Linklaters former DCM partner Nigel Pridmore joins Ashurst Hong Kong Jaishree Kalia Linklaters former finance partner Nigel Pridmore has joined Ashurst in Hong Kong, following in the footsteps of London debt capital markets (DCM)…
Ceasefire or guerrilla skirmishes – Ashurst struggles to reconcile its post-merger factions Jaishree Kalia Jaishree Kalia reports on the uneasy peace still hanging over the post-merger Ashurst It’s been over eight months since Charlie…
Global 100 Overview – Superman Returns Jaishree Kalia Although the global recession laid many of the world’s leading law firms low for a time, this year’s Global 100…
Financial results 2013/14: Ashurst unveils post-merger turnover of £586m and PEP of £801k as Simmons reveals return to growth Jaishree Kalia Ashurst has unveiled its first post-merger financial results, boasting revenues of £586m and a profit per equity partner (PEP) of £801,000.…
A&O and Davis Polk London line up on €7bn IPO of NN Group Jaishree Kalia Billed to be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Europe to date this year, Allen & Overy (A&O) and the…
Financial results 2013/14: A&O’s PEP up by 7% to £1.12m as turnover rises 2% to £1.23bn Jaishree Kalia The second of the Magic Circle firms to disclose its 2013/14 financial results, Allen & Overy (A&O) has reported an increase…
Ashurst remuneration review sees partner profit points allocated up front Jaishree Kalia Ashurst is to adopt merger partner Blake Dawson’s system of allocating partner profit points at the start of the financial year,…
Ashurst finance partner Simon Thrower latest to leave with move to Simmons Jaishree Kalia Ashurst finance partner Simon Thrower has quit to join Simmons & Simmons’ City practice within days of the announcement that corporate…
Ashurst corporate partner Nigel Stacey quits for Gibson Dunn’s City office Jaishree Kalia Ashurst’s corporate partner Nigel Stacey has quit the firm to join the London office of Los Angeles-founded firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.…
In need of sponsors – can a bank-dominated A&O get the hang of this private equity thing? Jaishree Kalia Jaishree Kalia assesses A&O’s latest attempt to break into the buyout game. There was never any obvious reason for Allen…
Clyde & Co to launch in South Africa with Webber Wentzel hires Jaishree Kalia Clyde & Co has launched two offices in South Africa with the hire of a four-partner team from Linklaters’ local…
Strategic Recruitment: The Product Jaishree Kalia The debate over the value of partner recruitment has intensified in recent years. Legal Business analyses hiring trends at top…
Financial results 2013/14: Clydes revenue growth slows but records another strong year Jaishree Kalia Clyde & Co has maintained its strong financial performance of recent years by today (5 June) announcing a 9% increase…
Back in the machine: A&O strengthens high yield practice with Cahill Gordon hire Jaishree Kalia With competition between US and UK firms for dominance in key European finance markets intensifying each month, Allen & Overy…
Keystone brings in partners from Addleshaws, SGH Martineau and former GC of Yahoo! Jaishree Kalia Keystone Law has hired into its most senior ranks a former partner from Addleshaw Goddard and SGH Martineau alongside a former…
Revolving doors: Senior hires for Withers, Baker & McKenzie, Brown Rudnick and TLT Jaishree Kalia The past week saw Withers hire Taylor Wessing’s head of contentious trusts and estates as the BBC’s head of litigation returned…
Salary reviews: Hogan Lovells raises trainee and NQ pay again Jaishree Kalia Hogan Lovells has increased its pay for both trainees and newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers for the second year running after a…
Deal Watch: Freshfields advises Blackstone on €1.8bn NAMA loan; CC and A&O close €2.8bn offshore wind financing Jaishree Kalia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has led on the latest major European mandate for Blackstone, advising the New York Stock Exchange-listed private equity…
A&O looks at 20% female partner goal as part of wider strategy to improve ratio Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy’s (A&O’s) senior partner David Morley and global HR director Genevieve Tennant are meeting on Monday (19 May) to…
Clyde & Co to launch in South Africa with hire of five-lawyer team from Linklaters’ ally Webber Wentzel Jaishree Kalia Clyde & Co has launched two offices in South Africa with the hire of a five-lawyer, four-partner team from Linklaters’…
