Deal watch: Seats at the table for Travers, Skadden and Gateley as Pret acquires EAT and Oliver’s chain collapses Marco Cillario Two opposite developments in the UK high street have seen City and US firms advise as food chain Pret A…
Deal watch: Kirkland and Linklaters take care of Nestlé business as UK advisers get busy in Europe Marco Cillario International investors have been keeping UK and US counsel busy this week, with Linklaters and Kirkland & Ellis winning roles…
International round-up: Greenberg Traurig enters Italy through Milan merger as Latham goes big in Japan Marco Cillario Greenberg Traurig is to open its fifth European office via the acquisition of a Milan boutique and the hire of…
Global expansion: Fieldfisher picks Dublin for seventh office launch in a year Marco Cillario Fieldfisher continues to build on what managing partner Michael Chissick describes as a strategy to be ‘in every commercial capital…
Australia pull continues as Dentons, DWF and LOD announce expansion Marco Cillario Described in some quarters as an overlawyered market for a country with a population of 25 million, Australia continues to…
Letter from Iberia – Despite turbulent politics, Madrid lawyers sustain bullish mood Marco Cillario In spring 2018, Legal Business found the Madrid legal elite still recovering from a jolt that unsettled the local establishment.…
Life during law: Shane Gleghorn Marco Cillario My mother is Irish and my father English. They were first-generation immigrants. I was born a year after my mother’s…
‘Makes sense’ – Clyde & Co becomes latest English firm to launch in Dublin Marco Cillario Clyde & Co has become the latest UK firm to enter the Republic of Ireland, opening a base in Dublin…
Kirkland private equity duo quit for Willkie Farr Marco Cillario Long-rumoured to be on their way out of the US giant, Kirkland & Ellis private equity duo David Arnold and Gavin…
‘Break the dominance of a single metric’: CC pilots dropping billable hours from performance reviews Marco Cillario Clifford Chance (CC) is piloting a radical reform to the way it assesses the performance of its associates and counsel,…
Flexi lawyering on the up as Linklaters launches Peerpoint-style platform and LOD makes Australasian acquisition Marco Cillario Linklaters has become the latest firm to venture into the ever busier flexible lawyering market after hiring the former director…
CMS announces largest ever promotion round with women making up half of 49-strong cohort Marco Cillario CMS has added its name to the growing list of firms increasing their partner intake this year, with its cohort up…
Clifford Chance mints nine City partners in its largest promotion round of the decade Marco Cillario Clifford Chance has promoted 30 lawyers to partner, confirming a trend which saw Magic Circle firms increase their partner intake…
‘A true leader and a good friend’ – Bakers confirms shock death of global chief Paul Rawlinson Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie is in mourning following the unexpected death of chair Paul Rawlinson, who passed away on Friday (12 April).…
‘A third way’: Taylor Wessing enters alliance with West Coast leader Wilson Sonsini Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses Taylor Wessing’s alliance with Silicon Valley royalty Wilson Sonsini as RPC forges US insurance partnership While the…
Letter from… Hong Kong: Asia’s most-desired village can be tough on the locals but the mood of confidence is back Marco Cillario Hong Kong, notes Mayer Brown Asia chair Duncan Abate, is like a village: ‘If you are good, you can do…
Global London Focus: Morrison & Foerster Marco Cillario London headcount: 73 lawyers, 20 partners Lawyer headcount change since 2013: +52% London heads: Alistair Maughan and Jonathan Wheeler, office…
Global London: The Big Long – Inside Sidley’s daring attempt to relaunch as a private equity leader Marco Cillario Summer 2015. Four US lawyers meet at Nobu restaurant in London. Sidley Austin management committee chair Larry Barden and Europe…
‘Immensely rewarding’: Moore gets second term as Linklaters managing partner Marco Cillario Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore will stay in his role until April 2022 after the partnership re-elected him for a…
‘Executing our strategy’: MoFo London revenue surges 25% but global turnover drops Marco Cillario Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has added its name to the growing list of US firms with London offices outperforming the…
