Brettle bows out as White & Case London head to focus on going toe-to-toe with the Magic Circle Nathalie Tidman Oliver Brettle has stepped down as White & Case’s London executive partner after a decade, with US securities partner Melissa…
Comment: Deal view – Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors Nathalie Tidman The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
Deal watch: International firms find cure for Takeda’s £46bn pharma takeover as CMS and Pinsents tie up giant wind farm disposal Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Davis Polk and Ashurst are among the firms to have won major mandates on Japanese pharmaceutical…
‘Some difficult decisions’: Ashurst set to cull up to 80 City secretaries Nathalie Tidman Ashurst has launched a redundancy review which could result in 80% of its 100-strong secretarial team in London being axed,…
MoFo and Wachtell lead on T-Mobile’s $26bn ‘seismic shift’ buyout of Sprint Nathalie Tidman Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Morrison & Foerster have taken the lead on T-Mobile’s takeover of fellow US telecoms operator Sprint,…
‘A walk in the park’: Linklaters and A&O launch tech solutions to traverse the margin minefield Nathalie Tidman As increasing numbers of derivatives players face a scramble to comply with Initial Market (IM) regulations, Linklaters has become the second…
SRA admits to A&O Weinstein probe as MPs turn up the heat on regulator for ‘cosy’ interview with City giant Nathalie Tidman City heavyweight Allen & Overy (A&O) is under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for its conduct in the Weinstein…
Allen & Overy makes up just two women partners in scaled back global promotion round Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up only two female lawyers to partner as part of a 20-strong round unveiled in…
‘Top of our list’: A&O hires white-collar specialist Giles from Kingsley Napley Nathalie Tidman As the demand for criminal defence lawyers intensifies amid increased scrutiny from regulators, Allen & Overy has bolstered its firepower…
Skadden zeros out of London for second year running in global partner promotion round Nathalie Tidman While other US rivals beef up their London partner headcount, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has for the second…
Five get promoted: Freshfields makes up handful of partners in London amid slimmed down global round Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected five London-based lawyers to its partnership from its dispute resolution and corporate practices as part…
Different origins, same excuses: Kirkland, Bakers, Weil Gotshal and Mayer Brown reveal UK gender pay gap stats Nathalie Tidman US-based firms Kirkland & Ellis, Baker McKenzie, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have revealed the gulf between male…
Reborn supremacy – inside the unlikely White & Case revolution Nathalie Tidman ‘Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!’ exclaims Oliver Brettle, White & Case’s London executive partner, before getting up…
Deal view: Cleary Gottlieb seeks to avoid City M&A anonymity in the age of US disruptors Nathalie Tidman The London contingent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently moved across the road into premises so new they…
‘A morally-lacking agreement on every level’ – A&O squirms as Parliamentary committee turns up pressure on NDAs Nathalie Tidman Some awkward headlines are inevitable for Allen & Overy (A&O) thanks to its role in the Weinstein saga after one…
Deal watch: Magic Circle gets clean bill to lead on $13bn GSK healthcare takeover as Addleshaw ties up JD Sports US acquisition Nathalie Tidman Magic Circle firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have rejuvenated longstanding client relationships to win lead roles on…
Rampant Kirkland surges past Latham to become world’s top-billing law firm as PEP closes in on $5m Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis has hiked revenues by more than $500m to overtake Latham & Watkins as the world’s highest-earning law firm,…
Freshfields trounces rivals as Global 100 firms release gender pay stats Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the penultimate Magic Circle firm to publish statistics on the disparity between male and female…
A&O recruits fintech specialist in rare City lateral while Freshfields loses one in Germany to Latham Nathalie Tidman The old days when the only ways in and out of a Magic Circle partnership were promotion and retirement (forced…
#MeToo: HSF latest firm to axe partner after sexual harassment allegations Nathalie Tidman The string of sexual harassment scandals that are blighting the legal profession shows no sign of stopping, with Herbert Smith…
