Staying put: Hogan Lovells halts London office HQ search Legal Business Hogan Lovells has opted against moving its London headquarters, preferring to stay in its long-term home of Atlantic House instead.…
‘A hub for the firm’s key sectors’ – Fieldfisher realises Dutch ambitions with five-partner Amsterdam office Legal Business Fieldfisher has continued its expansive start to 2017 by opening a five-partner office in Amsterdam. The new office, which will…
Changing sides: London arbitration star Miles QC swaps Boies Schiller for Debevoise Legal Business Two-and- a-half years after joining US dispute specialist Boies, Schiller & Flexner’s nascent City practice, experienced arbitration specialist Wendy Miles…
Revolving doors: Cleary loses partner to Simmons as Jenner & Block adds from White & Case Legal Business In a busy week for London appointments, Haynes and Boone, Simmons & Simmons and Jenner & Block have all made…
Paul Weiss, Linklaters and Freshfields alumni lock horns as Kraft Heinz drops $143bn deal for Unilever Legal Business In what would have been the second largest M&A deal in history, Unilever has rejected a $143bn takeover approach from…
London growth slows at Milbank despite 11% global turnover bump Legal Business Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has become the latest firm to announce its London revenues, which rose by nearly $4m…
WFW fills chair gap with finance partner as Dunne continues New York push Legal Business Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has elected shipping finance partner Nigel Thomas as the firm’s new chairman, taking over from…
Slaughters makes surprise pensions play with first ever London lateral hire Legal Business Slaughter and May announced today (17 February) that it has hired Herbert Smith Freehills‘ head of pensions Dan Schaffer, in…
Pension Protection Fund axes Dentons and Jones Day amid panel review Legal Business The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has renewed its panel of legal advisers, with Bevan Brittan, Dentons and Jones Day among…
Sidley returns to Kirkland for seven-partner Munich launch as US giant sustains European assault Legal Business Observers of Kirkland & Ellis’ patented burn ‘n’ churn approach to talent management are used to a little partnership movement, but…
Magic moves – Freshfields signs 20-year lease with Bishopsgate move set for 2021 Legal Business With the exception of Clifford Chance recently rearranging its deckchairs in Canary Wharf, it has been years since one of…
‘An aggressive timetable’: Macfarlanes, Reed Smith and Travers line-up on largest main market IPO of 2017 so far Legal Business Macfarlanes, Reed Smith and Travers Smith have all advised on Xafinity’s £190.3m flotation, in what is the largest premium main…
Middle East exodus continues: Weil shuts Dubai arm despite rebound year as PEP cracks $3m Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges is to close its Dubai arm this summer, making the top 25 global law firm the…
Bar Council hikes PC fee as figures show elite barristers raking in £600m-plus a year Legal Business Fortunes at the Bar remain sharply split between haves and have-nots, with new research projecting just over 2,000 barristers now…
Revolving doors: Homebase appoints legal head as Clydes, Dentons and Pinsents improve overseas offerings Legal Business Homebase has hired its first legal head, as Clyde & Co, Dentons and Pinsent Masons all make international appointments.
Comment: HSF – At least one Down Under revolution worked Legal Business As Barclays sifts through the wreckage of King & Wood Mallesons‘ European practice and claims of fresh departures swirl around…
For sale: Clifford Chance leads as the Co-op Bank looks for buyers Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) is advising the Co-operative (Co-op) Bank as the high street lender is inviting offers to buy all…
A buzzword with edge – Macfarlanes head reviews the most hyped professional services book for years Legal Business Collaboration within a law firm is as self-evidently a good thing as motherhood and apple pie. But then you might…
‘A relentless treadmill’: Nearly half of senior judges are considering quitting amid pay and workload grievances Legal Business The most recent Judicial Attitude Survey has revealed that a high proportion of senior judges are intending to quit the…
Taking action: HSF sues partners who quit to launch White & Case in Australia Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is suing eight partners who quit to join White & Case, filing a lawsuit at the…
