Watching the watchmen – at the sharp end with the lawyers on public inquiries Matthew Field Public inquiries have the power to seek truth in tragedy and scandal, but could a rigid process and weak leadership…
Squires continues German growth with three-partner Frankfurt team from WilmerHale Matthew Field Transatlantic firm Squire Patton Boggs has recruited three litigation and competition partners from US firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale &…
Dentons Australia combination goes through at last after three offices break away Matthew Field Dentons long-awaited tie up with Australian law firm Gadens has officially gone through, although three of the firm’s offices will split…
‘Change of direction’: Bevan Brittan refuses to retender for SRA legal panel Matthew Field LB100 firm Bevan Brittan has declared it will not retender for the Solicitor Regulation Authority’s legal panel, after reviewing the…
‘Under one roof’: Nabarro and Olswang confirm move to CMS’ Cannon Place Matthew Field Nabarro and Olswang have signed up to move into CMS Cameron McKenna‘s offices at Cannon Place, taking on two additional…
Nabarro slashes pension deficit ahead of three-way merger, LLPs reveal Matthew Field Nabarro has more than halved its pension deficit from almost £31.9m to £12.2m, according to its latest LLP filing for…
‘One of the top teams’: Milbank takes A&O US senior partner in real estate group hire Matthew Field Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has taken on a three-partner team from Allen & Overy (A&O) in New York, including…
Former child abuse inquiry judge Goddard enlists Carter-Ruck Matthew Field The chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee has attacked retired New Zealand high court judge Dame Lowell Goddard QC…
Exclusive: Morgan Lewis holds talks with KWM as Camerons circles Matthew Field Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has emerged as a potential partner to King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), despite the US giant…
Hillsborough inquest: Birnberg Peirce and other firms take home £63m as government foots legal bill Matthew Field The Home Office has spent £63.6m on the legal costs for the families of the 96 victims of the 1989…
Dentons Nextlaw becomes largest global referral network of more than 290 firms Matthew Field Dentons has officially launched its free-to-use Nextlaw Global Referral Network, signing up 291 firms to make the largest referral network…
Linklaters votes for Moore’s lockstep reforms but controversial features dropped Matthew Field Linklaters partners have voted today (3 November) to accept changes to the firm’s lockstep that will provide more flexibility in…
Bird & Bird election revealed: Less than half of firm’s partnership voted for Kerr Matthew Field Bird & Bird chief executive David Kerr received support from less than half the firm’s partnership as almost 30% of…
Nabarro drops out of European alliance as three-way merger talks continue Matthew Field Nabarro is to lose its seat in the five firm Broadlaw Group as a consequence of its merger plans with…
Dentons Australia tie-up delayed as Melbourne office expected to break off Matthew Field Dentons is still working to finalise its tie-up with Australian firm Gadens almost a year after announcing the merger, and…
Baker & McKenzie bolsters Swiss offering with ten-lawyer team hire Matthew Field Baker & McKenzie has hired 10 lawyers including five partners to its Zurich office, boosting the firm’s presence in the…
Freshfields acts for the BBC in battle over presenters tax payments Matthew Field Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the BBC ahead of an investigation into the employment status and tax avoidance claims against…
Rain men – goodbye Harvard Kool-Aid, hello plain speaking at Linklaters’ c-suite Matthew Field With high-billing duo Charlie Jacobs and Gideon Moore taking the helm at Linklaters there is renewed swagger on Silk Street.…
Jones Day pulls off significant Middle East coup with hire of HSF heavyweight Khan Matthew Field Jones Day has hired Herbert Smith Freehills’ Middle East finance head Nadim Khan, who joined the firm to launch its…
Bakers looks to Big Four lateral to bolster tax offering as Chadwick moves upstairs Matthew Field Baker & McKenzie has hired experienced KPMG tax partner Steve Labrum to strengthen its City transfer pricing team.
