There is a globetrotting feel to this week’s lateral hires roundup, as global moves in India, US and Canada offset a more muted London market. The headline City arrival came at Proskauer Rose, where Frazer Money joined the tax department. A partner for five years at Kirkland & Ellis, Money adds to the firm’s expertise …
It’s been another hectic period on the lateral hiring front, as global juggernauts and national firms made significant moves in the infrastructure, M&A, financial services and disputes spaces. The week’s biggest move came at Kirkland & Ellis, which recruited Allen & Overy’s global co-head of infrastructure Sara Pickersgill. Ranked in The Legal 500’s hall of …
Keystone Law has announced its financial results for the first half of 22/23, which show a solid 9% increase on the same period last year as the top line reached £36.8m. Cash generated from operations was also up to £4.9m, a 17% increase. Collectively the results enabled Keystone to pay an interim dividend of 5.2p …
After the summer lull, the City lateral hiring scene has come roaring back with a flood of arrivals across a number of practice areas including banking and finance, insurance, disputes and restructuring. Akin Gump has recruited former Norton Rose Fulbright partners Matthew Hardwick and Daniel Giemajner as project finance partners in its London office. Focusing …
King & Spalding has significantly bolstered its European presence, bringing in a further three partners to its transactional group in the last week, as the firm seeks to develop its offering across the continent. Corporate and private equity partner Peter Memminger joining the Frankfurt office on Thursday (1 September). Previously a partner at Milbank, Memminger …
There is an international flavour to this week’s round-up, as a muted City market was offset by a flurry of movement on the global stage. The headline London arrivals came at King & Spalding, which has welcomed partners Richard Kitchen and Amin Doulai into its corporate, finance and investments group. Both arrive from Paul Hastings …
‘400 lawyers, 25 services, 19 sectors, one ethos.’ So says the mysteriously titled ‘Our Little Book’, which adorns the table in the meeting room greeting Legal Business after the short journey from Fleet Street to Keystone Law’s Chancery Lane office. The very idea of there being an office might raise eyebrows, given the firm’s reputation …
‘Trying to analyse retroactively the last 12 months is probably the most challenging assignment.’ So reflects Mike Rimon, corporate and securities partner at Meitar Law Offices. ‘Those 12 months consist of the second half of 2021 and the first half of 2022. The contradiction is as big and significant and meaningful as it can be.’ …
The annual torrent of financial results has swept the market once more, with all eyes as usual on how the Magic Circle firms fared against City peers. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) both racked up 10% revenue growth, with Clifford Chance (CC)’s turnover growing 8%, and Linklaters’ increasing by 7%. In absolute …
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The recruitment market was back in full swing after the annual summer hiatus, as elite firms made significant hires in insurance, competition and litigation this week. The headline arrival came at Skadden, where corporate and insurance partner Robert Chaplin joined the financial institutions group. A partner at Slaughter and May since 2006, Chaplin’s wide ranging …
