The Global 100: The devil you know – The two visions for Freshfields Nathalie Tidman ‘Some of the management are dinosaurs. They don’t understand how important this is.’ So speaks one loyalist Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
WFW and former real estate head settle £300k High Court claim Nathalie Tidman A longstanding legal wrangle that saw Mark Prevezer, Watson Farley & Williams’ former head of real estate seek £300,000 in…
Change was necessary: Ashurst joins the war for talent with 9% NQ pay raise Nathalie Tidman City stalwart Ashurst has followed suit with peers in the Square Mile to raise the salary for newly-qualified solicitors (NQs), upping…
Not easy out there: A&O adds £75m to its top line amid muted PEP showing Nathalie Tidman Bringing up the rear of the Big Four City firms to post solid but unspectacular financial results, Allen & Overy…
Ashurst set to reach £1m PEP target after 31% surge as revenue tops £641m Nathalie Tidman Paul Jenkins, Ashurst’s indomitable managing partner, is aiming to reach profit per equity partner (PEP) of £1m in the next…
Private equity provides the pace as Freshfields posts second year of steady growth while net profits edge up Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the second of the Magic Circle to reveal 2019 results, posting a 6% uptick in…
A&O pips Links to the post in Magic Circle NQ pay hikes Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest Magic Circle firm to hike its salary for newly-qualified solicitors (NQs) to…
Freshfields partner fails to block SDT sexual misconduct tribunal Nathalie Tidman The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has thrown out an application by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith to dismiss its prosecution…
Taylor Wessing beset by Goodwin’s City expansion as four more partners defect Nathalie Tidman Goodwin Procter has made good on its promise to build out its City technology and life sciences bench having again…
City O’Melveny exodus continues as Akin Gump hires private equity funds duo Nathalie Tidman The London woes of Allen & Overy’s prospective merger partner O’Melveny & Myers have continued with the loss of private…
Life during law: Dominic Griffiths Nathalie Tidman I didn’t plan a career in law. At school I did those career survey things twice and on both occasions…
Deal View: Despite that late start, Willkie underlines surprisingly forceful City buyout push with hire of GavDav Nathalie Tidman Affectionately known in buyout circles as ‘GavDav’, the long-time duo of private equity specialists Gavin Gordon and David Arnold has…
At best, murky: MPs slam ‘legally sanctioned secrecy’ of gagging orders in discrimination cases Nathalie Tidman A parliamentary select committee has condemned the ‘routine cover-up’ of discrimination allegations by employers as calls for a clampdown on…
Ashurst dismisses board member under cloud of misconduct Nathalie Tidman The board of Ashurst has asked Bernd Egbers, a Munich-based board member, to leave the firm ‘as a result of…
Deal watch: City teams fly on £4.6bn Rolls-Royce pension deal as Kirkland and Goodwin take multi-billion dollar mandates Nathalie Tidman Big-ticket deals have been fuelling the market in pensions, private equity and fundraising recently with UK top-10 firms and US…
Government ushers in emergency pay boost for judges amid mounting staff shortages Nathalie Tidman The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has ushered in an emergency boost to senior judges’ remuneration as an unprecedented recruitment crisis…
If it ain’t broke: Verrier gets fourth term as White & Case chair Nathalie Tidman Hugh Verrier’s term as White & Case chair will extend to 16 years after he was re-elected for another four…
City elite sees sharp increase in partner promotions and improved female promotion prospects Nathalie Tidman Magic Circle takes a leaf from US playbook after a parsimonious 2018 This time last year, Legal Business was still…
Inflection point – Ashurst steps back from the brink but can the revival last? Nathalie Tidman It was not all plain sailing,’ reflects Ben Tidswell, Ashurst’s chair, on the aftermath of its 2013 merger with Australia’s…
‘Mealy mouthed’ – Law Society draws fire for ethically ‘weak’ guidance on #MeToo gagging deals Nathalie Tidman The #MeToo debate continues to garner stories with a legal slant as the Law Society’s recent practice note on the…
