Hamish McNicol

Is big business turning its back on the conventional legal panel? This month at least sees two prominent examples, with…

Hamish McNicol

As expansive West End firm Gordon Dadds talks up its ambition to become a £100m business after going public last…

Hamish McNicol

Firms have launched new teams in Paris and Milan on the back of a strong week for European lateral recruitment,…

Hamish McNicol

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s quest for a US merger is over after its proposed transatlantic tie-up with Bryan Cave was…

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West End firm Gordon Dadds has its sights set on becoming a ‘nine-figure’ business after making its fourth acquisition since its…

Hamish McNicol

A trio of tax partners who joined Reed Smith in a 17-partner move from collapsed legacy SJ Berwin have moved…

Hamish McNicol

Network Rail has begun its longest-ever panel review process for external adviser work, which could be worth up to £70m…

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Get your Magic Circle-meets-Geordie Shore quips ready as Clifford Chance (CC) has made a surprise acquisition of Carillion’s pioneering in-house legal…

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Hamish McNicol looks at the frontrunners amid a bumper season of senior leadership changes DLA Piper is making up for…

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Eversheds Sutherland corporate head Richard Moulton cannot remember a busier December than in 2017 and believes the January deal market…

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Newcomers to London quickly learn the rules of the escalator: stand still on the right or keep moving on the…

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National insurance and shipping specialist Hill Dickinson has completed the sale of part of its insurance business group to fellow LB100…

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DLA Piper has elected firm veteran Andrew Darwin its new senior partner after last year’s surprise departure of Juan Picón sparked…

Hamish McNicol

The latest round of LLP accounts show profit, management pay and remuneration for the highest earning member all fell at…

Hamish McNicol

LLP accounts show Addleshaw Goddard’s top earner took a 30% pay cut as both profit and income fell in a…

Hamish McNicol

  The dramatic impact of currency markets during the 2016/17 period has significantly bolstered another law firm’s LLP accounts, with…

Hamish McNicol

DLA Piper’s first senior partner contest in a decade is down to three candidates after the first round of voting…

Hamish McNicol

The highly-regarded former Aviva UK Life general counsel (GC) Monica Risam has joined Luxembourg wealth-structuring company Lombard International Assurance as…

Hamish McNicol

French financial services group Societe Generale (SocGen) has named 12 law firms to its new international panel, with a further…

Hamish McNicol

The City is stirring during a typically dreary January with at least six firms making lateral partner hires in London,…