Latham acts for Baxter on latest pharma acquisition as HSF picks up new client Claris Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Latham & Watkins won lead roles on Baxter International’s acquisition of Claris Injectables for $625m,…
In-house: Davis Polk added to HSBC global roster as firms retain places Legal Business US giant Davis, Polk & Wardwell has won a spot on HSBC’s global legal panel as a host of firms…
KWM exits continue as DLA and Greenberg pick up teams Legal Business DLA Piper and Greenberg Traurig are the latest to benefit from a swathe of exits at King & Wood Mallesons…
KWM latest: K&L Gates and Orrick take Munich partners as Covington poised to take top litigator Pollack and team Legal Business US firms K&L Gates, Covington & Burling and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are the latest to take on partners from the…
Law Society chief executive appointed to London mayor Sadiq Khan’s Brexit panel Legal Business The chief executive of the Law Society Catherine Dixon has joined a panel of experts instructed to advise London mayor…
Macfarlanes LLPs show profit dip to £82.5m as management pay rises Legal Business After record profitability last year Macfarlanes has reported a 9% fall in profits to £82.5m, while management pay was up,…
KWM moves to secure European presence with ‘KWM Deutschland’ spin off Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has incorporated a new limited liability partnership on Companies House called ‘KWM Deutschland’.
‘Step change in standards’: CMA sets timeline to improve price transparency in legal services Legal Business The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said clients are struggling to find legal services at the right value following…
Another Freshfields heavyweight moves into banking as former senior partner Lawes joins Lazard Legal Business Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer senior partner Will Lawes is the latest heavyweight from the Magic Circle firm move into investment…
Slaughters seeks to maintain no billable hours culture with associate pay revamp Legal Business Associates at Slaughter and May will receive salary increases of up to 10% as of January 2017 following a major…
Matrix Chambers clears Ben Emmerson QC after investigation into sexual assault allegations Legal Business Matrix Chambers has concluded an investigation into top silk Ben Emmerson QC following allegations of sexual assault during his work…
KWM latest: More US firms in play as crunch time approaches for legacy SJ Berwin Legal Business A conclusion to the sorry saga which has been the European partnership woes of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is…
Comment: After shocks of 2016, law leaders may need to start thinking Legal Business Well, it is nearly over and few in the profession will mourn the passing of 2016. Not since the banking…
Latham continues City hiring spree with HSF energy head Balsdon Legal Business Latham & Watkins announced today (13 December) that it has hired Herbert Smith Freehills’s (HSF) global energy co-head John Balsdon,…
‘Significant in the post-Brexit market’: Shearman and Latham lead on Thomas Cook €750m high yield offering Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Latham & Watkins have advised Thomas Cook and the underwriting banks in the global travel specialists’…
Revolving Doors: Addleshaws hires in London as Weil, Bakers and Dentons make international appointments Legal Business Addleshaw Goddard boosted its London practice with another hire last week as Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Baker & McKenzie, Dentons…
Comment: What does Mishcon know that your managing partner doesn’t? Legal Business It is often rightly noted that law is a conservative old game, as can be gleaned from the identikit strategies…
RPC to hold leadership election as MP Watmough stands down after eight years Legal Business City firm RPC has launched an election process for a new managing partner following the recent retirement of longstanding head…
Google UK legal chief departs for GC role at tech start-up Legal Business Signalling the increased variety of opportunity within the in-house community, Google’s longstanding UK and Ireland legal chief Emma Jelley has…
Linklaters, Cleary and White & Case advise as Glencore and Qatar take stake in Rosneft Legal Business Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and White & Case are advising as Glencore and the Qatari Investment Authority (QIA)…
