A&O mulls changes to junior lawyer pay structure as it looks to keep pace in associate salary race Sarah Downey This second quarter has seen Allen & Overy (A&O) launch a comprehensive review with external consultants drafted in to look…
Mergers helps drive 11% revenue growth at CMS with profits up 3% Sarah Downey With two mergers under its belt in 2014, CMS has unveiled double digit growth in revenue for the financial year…
Selling the family silver: Will Gateley’s listing on London’s stock exchange pay off? Sarah Downey Sarah Downey assesses Gateley’s audacious plans to become the UK’s first listed law firm Following in the footsteps of Australia-listed…
Revolving doors: Cooley, Pannone, DWF and K&L Gates all bolster UK numbers Sarah Downey Last week saw a quartet of US and UK firms, namely Cooley, Pannone Corporate, DWF and K&L Gates, all make…
Mounting departures: CC sees further German exits as capital markets partner leaves for SZA Schilling Sarah Downey Clifford Chance (CC) has this week seen another exit from its German operations with longstanding capital markets partner Markus Pfüller…
Dealwatch: A&O, Linklaters and Slaughters take lead on Virgin Active sale to South Africa-listed Brait Sarah Downey Magic Circle trio Allen & Overy (A&O), Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken instructions advising on Virgin Group’s £682m…
Targeting London: Grimaldi hires former Clifford Chance chief executive Michael Bray for City ambitions Sarah Downey Italian independent firm Grimaldi has hired the former chief executive of Clifford Chance (CC) and prominent finance lawyer Michael Bray…
Placed in the ‘bad bank’: Quinn Emanuel, Akin Gump and Bird & Bird lead on $835m Espirito loan dispute Sarah Downey Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Bird & Bird have been gifted lead instructions…
US expansion: Dentons and McKenna Long set to combine Sarah Downey Having just announced its combination with Chinese firm Dacheng in January, a deal which will establish a 6,600 lawyer giant…
Partner promotions: Ashurst 20-strong round includes 45% females while Macfarlanes reduces round to five Sarah Downey Ashurst has this morning (8 April) announced its 20-strong partner promotion round, which will take effect from 1 May 2015,…
‘Committed to the Russian market’: Chadbourne & Parke hires BLP energy partner to manage Moscow office Sarah Downey After shutting down its Kiev operations last summer, Chadbourne & Parke has boosted its presence in Russia with the hire…
Of ‘strategic importance’: Hogan Lovells launches in Australia with Allens partner duo Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells has this morning (31 March) announced that it will establish a presence in Australia with Allens partners Nicky…
In court: Baker & McKenzie prevails and wins costs in Symrise professional negligence case Sarah Downey Baker & McKenzie has succeeded in its £11.7m professional negligence dispute brought by German food flavourings maker Symrise and its…
275,000 sqft: Clifford Chance and BLP advise on Deloitte lease with Land Securities Sarah Downey Clifford Chance (CC) and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have both landed a significant instruction on accountancy giant Deloitte’s major pre-let…
Dealwatch: Clifford Chance, Travers Smith, Debevoise and BLP advise on £1.2bn BCA sale Sarah Downey A quartet law firms including Clifford Chance (CC), Travers Smith, Debevoise & Plimpton and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have all secured…
Demand and supply: Harbour more than doubles its litigation financing capacity with new £230m fund Sarah Downey A sign of the growing third party funding market, Harbour Litigation Funding has raised a significant £230m investment fund to…
Asia: BLP launches international arbitration practice in Hong Kong with local team hire Sarah Downey Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has launched an arbitration practice in Hong Kong with the hire of a nine-strong team from…
A €6.6bn purchase: Linklaters and Milbank advise on Borealis’ Swedish Fortum Distribution deal Sarah Downey Linklaters and US firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy have picked up key instructions on the €6.6bn purchase of Fortum…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, A&O and HSF win places on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB offer Sarah Downey Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have all been instructed on the high profile £1.7bn takeover…
Revolving doors: Paul Hastings takes three Americas partners from Allen & Overy Sarah Downey Paul Hastings has made a rare move on a UK firm in its own backyard, with news that is to…
