BG Group slims down legal roster to three as CC wins a spot Legal Business For a 6,000-plus-employee FTSE 100 energy company operating across 20 countries in five continents, BG Group’s panel of four law…
H1 2013/14: Clyde & Co, Weightmans, Trowers and Gateley reveal figures Legal Business As the first of the top 100 firms reveal their 2013/14 half-year (H1) results the early story is positive, with Gateley and Trowers…
Shale Gas: CC and Morgan Lewis lead on $10bn Chevron Ukraine deal Legal Business With major international firms angling to position themselves as leaders in the burgeoning shale gas field, Clifford Chance (CC) is advising…
Guest post: Is a return to self-regulation really on the cards? Legal Business Two months ago, I blogged about the Law Society’s surprising submission to the Ministry of Justice’s legal regulation review, which…
Updated: Crunch time – Pannone partners face imminent vote on Slater & Gordon acquisition Legal Business Pannone’s ongoing discussions with Australian-listed Slater & Gordon (S&G) over the sale of its consumer services and personal injury (PI) practice are coming…
Freshfields claims victory for DB in defending $8bn claim as global institutions continue to fight fires Legal Business A week ago Deutsche Bank announced it was setting aside a €1.2bn provision to cover its legal costs but in…
Strategy review sets expansive course as Mayer Brown aims to galvanise its business Legal Business Eight months in the making, Mayer Brown’s revamped international strategy will now see the US law firm re-group around its large…
West meets East – CMS latest to announce Istanbul office launch Legal Business The latest move by CMS to enhance its international offering lies at the cross roads between Europe and Asia, with…
In-house round-up: High level moves at HMRC, Premium Credit, RSC and Time Inc. Legal Business Senior in-house moves across the media, culture and financial services sectors have seen former Virgin Money legal director Jasan Fitzpatrick…
Field Fisher loses construction head to Fladgate weeks after loss of privacy head to Hogan Lovells Legal Business Just weeks after Field Fisher Waterhouse lost its head of privacy Eduardo Ustaran to Hogan Lovells, the 350-lawyer UK top 40…
Negotiations conclude over Simmons’ hire of Mahrie Webb from Burges Salmon Legal Business Long-running negotiations have now concluded between Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons over the start date of funds partner Mahrie Webb,…
Comment: Forget Dewey – in Wall Street star power is greater than ever Legal Business I flew into Manhattan to The New Yorker chronicling the death of Big Law with a pacey dissection of the…
High energy – Bracewell & Giuliani continues City push with CC partner hire Legal Business With shale gas emerging as one of the most touted new markets for advisers, one of the leading US players…
Guest post: West Coast, left field and progressive – a conversation with Facebook’s law firm Legal Business One of the more unusual reactions I’ve gotten to my book Growth Is Dead came from Kate Fritz, managing partner of…
Game changers – the AA enters legal services market via Lyons Davidson tie-up Legal Business Touted as one of the potential game changers likely to enter the post Legal Services Act arena, the AA has…
Hogan Lovells’ ambitious capital expansion draws in second HSF partner Legal Business As Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) continues to lose London partners so Hogan Lovells is in the midst of aggressively bulking…
Closer scrutiny for the Bar as BSB introduces tougher supervision measures Legal Business Undeterred by the Bar’s reaction to its recent grading scheme for criminal advocates, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) today (5…
Bristol tussle over Simmons’ hire of Mahrie Webb from Burges Salmon Legal Business Negotiations are still underway between Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons over the start date of funds partners Mahrie Webb, who…
Administrators give behind-the-scenes insight into Manches takeover by Penningtons Legal Business Penningtons’ takeover of troubled Manches last month says almost as much about the state of the legal market as it…
Pannone presses for S&G deal in wake of failed Cobbetts bid Legal Business Having previously pursued a merger with the now defunct Cobbetts (as it turned out, a lucky reprieve), Pannone’s current discussions…
