ABS rising: Burford Capital launches its own law firm with Akin Gump hire Madeleine Farman After receiving a licence in January, Burford Capital has launched its own Alternative Business Structure (ABS) Burford Law, with the…
Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst get the call up for O2’s listing Madeleine Farman Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Ashurst have won roles advising Telefonica on its plans for an initial public offering (IPO)…
Ashurst braces for £55m fit-out hit as City office move looms Madeleine Farman As Ashurst partners digest a year of tumbling profits and turnover, delayed profit distributions and a rising number of senior…
‘Exceptional commitment’: Pre-merger leaders re-elected at Charles Russell Speechlys Madeleine Farman Managing partner James Carter and senior partner Christopher Page have been re-elected as Charles Russell Speechlys‘ management team for another…
Olswang and Camerons set for Friday partners meeting amid mounting claims of three-way merger with Nabarro Madeleine Farman Both Olswang and CMS Cameron McKenna are holding partners meetings tomorrow, as indications mount that the duo are gearing up…
Skadden, Freshfields and Clifford Chance provide cover as Deustche Bank sells insurer for £935m Madeleine Farman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance and have all won places advising on Phoenix Group…
Exits stack up as Olswang loses partners to Clifford Chance and Bond Dickinson Madeleine Farman Olswang has suffered a double exit with its co-head of life sciences departing the firm in favour of Clifford Chance,…
Stay or go? Heavyweight Ward abandons Paul Hastings move to remain at Ashurst Madeleine Farman Banking partner Nigel Ward is to remain at Ashurst after it was announced earlier this month he was to make…
Allen & Overy takes another two from Simmons in sustained IP push Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken its third and fourth IP partner from Simmons & Simmons this year, as it…
Ashurst loses another outpost leader with Brussels duo off to Simmons Madeleine Farman Ashurst has lost another office head with its long term Brussels managing partner leaving the firm in favour of Simmons…
Ashurst Singapore head latest to go in day of exits for beleaguered firm Madeleine Farman Ashurst‘s Singapore managing partner is the latest to quit the firm, in a day where Ashurst has seen partner exits…
Ashurst suffers further exits as Abu Dhabi head departs and A&O takes two Asia finance partners Madeleine Farman The exits continue at Ashurst as the firm’s Abu Dhabi head has quit for a US firm while two Asia…
A&O defeats Quinn as $575m Progas energy claim against Pakistan thrown out Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O), Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Withers have advised as a tribunal convened under the UN…
If it ain’t broke… Do A&O’s New Law business lines live up to the hype? Madeleine Farman After a series of ventures Allen & Overy has become the bellwether among the legal elite for innovation. But do…
LB100 Focus: Don’t look back in anger: Ashurst leadership tries to rally partners but the drift continues Madeleine Farman Five years on from its controversial Australian combination – and after a punishing 2015/16 – the storied City firm is…
Q&A: Allen & Overy’s Scott Zemser talks leveraged finance, lockstep and competing in the US Madeleine Farman Legal Business caught up with Allen & Overy’s (A&O) new global co-head of leveraged finance, Scott Zemser.
Freshfields and Baker Botts steer CVC and Liberty through £6.4bn Formula One deal Madeleine Farman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Baker Botts have won spots advising as CVC Capital Partners looks to sell off Formula One…
Asian ambition: A&O moves capital markets partner Miller to Hong Kong for regional head role Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy has boosted its Asian offering with partner Stephen Miller moving from London to Hong Kong to take…
Freshfields and Foley Hoag face off as Venezuela ordered to pay Canadian miner more than $1.2bn Madeleine Farman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Foley Hoag have advised as an international tribunal has ordered Venezuela to pay more than $1.2bn…
Big Apple takes a bite out of partner profits as Allen & Overy breaks lockstep for US hires Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has broken its lockstep for its new Manhattan hires as the firm made a major finance…
