Latham, BT, Burges Salmon and Freshfields among winners at Legal Business Awards Theresa Hargreaves BT, Latham & Watkins, Burges Salmon, Freshfields and Sidley Austin picked up some of the big prizes at this year’s…
LB Awards 2025: From top brands to the biggest banks – meet the In-House Team of the Year contenders Theresa Hargreaves Next Tuesday (30 September), the great and the good of the legal profession will gather at the Grosvenor House Hotel…
Revolving Doors: Eversheds hires in London and Frankfurt while Simpson Thacher and Cadwalader build in finance Theresa Hargreaves Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its tax department in London with the addition of Kevin Cummings from McDermott Will & Schulte.…
From Credit Suisse to the credit crunch: UBS’s Simon Croxford on a career of unprecedented moments Theresa Hargreaves From the global financial crisis to the Credit Suisse rescue, it’s safe to say that UBS Investment Bank and EMEA…
British American Tobacco announces new GC as company veteran steps down Theresa Hargreaves Paul McCrory has been appointed as the new director, legal and general counsel of British American Tobacco (BAT), following the…
Big wins, crisis control and champagne-on-ice moments: GSK GC James Ford on 30 years at the pharma giant Theresa Hargreaves James Ford on his leadership maxims, how he deals with the pressures of life as a GC and the highlights…
‘Getting the call’ – what good communication looks like to clients Theresa Hargreaves GCs on how good communication increases the chances of a firm being instructed – and what the data tells us…
Paul Weiss and Skadden lead on Kraft Heinz split Theresa Hargreaves Paul, Weiss and Skadden have picked up lead roles in the separation of The Kraft Heinz Company just 10 years…
Revolving Doors: Paul Weiss taps Quinn for disputes partner as Fried Frank hires another Goodwin lateral Theresa Hargreaves Paul Weiss has hired commercial, financial and competition disputes partner Leo Kitchen from Quinn Emanuel. Kitchen, a Legal 500 next-generation…
Four firms take slice of the action as Kingsmill owner buys Hovis for £75m Theresa Hargreaves A quartet of law firms have advised on the £75m acquisition of Hovis by Associated British Foods (ABF), a deal…
Freshfields Central Europe white-collar defence head decamps for Deutsche Bank Theresa Hargreaves Freshfields’ white-collar defence practice head for Central Europe, Simone Kämpfer, has taken a role at Deutsche Bank, where she will…
Osborne Clarke posts record international revenues, with Penningtons Manches Cooper and Burness Paull also notching steady growth Theresa Hargreaves Osborne Clarke has reported record international revenues of €547.5m, with UK profit per equity partner (PEP) breaking the £800k mark…
AI expertise – the new must-have for general counsel Theresa Hargreaves Amid AI’s relentless rise, companies are placing increased emphasis on related expertise when hiring for their in-house legal teams, according…
Merck M&A legal head returns to private practice at McDermott ahead of Schulte merger Theresa Hargreaves McDermott Will & Emery has made a key hire for its life sciences transactions practice with the hire of M&A…
Kirkland and Davis Polk lead as Ferrero seals $3.1bn tie-up with cereal giant Kellogg Theresa Hargreaves Davis Polk and Kirkland & Ellis have won the lead roles as Nutella-maker Ferrero Group prepares to buy US cereal…
Freshfields lands major US mandate advising Merck on $10bn Verona Pharma acquisition opposite Latham Theresa Hargreaves Freshfields is advising Merck on its $10bn acquisition of respiratory-focused pharmaceutical company Verona Pharma, in a major US mandate for…
Gowling WLG and A&O Shearman among firms on Clio’s $1bn vLex acquisition Theresa Hargreaves Gowling WLG, A&O Shearman and Wilson Sonsini are among a line-up of law firms to have advised on Clio’s $1bn…
Macfarlanes and A&O Shearman among advisers on Santander’s £2.65bn TSB takeover Theresa Hargreaves Macfarlanes, A&O Shearman and Uria Menendez have picked up lead roles on Santander’s £2.65bn acquisition of TSB, in the latest…
Stephenson Harwood hits £1m PEP mark and heads towards five-year target to double revenues Theresa Hargreaves Stephenson Harwood has posted double-digit growth for both turnover and profit per equity partner (PEP), as the firm pushes forward…
