Travers female partner promotions suffer amid scaled back round Nathalie Tidman A firm more progressive than many in the City on gender diversity, Travers Smith has made up just one female partner…
Shades of 2007: Freshfields sends NQ salaries soaring above £100k to head off talent threat from US rivals Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is fighting the war for talent by becoming the first Magic Circle firm to raise its pay…
‘Engaged and energised’: Jenkins wins second term as Ashurst global managing partner Nathalie Tidman In another vote of confidence for Ashurst’s leadership, Paul Jenkins has been re-appointed as global managing partner for a second four-year…
Freshfields partner on indefinite leave ahead of disciplinary tribunal hearing Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith is set to appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) next week having been placed…
Deal View: Goodwin’s City practice goes beyond the clichés with 58% revenue growth Nathalie Tidman The cliché says that you have to start somewhere and so Goodwin Procter’s London branch did in 2011 with a…
Life during law: Claire Wills Nathalie Tidman I’ve been 27 years at Freshfields. I’m not sure where the time has gone. It’s International Women’s Day on Friday…
Global London overview – Sharks in the fish pond Nathalie Tidman In last year’s Global London overview, attention focused on three non-UK firms with more than 400 lawyers in the City.…
Global London Focus: Dechert Nathalie Tidman London headcount: 169 lawyers: 44 partners (26 equity, 18 non-equity) Lawyer headcount change since 2013: +29% London office management committee:…
Global London Focus: M&A – Hunting for whales Nathalie Tidman ‘Initially the client was concerned, but the investment banks said: “A big tick for Gibson Dunn in public M&A…
Marching on – A Global London debate exploring the progress and prospects for US leaders Nathalie Tidman Marco Cillario, Legal Business: Are US firms in London about to reach a maturity that means we will see less…
A&O ups the ante on female partner promotions as Skadden ends City investment drought Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy has promoted 14 London partners amid a scaled up 34-strong global round while Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher…
Kirkland breaks $5m PEP and outguns Latham again to stay world’s highest-grossing firm Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis has hiked revenues by more than $500m to remain the world’s highest-earning law firm, as global turnover surged…
Dechert rebuilds City leadership with dealmaker Field as Black takes helm Nathalie Tidman Dechert has taken strides to fortify its depleted London management team, adding private equity partner Chris Field and naming Gus Black…
Calls for a ‘radical overhaul’ of NDAs as #MeToo saga prompts UK gagging order law reform Nathalie Tidman The government has proposed new legislation that would make it illegal for employers to use gagging orders to prevent the…
Deal watch: Big cheeses land £975m Dairy Crest deal as Slaughters acts on £1.3bn Provident hostile takeover Nathalie Tidman The UK buyout market had an uncharacteristically frenetic week with City M&A counsel taking the lead on a £1.3bn unsolicited…
‘Investing in strength’: Akin Gump’s City turnover spikes 28% amid restructuring bonanza Nathalie Tidman The London office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has recorded a 28% revenue hike to $123.5m. The City results,…
Beyond barbarian: Kirkland signs PE’s most wanted Nathalie Tidman If the news in late 2017 that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer private equity veteran David Higgins was joining Kirkland & Ellis…
From pavements to sidewalks: PE star Mahon’s move to Simpson Thacher melts CC hearts to stone Nathalie Tidman The success of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett where others have failed in luring Clifford Chance (CC)’s Amy Mahon to the…
Deal View: ‘Tooling up’ – Activist funds edging into the mainstream of UK deal scene Nathalie Tidman ‘Most listed companies have run across activists by now or at least come close,’ says Andy Ryde, Slaughter and May’s…
Deal watch: Healthy pickings for Travers and DLA on Unilever’s £150m graze buyout as firms navigate Interserve rescue saga Nathalie Tidman Travers Smith and DLA Piper have sated their appetites on The Carlyle Group’s £150m disposal of graze while a raft of advisers…
