Getting closer: Eversheds to move to same building as Harry Elias as Singapore merger talks continue Kathryn McCann Eversheds will move into the same building as Singapore merger suitor Harry Elias Partnership this winter as merger talks continue…
Doubling in Dublin: Expansive Kennedys moves Irish outpost to accommodate growth Kathryn McCann Following a wave of expansion in Latin America, insurance specialist Kennedys is to more than double its office space in…
LB100: relative revival for City elite in 2016 as a range of smaller players excel Kathryn McCann The big four Magic Circle firms have posted their strongest performance in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) since the…
The LB100: The second 50 – Even money Kathryn McCann Regional firms are reporting patchy performances overall but the arrival of new entrants to the LB100 shows firms outside the…
LB100: relative revival for City elite in 2016 as a range of smaller players excel Kathryn McCann The big four Magic Circle firms have posted their strongest performance in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) since the…
Eversheds consults on new management structure Kathryn McCann Lee Ranson clear favourite to take chief executive role Eversheds has begun talks to forge a new leadership team as…
Osborne Clarke continues Asia phase of international expansion with Singapore tie-up Kathryn McCann Formal association with former Bird & Bird partner forms OC Queen Street Last month saw Legal Business 100 top 25…
Redundancy update: DLA to cut 180 jobs in UK as consultation closes Kathryn McCann DLA Piper is to cut 180 business support roles in the UK, following a consultation that was launched in May…
Succession planning: Marks & Spencer’s Chase to take over as longstanding GC Ivens retires Kathryn McCann One of the legal industry’s longest-standing leaders and regular GC Powerlist member Robert Ivens has retired from his role at…
MoFo and Gibson Dunn take a partner each from Proskauer’s City practice Kathryn McCann Following the news yesterday (20 August) that Proskauer Rose had hired from Dentons‘ private equity practice, the firm has lost…
Ireland: Will there be greener grass for booming Dublin in the post-Brexit world? Kathryn McCann As a nation well versed in referenda, Ireland is in tune with the times. Since 1937 and the creation of…
In-house: New Merlin Entertainments GC launches first-ever formal panel Kathryn McCann Leisure company Merlin Entertainments has kicked off its first ever formal panel review in a process overseen by new general…
‘A short term issue’: Irwin Mitchell profits dip as firm beds in takeover Kathryn McCann Irwin Mitchell has posted a disappointing profit result after last year’s merger with Thomas Eggar, with profit down by more…
‘There has been a hardening of the market’: Bond Dickinson turnover and PEP drops 3% Kathryn McCann Following the trend of an altogether tougher year for the UK mid-market, national player Bond Dickinson has seen both its…
Brexit blamed: Burness Paull posts 7% drop in PEP and modest turnover growth Kathryn McCann Scottish stalwart Burness Paull has blamed Brexit for mixed financial results, announcing a 7% drop in profits per equity partner…
Financials 2015/16: A subdued year for Gowling WLG with turnover and PEP both flat Kathryn McCann It has been a subdued year for the UK arm of recently-merged Gowling WLG, which has posted essentially flat revenue…
DWF latest to post lacklustre financials as global revenue falls Kathryn McCann DWF has posted mixed results this financial year, with global top-line revenue down 2% to £187.1m from £191m, while profit…
Freshfields and Eversheds make up bulk of applications as Irish admissions reach over 300 Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Eversheds have made up the bulk of UK admissions to the Irish bar so far in…
Brexit blues: Addleshaws and Gowling WLG freeze pay as a result of referendum vote Kathryn McCann Both Addleshaw Goddard and Gowling WLG have frozen their August salary reviews until the autumn as a result of Britain’s…
Regional player Shakespeare Martineau post-merger turnover drops to £71m Kathryn McCann Shakespeare Martineau has revealed its first post-merger turnover figure of £71m, down 6% on the combined figure of £75.6m for…
