hires ten-strong associate team and acquires new office space for Birmingham venture Legal Business Having confirmed in early spring the launch of a new cost-efficient legal services centre in Birmingham, Hogan Lovells has hired…
Dealwatch: Freshfields, Taylor Wessing and Linklaters advise on Jaffa Cake manufacturer United Biscuits sale Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Taylor Wessing and Linklaters have won the lead roles advising on the sale of UK-based United Biscuits…
Join our club – law firms’ obsession with the in crowd is beyond parody Legal Business As I reach my middle years I find much to admire and celebrate about the legal profession, and lawyers in…
The cost of culture – HSF finds mega-mergers always come at a price Legal Business This month’s cover feature on Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) looks in hindsight like an informal trilogy on storied London firms…
Magic Circle real estate withdrawal isn’t a myth, but it’s not that simple Legal Business In a 2011 piece on the decimated real estate market in the City, we noted that few senior property partners…
After major acquisitions, Cofely set to create first legal panel Legal Business Cofely, a subsidiary of French energy giant GDF Suez, is to establish its first legal panel in a bid to…
Hogan Lovells hires ten-strong associate team and acquires new office space for Birmingham nearshoring venture Legal Business Having confirmed in early spring the launch of a new cost-efficient legal services centre in Birmingham, Hogan Lovells has hired…
