Travers Smith has always been one to plough its own furrow and last month the firm confirmed it was reviewing its roster of US best friend firms. The corporate powerhouse is reviewing its line-up in the wake of a raft of US firms strengthening their own London offerings.
Eversheds has bolstered its Manchester offering with the hire of an eight-lawyer contentious construction team from McGrigors just months before the Scottish firm is due to tie the knot with Pinsent Masons. McGrigors’ Manchester chief David Moss and construction disputes partner Paul Giles joined Eversheds in March, along with six additional lawyers. The team provides …
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Baker & McKenzie, Eversheds and Berwin Leighton Paisner are just a few firms synonymous with adopting the one-client-one-law-firm model, but just who benefits from these deals in the long run? Robin Saphra’s life got a little easier at the start of the year. The Colt Group’s general counsel (GC), like many of his peers, was …
After four years of consecutive revenue growth and two transformative mergers in 2011, Weightmans is our National/Regional Firm of the Year. However, there’s no chance of any of it going to the managing partner’s head. Weightmans’ Patrick Gaul (pictured) is as laid back and straightforward as managing partners come. In an unmistakable scouse accent reminiscent …
The firms that appear in Global London are the 50 largest non-UK originated firms in London, ranked by headcount. Total lawyer numbers include partners, associates, assistants and trainees but not paralegals. Partner and lawyer numbers were all requested as full-time equivalent averages for 2011 and all partner hires are up to and including February 2012.
Oil and gas? Renewables? Nuclear? Whichever energy source you’re selling, there’s no doubt that the appetite for power in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) seems almost insatiable. That demand, coupled with the urgent need for infrastructure, is ensuring that even those CEE economies facing the imminent threat of recession are viewing the fulfilment of their …
LB ventures beyond the established elite to highlight five practices blazing a trail in the City. The need to differentiate in the market is paramount. Some firms have always been good at it, while others have struggled and floundered. There is a group of US firms in the City that has now established its strengths. …
With a flurry of US firms luring funds partners from UK rivals, LB finds out why lawyers in this area are hot property. Periodically the City goes through a feeding frenzy of lateral hires. In the past, firms have gobbled up partners in structured finance, restructuring and litigation. The current plat du jour though, is …
Immigration laws are forcing international law firms to advertise jobs alongside retail and fast food companies. Despite this, the number of international lawyers in London is falling. Where have all the US-qualified lawyers gone?
UK law firm Speechly Bircham opened a Zürich office in June 2011, marking the firm’s first venture overseas. Private client partner Mark Summers was relocated to Switzerland to head the new operation alongside two associates, with fellow partner William Hancock joining him at the start of 2012. Speechly’s Zürich offering is further bolstered by international …
