Doubling up: Freshfields scores roles on Europe’s largest real estate transactions this year Legal Business First-time instruction for Kirkland in €2.4bn purchase Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised on two of the largest European real estate…
‘We learnt a few lessons’: Fieldfisher tries again in China Legal Business Firm completes Beijing merger, plans Shanghai return in 2017 Fieldfisher re-established its China practice in November by merging with 12-partner…
Dentons cracks Central America as key local player Muñoz Global joins network Legal Business Dentons has scaled up its Central American ambitions with plans to combine with regional firm Muñoz Global. The combination, if…
Snakes and ladders: Magic Circle tweaks lockstep but is it enough to hold off US firms? Legal Business Madeleine Farman reports on recent remuneration changes among the City elite With the growing threat of losing star partners to…
Can Shearman finally get ahead of the curve after 15 years of diminishing returns? Legal Business Georgiana Tudor assesses the New York-headquartered firm’s sluggish development Like all major global law firms, Shearman & Sterling has had…
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…
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…
The last word: 2017 – the year ahead Legal Business ‘There is a pause in the activities firms like ours service. The question is, for what? Business may get used…
Sideways – A lateral move in leadership and big US ambitions for Clyde & Co Legal Business Clyde & Co has been on a terrific run of growth in the last five years. With a new senior…
‘Playing to our strengths’: Simmons posts 5% half-year revenue rise Legal Business Simmons & Simmons announced today (6 December) a 5% increase in half-year income, bringing in revenue of £149m in the…
Freshfields and Linklaters last of the big four to match US associate bonuses Legal Business The remaining Magic Circle firms with a US presence have now matched Cravath, Swain & Moore‘s associate bonus payouts with…
Freshfields, Eversheds and Slaughters lead the pack as Brexit vote sparks record-breaking admissions to Irish roll Legal Business The number of solicitors added to Ireland’s law society roll has increased by 275% to 1,347 solicitors over the past…
News in brief – December 2016 Legal Business PARTNERSHIPS AT RISK IN AUTUMN STATEMENT Chancellor Philip Hammond signalled a change to partnership taxation in November’s Autumn Statement, which…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in December 2016 Legal Business TRAVERS AND W&C LEAD ON LATEST BRIDGEPOINT DEAL Travers Smith advised long-time client Bridgepoint as it sold off Oasis Dental…
Revolving doors: Akin Gump strengthens trade practice in London, while Mayer Brown expands pensions Legal Business In a busier week for laterals, US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Mayer Brown strengthened their London…
Study finds executives at risk due to increasing anti-corporate litigation culture Legal Business Cyber incidents, data privacy, rising regulation, litigation funding, and shareholder activism are putting corporate leaders under more pressure than ever…
RBS group action settles with Quinn, Stewarts and Mishcon claimants as Signature prepares for trial Legal Business The long running saga that is the £4bn shareholder group action against the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reached…
Private equity: Weil and Freshfields act as OMERS sells V.Group to Advent Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles on OMERS Private Equity’s first European exit as it…
Guest post: Why lawyers aren’t selling what clients are buying Legal Business Demand is flat or falling at large law firms, says the newest Wells Fargo survey released earlier this week. Revenue…
H1 2016/17: Watson Farley achieves 14% growth as DAC endures a slower first half Legal Business Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has reported strong first half results for the 2016/17 financial year as DAC Beachcroft saw…
