Kerr to hit 26 years at 2Birds’ helm as Addleshaws re-appoints Penney as senior partner Marco Cillario Bird & Bird’s long-standing chief executive David Kerr (pictured) is set to lead the firm until 2022 after standing unopposed…
US firms strike in the City again as Latham hits Links and Paul Hastings taps Hogan Lovells Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has once again hit the Magic Circle to expand beyond its traditional transactional heartlands in the City, recruiting…
Dealwatch: Freshfields joins Slaughters in fight for UK plastics plc as Apax returns to Links Paris team Marco Cillario It has been a busy few days for the Magic Circle, as US company Berry Global trumped an offer by…
International round-up: Bakers launches fourth low-cost hub in Argentina as Cooley targets capital markets with Hong Kong office Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie is pushing on with its profitability drive having picked Buenos Aires for its fourth business service centre some…
Linklaters to hit 20% female partnership as women make up a third of 33-strong promotion round Marco Cillario For the sixth year in a row Linklaters has increased the size of its promotion round, adding 33 lawyers to…
‘Only the beginning’: Latham adds more than $300m to top line as Sidley nears £100m in the City Marco Cillario A year after becoming the first law firm to break the $3bn barrier, Latham & Watkins has posted an even…
Tightening of ranks at Hogan Lovells sees PEP approach $1.4m as turnover rises 4% Marco Cillario Hogan Lovells has posted an 8% increase in profit per equity partner (PEP) to $1.38m after reducing equity partner headcount 6%…
Shearman tight-lipped on City revenue amid reduced headcount and 4% global turnover rise Marco Cillario After rising by less than 1% in 2017, Shearman & Sterling’s global revenue grew at a slightly faster pace last…
Cadwalader London revenue drops 13% after restructuring team exit as global turnover makes slight return to growth Marco Cillario Bucking a trend which has seen a number of City outposts of US firms grow apace last year, turnover at…
Linklaters ends culture row as wannabe whistleblower agrees to destroy confidential documents Marco Cillario Former Linklaters executive committee member Frank Mellish has agreed that he will not disclose information raising concerns over the firm’s…
Taylor Wessing to enter alliance with West Coast leader Wilson Sonsini Marco Cillario Taylor Wessing is entering into an alliance with Silicon Valley firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati. The UK top 20 firm…
Goodwin London revenue surges 60% as European hiring spree pays off Marco Cillario Goodwin Procter’s City arm grew at more than three times the pace of the firm globally in 2018, hitting $66.8m…
Deal watch: Latham joins Freshfields and A&O on €5.7bn European buyout as Eversheds acts on €590m UK takeover Marco Cillario Continental Europe provided rich pickings to the global legal elite this week, as Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman agreed to…
‘Another fantastic year’: Cooley City revenue surges 16% as global top line hits $1.23bn Marco Cillario Cooley’s London branch has recorded another year of double-digit revenue growth as its top line grew 16% to $66.7m, four…
Defying gravity – Inside the improbable rise of Travers and Macfarlanes Marco Cillario ‘If you look at Wall Street, this model is replicated again and again. There is no reason it shouldn’t work…
Letter from… Frankfurt: Pillars of stone – finding the right mix is tough but global interest in Germany is growing Marco Cillario Two documents outlining the strategies of international firms in Germany came to light between 2016 and 2017. ‘Agenda 2020’ by…
Third German office and trio of Dublin hires the latest moves in Pinsents’ international odyssey Marco Cillario Pinsent Masons has kicked off 2019 in expansionist mode, opening a new office in Frankfurt, right after finishing 2018 with…
Life during law: Jeremy Drew Marco Cillario My mother was always convinced I was going to be a barrister. She used to watch TV dramas involving barristers.…
Linklaters turns to Asia for new banking head as Bugg steps down after three years Marco Cillario Linklaters’ Hong Kong based finance partner Davide Mencacci has replaced Tony Bugg to become the firm’s first non-London based banking…
KPMG ups the ante with 145-lawyer hire in France and new consultancy service Marco Cillario KPMG has added its name to the list of Big Four accountants ramping up their legal service offering in recent…
