Energy run: Clifford Chance advises Shell on series of major M&A deals Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has secured a run of major mandates for Royal Dutch Shell including last week’s A$2.9bn ($2.6bn) agreement to sell…
One year on: enjoying it so much I hope I don’t mess it up Legal Business ‘So, are you enjoying it?’ I’ve lost count of the number of times I have been asked the question since…
Ambition and culture – the key tests CC’s deal team must pass Legal Business First, the case for the defence. Given that private equity partners gossip like fishwives, you can be somewhat sceptical over…
Tax overhaul threatens US firms with four-year cash drain but could boost global mergers Legal Business US law firms are facing a fundamental overhaul over the way they calculate and distribute their profits that could result…
CC’s Tinkler addresses recent private equity departures Legal Business In mid-February, Latham & Watkins confirmed its third London private equity partner hire from Clifford Chance (CC), with Kem Ihenacho…
Return to form for Queen’s Counsel as 100 advocates take silk Legal Business Latest QC promotions round the largest in three years In stark contrast with the recent decline in the number of…
Arbitration heavyweights resign to form boutique Legal Business Partasides and Petrochilos to join former colleague Jan Paulsson Breakaway arbitration boutiques are increasingly common but they rarely have the…
Life During Law: James Palmer Legal Business I don’t believe people that do well have an unerring right to succeed and it’s entirely down to their own…
Early numbers in US results season confirms solid growth as Shearman and Dechert lead the pack Legal Business US leaders grind out growth in 2013 despite ‘anaemic economy’ Despite having to contend with what Latham & Watkins’ outgoing…
The Last Word – English Law Legal Business With the popularity of English law a key issue in the global legal market, we ask partners for their take…
Slaughters adds US capability in Hong Kong as best friends become rivals Legal Business Moore becomes first lateral hire in firm’s 125-year history It had been well telegraphed but even so news that Slaughter…
Global office launches for Norton Rose, Quinn Emanuel, Bakers and Jones Day Legal Business Global 100 firms embraced foreign expansion again in February. Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) announced a significant addition to its Latin…
Divided we fall – Sidley Austin announces review of Frankfurt office following partner departures Legal Business Europe’s largest and one of its most highly divided economies, Germany has put many law firms’ strategy to the test…
Deals: CC, Taylor Wessing and Ashurst act on infra and real estate deals Legal Business Advisers benefit as investors target industrial assets The shift towards global industrial real estate portfolios as an asset class last…
BT selects Axiom for global legal outsourcing and analytics contract Legal Business Jobling steps aside as head of volume business BT Law An innovator long at the vanguard of transforming the traditional…
MasterCard appoints Murphy as GC as Hanft steps down Legal Business UBS and HSBC see key in-house moves The start of 2014 has seen almost as much in the way of…
DISSENT: The road to equity – a difficult journey, an uncertain destination Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland’s James Tsolakis argues the profession must accept a fundamental challenge to its traditional model The…
Comment: Where do you want your firm to be in 2020? How short-termism has come to define the modern law firm Legal Business To judge from the way law firms behave – it’s helpfully instructive to ignore what they say – the answer…
Guest post: Cooperation. Cooperation. Cooperation. The name of the game if you want a DPA Legal Business ‘Cooperation, cooperation, cooperation’ is the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)’s message to corporates looking to enter into new US-style plea bargains…
Countdown: HMRC’s LLP tax changes to go ahead in April Legal Business The controversial debate over taxation of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) has reached a decisive stage as changes are scheduled to…
