Traitors and Big Brother producers recruit top firms for major media merger Eliza Winter Gibson Dunn, Macfarlanes, and Kirkland & Ellis have all taken roles as Traitors producer All3Media combines with European powerhouse Banijay Entertainment…
Macfarlanes to open New York base led by former managing partner Eliza Winter Macfarlanes is set to open a representative office in New York this year, in a rare overseas push for the…
DLA Piper and Proskauer lead on BrewDog’s sale to US cannabis and drinks manufacturer Eliza Winter DLA Piper is acting for administrators of long-beleaguered craft beer brewer BrewDog on the sale of some of its UK…
Revolving Doors: City hires at Goodwin, Ropes as Willkie brings in former CC antitrust head Eliza Winter Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired Clifford Chance’s former UK competition head as a partner in London. Greg Olsen will…
Trowers takes high-profile restructuring role as Mandelson-founded advisory firm collapses Eliza Winter Trowers & Hamlins has won a high-profile restructuring role on the administration of Global Counsel, the advisory firm co-founded by…
Trading Places: Paul Weiss and Latham tap senior government talent Eliza Winter Paul Weiss has added a former federal prosecutor to its litigation practice in New York. Antonia Apps joins following a…
Taylor Wessing recruits RPC rainmaker in first hire since merger announcement Eliza Winter Fresh from securing partner approval for its merger with US firm Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing has made its first…
Baker McKenzie to cut business services ranks by up to 10% after global review Eliza Winter Baker McKenzie is set to cut hundreds of business services roles around the world, including positions in London and Belfast,…
‘Clients don’t want a memo, they want a direct answer’ – the partner who left Big Law to set up a £1.26m PEP boutique Eliza Winter The boutique boom has reshaped large swathes of the London disputes market in recent years, with litigators peeling away from…
Revolving Doors: Three leave Taylor Wessing after merger vote, while Gibson Dunn taps Freshfields for APAC rebuild Eliza Winter Mayer Brown has hired City real estate duo Mark Rajbenbach and Victoria Butcher from Taylor Wessing, ahead of the UK…
Taylor Wessing accounts reveal £10m pay for top earner Eliza Winter Taylor Wessing‘s accounts have revealed that its best-paid partner received more than £10m during 2024-25, as the firm gears up…
Pinsent Masons opens in Warsaw with six-partner team Eliza Winter Pinsent Masons is opening in Warsaw, the firm announced today (3 February), with six new partners hired from DLA Piper, Dentons,…
Defining disputes: five blockbuster cases to watch in 2026 Eliza Winter After a year in which the courts sent clear signals on how collective and funded claims are likely to progress,…
Mishcon de Reya elects new-look leadership team Eliza Winter Mishcon de Reya has elected a new managing partner and two executive partners in a new-look leadership team for the…
Northern heavyweight Brabners to open in London with double hire Eliza Winter Leading Northern firm Brabners has announced plans to move into London with the hire of two partners to launch a…
Norton Rose Fulbright partner and former Simmons leader recognised in 2026 silk round Eliza Winter Ninety-six new KCs have been appointed in this year’s silk round, including Norton Rose Fulbright partner Duncan Bagshaw, with former…
Hogan Lovells and Fried Frank boot up for Russell & Bromley sale Eliza Winter Hogan Lovells and Fried Frank have stepped into the lead roles on high-street retailer Next’s £3.8m acquisition of family-owned footwear…
Disputes partners predict boom in lateral recruitment ahead of rise in activity Eliza Winter With firms including Proskauer, Orrick and Paul Hastings building up their disputes teams in the US, litigators in London are…
Gibson Dunn to open in Spain with Freshfields corporate heavyweight Eliza Winter Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has continued its recent European expansion with the hire of a heavyweight corporate partner from Freshfields…
‘It was seismic’ – the 2025 rulings that will reshape the London disputes market this year Eliza Winter The number of claims filed in the commercial court may have hit a five-year low in 2025 but, in other…
