European movers: Bakers bolsters Madrid office with team of 20 as Hogan Lovells launches in Luxembourg and Wragges takes on Paris team David Stevenson In many ways it is a curious time to be building up corporate and finance capability in the depressed Spanish…
A high-stakes global play – SJ Berwin to vote next week on tie-up with Asian giant King & Wood Mallesons David Stevenson Arguably the most ambitious deal to hit the global legal market since the 2010 tie-up between Hogan & Hartson and…
Into the Breach: Investigations work on the rise as Linklaters takes on G4S tagging role David Stevenson Big ticket M&A may be in short supply but both defensive and regulator-instigated investigations into corporate behaviour is burgeoning, as…
Can’t make an omelette – newly-merged Norton Rose Fulbright sees exodus in Middle East David Stevenson So far the high-stakes merger between Norton Rose and US practice Fulbright & Jaworski has been sealed with minimal fall-out…
Deal Watch: sporting metaphor alert as Dechert, HSF and DLA Piper score high-profile football roles David Stevenson The balance sheets of most English clubs may be shakier than Villa’s back four, but when it comes to raising…
Revolving Doors: DAC Beachcroft, RPC, K&L Gates and Reed Smith boost London offering with lateral hires David Stevenson London has been the focus of a series of hires for top national, City and US firms including DAC Beachcroft,…
From Meerkats to Bulldogs: Direct Line Group latest insurer to enter legal services market David Stevenson Direct Line Group (DLG) looks set to become the next major insurance group to launch a new legal services venture,…
Another senior departure for Shearman’s Euro practice as Links rebuilds French securities team with high profile hire David Stevenson The revolving door at Shearman & Sterling’s European practice was spinning once again today (11 July) with news that capital markets…
102 jobs to go as BLP redundancy consultation concludes – 58 legal staff depart David Stevenson Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has confirmed that it has cut 102 jobs that were placed under review in May, with 58…
Calm down, it’s just an IPO David Stevenson IPO market set for best year since 2007 While corporate partners continue to protest about the lack of large mandates…
Back at the gate: US invaders raise fresh questions over private equity status of CC and Linklaters David Stevenson David Stevenson surveys a fast-changing buyout landscape to find US ‘barbarians’ once again pressing in on City leaders Unfortunately for…
Global 100: In the club David Stevenson As the international legal market stratifies, the gap between executive class and economy is widening in the Global 100. Here…
Global 100: The client view David Stevenson FTSE 100 general counsel (GC) say global firms have finally listened to their concerns on costs and that, if anything,…
Global 100: Norton Rose Fulbright David Stevenson The ascent of Norton Rose up the global league has been swift in recent years, with the City-based law firm…
Lawyers On Demand launches new pay-as-you-go model as demand increases for flexible staffing David Stevenson As senior private practice and in-house lawyers increasingly turn to flexible staffing options to manage their costs, Berwin Leighton Paisner’s…
Revolving Doors: Olswang, Macfarlanes, Dechert, DWF and Weightmans in strategic partner hires David Stevenson Macfarlanes and Dechert have made key strategic hires in the past few days while top 35, 382-lawyer UK firm Olswang has…
Deal Watch: Clutch of US firms including Skadden, Cleary and Kirkland secure high value corporate mandates David Stevenson After the slowest opening M&A quarter for a decade the past week saw signs of the forecasted uptick in M&A…
Redundancy announcements increase as top partners predict difficult H2 for UK firms David Stevenson Continuing pressure on UK legal market threatens largest redundancy levels since 2009 The level of legal redundancies this year is…
Deal Watch: Nabarro and Ashurst act on sale of LSE HQ as King & Spalding secures repeat European M&A for GSK David Stevenson Ashurst and Nabarro‘s real estate teams have secured a role on the sale of another landmark London building, while King…
Gulf stream – the heat returns to the Middle East markets David Stevenson Post-banking crisis, the world has generally divided fairly neatly into two camps with their clear economic narratives. On one hand…
