MoFo strikes London pay dirt with hire of Latham finance co-chair Kandel Marco Cillario Further evidence of significant lateral movement between US players in London emerged today (7 February), with news that one the…
‘Ongoing struggle’: Linklaters shuts down former director going public with concerns over firm culture Marco Cillario Linklaters has been granted an interim injunction against a former director of business development and marketing seeking to raise his…
Cooley leverages Brexit uncertainty to launch in Brussels Marco Cillario Four years after launching in London, West Coast US firm Cooley is to launch its second European base in Brussels. The…
Double whammy for Ashurst as London head quits for BCLP and Macfarlanes hires former corporate head Marco Cillario Ashurst London managing partner Simon Beddow and former corporate head Robert Ogilvy Watson have quit the firm to join Bryan Cave…
Bird & Bird reports 11% uptick in first-half revenue as LLPs reveal rich pickings for ExComm Marco Cillario Bird & Bird’s nine executive committee members took home €6.4m in the year to April 2018, its LLP accounts showed…
Dentons UK top earner reaped benefits of Maclays takeover with 27% pay rise Marco Cillario Dentons’ highest paid UK partner took home £1.4m in the year to April 2018 compared to £1.1m the year before,…
City biz services staff under threat again as Taylor Wessing mulls 34 redundancies Marco Cillario The transfer of business services roles into low-cost bases shows no sign of slowdown in 2019, with top 20 UK…
Hogan Lovells partner leaves firm after watching pornography at work Marco Cillario A Hogan Lovells partner has agreed to leave the firm after being caught viewing pornographic images on a work computer. The…
CMS 2017/18 accounts reveal profit rise despite £30m cost of merger Marco Cillario The three way union of CMS, Nabarro and Olswang cost the partnership £28.9m in ‘reorganising, restructuring and integrating’ the merger…
Buyout star Adrian Maguire to join Kirkland in body blow to Freshfields Marco Cillario One of the most touted private equity names in the City, Adrian Maguire, has quit Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to join…
White & Case loses two capital markets veterans as Bakers ramps up City transactional investment Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has kicked off 2019 with another step towards its long-stated aim of beefing up its London transactional capabilities,…
US partner promotions: Nine minted in the City as Jones Day, Sidley, Cadwalader and Akin announce latest rounds Marco Cillario Jones Day, Sidley Austin, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have unveiled their 2019 partner promotions, together…
Deal watch: Busy year-end as Japanese group buys Swiss power grid and Malaysian funds invest in Battersea Marco Cillario City deal teams are having a busy run-up to Christmas, with Baker McKenzie, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Addleshaw Goddard and Linklaters leading…
LLP accounts: Linklaters posts fall in profits as top earner doubles income at Macfarlanes Marco Cillario Operating profits at Linklaters dipped 1% to £472.3m, while Macfarlanes’ highest-earning partner brought home almost £4m in 2017/18, the two…
Globetrotters in Europe: Dentons and White & Case expand operations as Weil scales back in CEE again Marco Cillario Global players scaled up their investment in continental Europe this autumn, with Dentons launching its fourth German base and White…
Bumpy road for US firms in Asia as Reed Smith, Cleary and Shearman lose out to local players Marco Cillario China and Hong Kong are becoming increasingly challenging places for the global elite as the competition for talent from local…
Deal View: Warlords in Paris – Kirkland’s long march to the French capital Marco Cillario For a 109-year-old giant that fielded just 12 offices at the beginning of 2017, Kirkland & Ellis has had an…
Letter from… Singapore: A warm welcome and slick offering keep Singapore ahead in the race to be Asia global hub Marco Cillario The view from Fort Canning Hill is telling. You stand next to an early 20th century lighthouse, a testament to…
The CMS interview: Pains and gains Marco Cillario Marco Cillario caught up with CMS UK managing partner Stephen Millar to discuss the first year since the three-way union…
‘No blueprint’: Looking back at Lehman’s wind-up Marco Cillario Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE)’s 5,500 employees left the London office at 25 Bank Street on Friday 12 September 2008…
