Bonus time: four months on, Barclays GC Hoyt gets £700k in shares in reduced round of payouts Jaishree Kalia He may have only replaced Mark Harding late last year but Barclays‘ recently appointed group general counsel Bob Hoyt has…
Russian leader Egorov Puginsky hires managing partner and nine lawyer capital markets team from rival Liniya Prava Jaishree Kalia Leading Russian firm Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has hired the managing partner and co-founder of rival Moscow firm Liniya Prava,…
Freshfields arbitration practice sees more exits as trio set up boutique in Germany Jaishree Kalia Disputes partner Christian Borris is leaving Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s Cologne office at the end of April to set up a…
Tax overhaul threatens US firms with four-year cash drain but could boost global mergers Jaishree Kalia US law firms are facing a fundamental overhaul over the way they calculate and distribute their profits that could result…
A&O bolsters corporate practice as PE star follows Lloyd from Ashurst Jaishree Kalia He was singled out as one of Ashurst’s rainmakers of the future but private equity specialist Karan Dinamani has become…
Quinn sees London revenue and profit drop by around 30% as Weil Gotshal’s 2013 numbers decline Jaishree Kalia Expansive US litigation boutique Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has posted conflicting global and London results for 2013, with overall turnover…
Systems overhaul required as Treasury Solicitor’s Department falls foul of Data Protection Act Jaishree Kalia Whitehall’s largest legal department, the Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) is to improve its data protection practices after an independent investigation…
Taking Manhattan – Gibson Dunn posts strong 2013 financials after another impressive year Jaishree Kalia Identified as one of a handful of firms based outside New York that have mounted a serious challenge to the…
US results season: Sidley posts a 7% increase in turnover as Mayer Brown sees a return to 2007 PEP levels Jaishree Kalia A year of expansion has seen top 15 Global100 firm Sidley Austin post solid 2013 results, with revenue up by around 7%…
US results season: White & Case sees revenues increase 4% as PEP hits $1.87m Jaishree Kalia Despite the recent relative economic revival in the US, the world’s largest legal market remains turbulent but early numbers from…
Investment funds: Schulte Roth to grow London practice with move to bigger City premises Jaishree Kalia Schulte Roth & Zabel’s (SRZ’s) 80-strong top-tier transatlantic funds practice is set to grow after the US firm announced this week…
Skadden’s London head Buck steps down as the City claims global management positions in energy and litigation Jaishree Kalia Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s longstanding European head Bruce Buck has stepped down from his role as London head as…
LLP latest: Mayer Brown sees revenue dip by 9.5% as Pinsents gains £20m from McGrigors merger Jaishree Kalia Mayer Brown has released its LLP results for the year ending 2012/13 for the UK business, reporting a 9.5% loss…
European expansion – A&O launches in Barcelona with hire of Freshfields partner Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has pointed to the growth and profitability of its Madrid office and the recovery of the Spanish…
Clyde & Co loses 15-strong US litigation team to LeClairRyan Jaishree Kalia Latest exits add to departures of two partners from City headquarters The expiry of Clyde & Co’s three-year post-merger partner lock-in…
Breaking new ground – advisers hope shale revolution can restart CEE market Jaishree Kalia While most of central and eastern Europe (CEE) predictably remains in recovery mode from the global financial crisis, the buoyant…
Blue sky thinking – A&O initiative to adopt and roll out new business ideas from clients Jaishree Kalia Following on from its roll out of high-end contract lawyer service Peerpoint last November, Allen & Overy is continuing to challenge…
Freshfields supports BITC campaign by removing criminal history question from application forms Jaishree Kalia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opted to remove questions relating to criminal history from its job application forms in a bid…
Deal watch: Dentons advises Total on UK shale gas interest Jaishree Kalia As the unconventional method of extracting shale gas increasingly becomes a phenomenon in the UK, Dentons has taken the lead…
More lateral hires as Katten Muchin and K&L Gates boost international corporate practices Jaishree Kalia US firms Katten Muchin Rosenman and K&L Gates have strengthened their international corporate practices this month through lateral hires from…
