Guest post: Dominic Grieve as Attorney General, 2010-2014 Legal Business The first time I ran into Dominic Grieve, he made a fool of the Labour shadow justice minister, Paul Boateng.…
Scottish revival: Growth for Brodies, Maclay and Shepherd as Scots independence vote hangs over recovery Legal Business Described last year as both beleaguered and bleak, the Scottish legal market is this year seeing something of a revival…
Guest post: A few thoughts on the Butler Sloss controversy Legal Business Lady Butler Sloss, a former and eminent senior judge, with significant experience through a child abuse inquiry (Cleveland) of matters…
Skadden pledges PE still core focus but declines to spend big on Murray-Jones replacement Legal Business The pending retirement of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s leading figure in the City private equity market Allan Murray-Jones has…
Willkie Farr moves to build City private equity capability with hire of Kirkland duo Legal Business New York firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has moved to build a City buyout practice with the hire of private equity…
Reed Smith bolsters City energy practice with further hire from McDermott Legal Business Reed Smith has made a further lateral hire to bolster its City offering, as Prajakt Samant becomes the second energy partner…
Revolving Doors: Monckton attracts public law team; Arnold & Porter launches City financial services; Dentons grows in HK Legal Business The past week saw Monckton Chambers attract a five-barrister public law team led by Ian Wise QC from Doughty Street Chambers,…
Guest post: Light at the end of the tunnel for the SFO and a review of the last 12 months from David Green QC Legal Business Introducing the annual report for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the last financial year David Green, CB QC, director of…
In-house: Threadneedle looks to fill GC spot after Philip Reed resigns; Weatherford brings in Dianne Ralston as GC Legal Business Leading City asset manager Threadneedle Investments is looking to fill its general counsel (GC) role following the resignation of high…
Linklaters corporate heavyweight Charlie Jacobs leads on Carlyle’s circa £2bn RAC exit talks Legal Business Linklaters senior corporate partner Charlie Jacobs is leading for Carlyle Group on the US buyout house’s early stage discussions to exit…
Clifford Chance’s global MP Matthew Layton talks expansion and ambition for his first four-year term Legal Business The past week has seen Clifford Chance emerge as the star performer among its Magic Circle rivals, with a 7% rise…
Comment: ‘Nobody knows anything’ – Goldman is more right than Maister Legal Business As journalists and managing partners hit reporting season the understandable urge rises once more to make sense of the legal…
Fieldfisher bolsters Paris office with trio of lateral hires Legal Business Fieldfisher has bolstered its Paris office with a trio of local lateral hires, including M&A lawyer Pascal Squercioni and tax specialist…
Robert Tchenguiz switches from Shearman to Stephenson Harwood in £300m SFO claim Legal Business Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has replaced Shearman & Sterling with Stephenson Harwood as his adviser on a high profile lawsuit against the…
Weil Gotshal heads H1 global private equity table as DLA Piper enters top 20 Legal Business Weil Gotshal & Manges has come out on top of the latest H1 private equity league tables in a top 20…
Law Society pays £1m recruitment bill as Norton Rose Fulbright receives £435k Legal Business The Law Society paid out approaching £1m in recruitment fees over ten months in 2013, as Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) took…
Financial results 2013/14: Macfarlanes breaks through £1m PEP threshold as profit and turnover up over 20% Legal Business Macfarlanes has achieved a high double digit jump in both revenue and profit per equity partner (PEP) for the 2013/14…
Morrison & Foerster appoints Paul Friedman to newly-created European managing partner role Legal Business Paul Friedman has become Morrison & Foerster’s first managing partner for Europe, overseeing 26 partners and 43 associates across London, Berlin…
Norton Rose Fulbright ups NQ salaries to Magic Circle levels Legal Business Top 10 Global 100 firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has elevated its newly-qualified (NQ) lawyer salaries to Magic Circle firm levels,…
RPC bolsters insurance and marine teams with double hire from Clydes and Holman Fenwick Legal Business RPC has strengthened its insurance and marine capability in the UK and Asia with the hire of senior insurance litigation partner…
