Deal Watch: Rich pickings for Travers and Ashurst as US giants get busy on the continent Marco Cillario It was a busy week for UK and US deal counsel as Travers Smith and Ashurst acted on multibillion-pound deals north of…
A relative result: CC hikes partner profits to £1.6m as first Magic Circle player unveils 2018 numbers Marco Cillario For months lawyers have been talking of unexpectedly robust trading conditions but the first clear indication from the City elite…
London rules again as Latham elects deal finance guru Trobman as new chief Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins is sticking to London for its new chair and managing partner, electing deal finance heavyweight Richard Trobman to…
Baker McKenzie makes up six in London amid scaled back global promotion round as the firm claims largest female partnership Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has promoted six in the City as part of a scaled down global promotion round which saw 68 lawyers…
More growth for global traveller Bird & Bird as post-float Gordon Dadds hikes income 25% Marco Cillario Another year of international expansion has seen the 27th consecutive year of revenue growth for Bird & Bird as the…
The Euro Elite: Italy – And yet it moves Marco Cillario Looking out of the window of his office overlooking the picturesque Piazza del Duomo on a rainy April afternoon, one…
Focus: Wild West or new frontier? Securities counsel divided as the cryptocurrency ‘float’ rears its blockchained head Marco Cillario Marco Cillario sizes up the pros and cons for legal advisers of the current ICO boom ‘We are in an…
Europe’s elite continues robust performance as multi-site firms prosper Marco Cillario The mood among most managing partners at independent law firms from Lisbon to Moscow is certainly upbeat. And for good…
Asia calling: Linklaters and CMS confirm local law capability in Shanghai and Hong Kong Marco Cillario Recent announcements from Linklaters and CMS have provided a fillip to international firms looking to gain a surer footing in…
Rich pickings for Travers Smith and Freshfields as Bridgepoint cashes in on Pret Marco Cillario Ten years after acquiring Pret A Manger in a deal worth £350m, private equity house Bridgepoint is selling it for…
Hogan Lovells cuts 54 City jobs as law firms keep slashing London biz service roles Marco Cillario Hogan Lovells is to cut 54 business support jobs from its City arm as the firm moves to expand its…
Taylor Wessing’s UK PEP shoots up 20% as global revenue exceeds the £300m mark Marco Cillario In another early sign of a good 2017/18 for UK firms, Taylor Wessing has followed up on a disappointing performance last…
CMS cites ‘19%’ UK profitability hike as turnover tops £500m in first post-merger results Marco Cillario CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has released a selection of financial highlights for the year following its three-way merger but disappointingly…
Another record year for Fieldfisher as ‘more international’ firm breaks £200m barrier Marco Cillario Fieldfisher’s leader believes the firm has a ‘very happy partnership’ after cementing its position as the mid-market pace setter with…
Dentons delivers 36% PEP turnaround on ‘strongest ever’ financial results in UK and Middle East Marco Cillario The global management of Dentons are well known sceptics of the significance of profit per equity partner (PEP) but its UK…
Milbank bids up associate pay as surprise moves takes City associates to new $190k benchmark Marco Cillario Despite much talk of client pressure on fees the determination to recruit top associates continues to build with one leading…
‘I like new challenges’: Bakers securitisation veteran exits for Ashurst Marco Cillario The rebuild at Ashurst following a complicated end to 2017 in which three key partners left in a fortnight has gained…
Paul Hastings turns to Linklaters for hire of second City corporate heavyweight in a week Marco Cillario An expansive Paul Hastings has made its second headline lateral in London in a week, this time at the expense of…
Looking east: Linklaters gets long-awaited Shanghai approval as CMS launches Hong Kong association Marco Cillario Linklaters and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang have shown Asia is still high on the agenda of global law firms after…
CMS, Fieldfisher and NRF among firms awarded spots on social housing regulator’s panel amid regime shake-up Marco Cillario CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Fieldfisher have been appointed to the Regulator of Social Housing’s…
