Merger talks: Orrick and Pillsbury call time on talks after client conflict issues dominate Jaishree Kalia The potentially game changing merger between California-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and New York-headquartered Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is off after the…
Innovation alert – A&O becomes first top tier player to forge a contract lawyer service with launch of Peerpoint Jaishree Kalia For all the talk of innovation in the profession, experimentation with new models has so far been more evident at…
H1 2013/14: A&O discloses revenue rise of 7.5% Jaishree Kalia The first of the Magic Circle firms to disclose its 2013/14 half year (H1) results, Allen & Overy (A&O) has done…
Enhancing the brand: US IP specialist launches in London Jaishree Kalia One of the strongest intellectual property firms in the US, Washington DC-based Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, has launched…
Ashurst to lose another corporate partner in wake of Stephen Lloyd resignation Jaishree Kalia Having achieved a transcontinental full financial merger with Blake Dawson almost without drama there will be those who say Ashurst…
Ashurst leadership elections draw to a close as board and ExCo unveiled Jaishree Kalia Ashurst’s lengthy governance elections have come to a close as the top 15 firm announces the results of its final…
Law Society reaches out to City firms with hire of A&O’s Denyer Jaishree Kalia The Law Society has not always seen eye-to-eye with its City firm contingent but the hire of Allen & Overy’s…
Best year for UK IPOs since 2010 as Slaughters and Simpson Thacher bring £1bn Infinis to market Jaishree Kalia Private equity exits are turning 2013 into the best year for UK IPOs since around 2010 as Slaughter and May and Simpson…
India still a land of promise as LG tightens referral relationship Jaishree Kalia With foreign investor confidence in India shaken by the weakening rupee and the country’s high debt-to-GDP ratio in many ways…
Staff cuts: Ashurst confirms 120 jobs to go in London Jaishree Kalia Ashurst is nearing the end of its London redundancy round as the firm confirms 120 of its support staff will…
Great bright hopes – searching out the City rainmakers of 2020 Jaishree Kalia Who will be the next generation of corporate heavyweights that top City firms will rely on to drive their businesses…
Skadden and Shearman take lead roles as struggling BlackBerry agrees $4.7bn sale Jaishree Kalia Following dashed hopes that BlackBerry’s new handset would reverse its falling fortunes, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Shearman & Sterling…
Ashurst gears up for new chairman election as Oz merger vote is brought forward Jaishree Kalia As Ashurst nears a crucial vote on full integration with Australian partner Blake Dawson – now known as Ashurst Australia…
Sorry the hardest word as Bar Council apologises for getting its sums wrong Jaishree Kalia In an embarrassing setback The Bar Council has apologised for incorrect figures submitted to the Ministry of Justice in support…
Recruitment drive for Cadwalader in London reaps double Mayer Brown hire Jaishree Kalia Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft’s efforts to rebuild its London finance team were today rewarded with the hire of two leading Mayer Brown…
Dysfunctional, inefficient and expensive: City Law Society responds to MoJ consultation on regulation Jaishree Kalia The City of London Law Society (CLLS) has responded to the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) call for evidence over concerns…
Glaxo reviews advisers as A&O & CC take lead roles on £1.35bn Ribena and Lucozade sale Jaishree Kalia As GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reviews its preferred law firms in a decision that could see the healthcare giant create a formal…
US lateral spree: Jones Day closes in on 50 hires for 2013 as King & Spalding continues to crank up City offering Jaishree Kalia In its 49th lateral hire of 2013, Jones Day has hired Latham & Watkins finance partner Brian Conway to its…
ABS growing pains: Co-op Legal Service’s losses simply teething troubles, says GC Jaishree Kalia With news that Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) has posted a £3.4m loss in the for first half of 2013, the…
Revolving doors: Macfarlanes continues lateral hiring spree as DWF and Walkers make key appointments Jaishree Kalia As Macfarlanes’ tightly focused business model goes from strength to strength amid testing market conditions, its rate of lateral hires…
