RPC abandons all-equity structure in sweeping partnership shake-up Marco Cillario Reversing a common trend among many City firms in recent years, RPC is to introduce the roles of fixed share…
Linklaters ExComm bag £25m amid surge in revenue from US and AsiaPac, LLP accounts reveal Marco Cillario The 12 members of Linklaters’ executive committee and senior partner Charlie Jacobs saw a 17% pay increase to more than…
City promotions drop for Latham in US-driven partnership round Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has promoted 33 lawyers to partner, with its London outpost accounting for 15% of those getting the…
Life During Law: David Collins Marco Cillario I’m London born and bred, never lived anywhere else apart from three years in Manchester at university. Went to City…
Letter from… Sydney: After the churn of the foreign influx, Australian legal elite look primed for their golden age Marco Cillario Some speak of the dawn of a ‘golden age’ for the market; others of a sugar rush for the country’s…
Dentons rejigs US structure in bid to create first ‘truly national’ American dream team Marco Cillario He may have overseen more than 50 law firm combinations over the last decade – 12 since July alone –…
DWF brings post-float sales pitch to Germany as it seals Düsseldorf deal Marco Cillario DWF Europe chair Ulrich Jüngst aims to triple German lawyer headcount and launch in Frankfurt after opening the firm’s second…
White & Case’s City partner promotions drop to three in shift from NYLon focus amid 45-strong round Marco Cillario In an unusual move, White & Case has largely overlooked London in its latest partnership promotions as the firm minted only…
Tribunal finds against Freshfields partner in high-profile misconduct case Marco Cillario Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer restructuring partner Ryan Beckwith engaged in sexual activity with a junior female colleague in circumstances in which…
Norton Rose enters associate pay war putting NQs in line for £114k paycheque Marco Cillario Top-performing newly qualified (NQ) solicitors at Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) will be in line to take home up to £114,000…
Dentons double merger adds 300 lawyers to create ‘first truly national US law firm’ Marco Cillario Dentons will have more than 1,000 lawyers across 33 US markets following the latest in a long line of tie-ups…
UK and Belgian bars sign agreement as concerns mount for the profession in no-deal Brexit Marco Cillario The Brussels Bar and four other legal professional bodies will lobby the Belgian government to ensure UK lawyers don’t lose…
Hogan Lovells’ International business slims down headcount amid 8% revenue growth Marco Cillario Profits at Hogan Lovells’ non-US business rose 11% to £281m last year as it slimmed down lawyer headcount by 37 in…
Victory for Mishcon and Blackstone heavyweight as Supreme Court rules Parliamentary suspension unlawful Marco Cillario Mischon de Reya and Blackstone Chambers are among the legal reputations seeing a significant boost this morning after securing a…
Letter from… Amsterdam: Dutch lawyers find a deft balance amid testing times in cross-border trade Marco Cillario The secret to making your country attractive to foreign investors at a time when populism is reshaping global politics and…
LB100 Overview: Apocalypse soon? Marco Cillario As Legal Business was unpacking the 2018/19 financial results of the UK’s top 100 law firms, the Office for National…
Dealing with no deal – Can top law firms cope with a chaotic Brexit? Marco Cillario Simon Davis has had quite a start to his one-year term as the 175th president of the Law Society of…
Dealwatch: Rich pickings for A&O and Linklaters on €120bn tech listing as Addleshaws wins Battersea redevelopment Marco Cillario The European teams of Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters are set to bring in a total of more than €4m in…
Dentons furthers pan-African play as it announces five new local deals Marco Cillario Dentons is showing no sign of slowing its expansion spree of late, making it ten tie-ups in less than two…
Bad timing – A&O loses M&A duo to Skadden following failed US merger talks Marco Cillario Allen & Overy has lost two well-respected London corporate partners to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom just days after…
