Slaughters and Cravath pick up roles on $30bn Johnson & Johnson bid for Actelion Legal Business A string of firms including Slaughter and May and Cravath, Swaine & Moore are acting on Johnson & Johnson’s $30bn…
RPC accounts show management pay falls to £6m as consulting makes up 1% of revenue growth Legal Business RPC has seen its total pay to key management personnel drop to £6m for the 2015/16 financial year, down from…
Debevoise acts opposite Leigh Day on another pollution claim against Shell Legal Business Debevoise & Plimpton co-managing partner Lord Peter Goldsmith has secured a victory for Shell in the High Court as a…
Guest post: Rolls Royce Service – risk, compliance, and ethics – where were the lawyers? Legal Business Readers of Lawyer Watch will be familiar with my posts on the tensions inherent in a lawyers’ duties to their…
LLP latest: Dentons European and African business turns over £169m as top-earning member pockets 60% more Legal Business Dentons‘ UK, Middle East and Africa business has seen turnover increase 7% to £169m for the financial year ending 2015/16,…
Freshfields loses another New York heavyweight as securities litigator Fishman moves to Goodwin Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost a member of its US partnership with Goodwin Procter hiring securities and commercial litigation partner…
Bird & Bird profits rise 2% after €17m spend on new City headquarters, accounts reveal Legal Business Bird & Bird‘s turnover increased 5% to €344.5m for the 2015/16 financial year, according to the firm’s recently filed accounts.…
In-house: Berendsen hires first general counsel as textile firm expands Legal Business FTSE 250 company Berendsen has appointed its first general counsel with the appointment of Alice Darwall from Proxmity Advisors.
Mishcon’s claimants succeed as Supreme Court rules an Act of Parliament is required to trigger Brexit Legal Business The Supreme Court has ruled that the UK cannot leave the EU without parliamentary approval, in a decision which means…
‘The only resort’: KWM administrators’ interim report says partner exits hastened demise of legacy SJ Berwin Legal Business Joint King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) EUME administrators Andrew Hosking and Sean Bucknall of Quantuma have said partner exits accelerated…
DWF adds 200 staff with claims management acquisition Legal Business DWF has continued its expansion by acquiring claim managers Triton, saving them from administration. The bolt-on will see 215 members…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws loses another litigator as Kirkland, Hogan Lovells and Bryan Cave make new hires Legal Business The steady pace of lateral hires continues in the beginning of 2017, with Kirkland & Ellis, TLT, Hogan Lovells, K&L…
‘Packed to the rafters’: Quinn to move to Olswang’s office after outgrowing London space Legal Business Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan will increase its office space by half with a move into a floor of Olswang’s…
Reed Smith adds 10% to European headcount with hire of 50 lawyers from KWM Legal Business Reed Smith has hired what is understood to be the largest group of lawyers from collapsed legacy SJ Berwin in…
‘Careful growth’: Morgan Lewis enters Hong Kong and expands in China with nine Orrick partners Legal Business Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has opened a Hong Kong office and broadened out its China offering, taking nine partners from…
‘A truly global caseload’: ICC figures show arbitration growth in LatAm and Asia in record year Legal Business The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has revealed record figures for new cases filed in 2016, with substantial increases in…
‘The best possible deal’: Truss meets with the City’s top lawyers ahead of Brexit, promises another Global Summit Legal Business The City’s top lawyers have met with the Lord Chancellor to discuss the future of the industry ahead of Brexit…
LLP latest: Scots deal adds £7m to Clydes bottom line as highest-paid member takes home £1.4m Legal Business Clyde & Co‘s highest-paid LLP member received £1.4m during the last financial year, while its merger with Simpson & Marwick…
CMS ends Slovakia alliance and sets sights on Bratislava opening Legal Business CMS‘ UK and Austrian member firms have called time on their alliance with Slovakian law firm Ruzicka Csekes, with plans…
KWM 2.0 moves into new offices as administrators begin investigation into collapsed business Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) new business in London, comprising seven partners, has today (20 January) moved into new offices…
