HSF appoints Spiro to strengthen corporate crime practice Georgiana Tudor Herbert Smith Freehills has hired veteran corporate crime partner Brian Spiro from London litigation boutique BCL Solicitors, as it bolsters…
Revolving doors: Baker McKenzie and Fieldfisher hire in Europe, while Kirkland opens in Boston Georgiana Tudor Despite a slightly less active week for lateral hires in the UK, firms continue to grow their European footprint.…
‘Didn’t want someone average’: BLP taps Mayer Brown in Hong Kong real estate push Georgiana Tudor Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is due to launch a real estate and infrastructure practice in Hong Kong this autumn with…
Linklaters makes second restructuring hire this year with Ropes’ Douglas Georgiana Tudor Linklaters has hired Ropes & Gray partner James Douglas to its London office, its second restructuring hire in as many…
‘A more complex approach’: CC votes through more lockstep reform to fend off mounting US threat Georgiana Tudor In a bid to keep pace with high-paying US rivals, Clifford Chance (CC) has voted through another round of changes…
Too big to fail Georgiana Tudor Experienced financial regulation partner Bob Penn, who moved to Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton last year and advised HSBC on…
‘Cementing KWM’: Australian chief exec Kench elected as new global managing partner Georgiana Tudor After going months without a global managing partner, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has appointed Australia chief executive partner Sue…
‘This latest round has been disappointing’: A&O vows to address lack of diversity as Magic Circle announces new partners Georgiana Tudor Allen & Overy (A&O) promoted just two women to partnership last month, 8% of its total round, with the firm…
‘A natural fit’: Reed Smith takes Chadbourne Moscow managing partner Baev ahead of NRF merger Georgiana Tudor Following its recent agreement to combine with Norton Rose Fulbright to create a $2bn firm, Chadbourne & Parke has lost…
‘Enhancing our approach to development’: A&O drops annual appraisals in performance pilot scheme Georgiana Tudor Allen & Overy (A&O) confirmed today (4 May) that it has been running a performance pilot scheme for the last…
Ashurst’s London pensions head makes move to PwC legal Georgiana Tudor PwC Legal has hired Marcus Fink, London head of pensions in Ashurst‘s small pensions practice. Fink moved to Ashurst from…
Triple exit for BLP as Mishcon and Barclays take on partners Georgiana Tudor Mishcon de Reya has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partners David Leibowitz and Joanna Lampert, while partner Bobby Schrader is…
Women make up two thirds of CRS partnership round as BLP drastically reduces promotions Georgiana Tudor Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made up four partners worldwide in a significantly smaller promotions round, while Charles Russell Speechlys…
Weil adds to banking practice with Baker McKenzie infrastructure specialist Hibbert Georgiana Tudor Weil, Gotshal & Manges confirmed today (19 April) that it has hired infrastructure and real estate finance partner Paul Hibbert…
Three more years: Tesco extends real estate mandate with BLP Georgiana Tudor Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has re-signed a deal with Tesco, giving it a three year mandate as the supermarket giant’s…
‘An extremely big deal’: profession lays out key threats as article 50 triggered Georgiana Tudor Linklaters gives evidence to Lords Committee on Brexit impact City firms have voiced their concerns over Britain’s arrangements to leave…
Strategic recruitment: Latham continues litigation push with Olswang hire Georgiana Tudor After taking Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Martin Davies at the start of this year, Latham & Watkins is…
A&O and CC take spots as Bradford & Bingley loans sold by Slaughters Treasury client Georgiana Tudor Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) have all picked up advisory roles in the UK government’s…
NatWest SME law firm report warns lock-up a concern although business climate positive Georgiana Tudor With an average revenue growth of 5% in 2016, the business climate for small to medium size (SME) firms with…
Simpson and Latham in the driver’s seat as Aston Martin launches £530m two-part high-yield bond Georgiana Tudor Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett and Latham & Watkins have taken lead roles as Aston Martin has launched a new high-yield…
