Magic Circle leads tech foray as Slaughters unveils tech incubator and Linklaters and A&O back Nivaura in $20m funding round Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has announced today (27 February) its much-anticipated legal tech incubator, Slaughter and May Collaborate, with the firm primed…
Chicago firepower for RPC as insurance team secures formal US tie-up Thomas Alan RPC has announced its insurance practice will form an official alliance with Chicago-based law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson. The partnership will…
Revolving Doors: Crowell & Moring secures three-partner team from Squire Patton Boggs while Dentons makes City hire from Fieldfisher Thomas Alan City recruitment was active last week, as Crowell & Moring and Dentons made the standout hires while Baker Botts also made a City…
‘Too far apart’: Ashfords and Boyes Turner abandon £60m merger talks Thomas Alan Southern English law firms Ashfords and Boyes Turner have ditched their proposed merger which was set to go live in May after…
The comeback kid: Return to form as Reed Smith hikes London revenue 18% to $222m Thomas Alan Reed Smith has bolstered City revenue by 18% to $222m amid a reversal of fortune which has seen global revenue rise…
Revolving Doors: DAC Beachcroft hires from Kirkland in the City while Morgan Lewis leads international team push Thomas Alan There was no love lost between firms in the lateral market last week, with DAC Beachcroft, Withers and Reed Smith…
King & Spalding posts stronger year globally with UK revenue up 12% Thomas Alan US outfit King & Spalding notched a 12% growth in its UK business for 2018, with London revenue rising to $48.3m,…
‘Not adequately protected’: Junior lawyers demand SRA response on concerns over toxic working conditions Thomas Alan Junior lawyers have penned a letter to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) demanding clarification on the protection available to junior…
New Law meets Big Four – Has Deloitte got the conviction to match its free-thinking legal pitch? Thomas Alan Thomas Alan asks if Deloitte can find a new angle on legal services The often cited but seldom-seen legal arrival…
M&A focus: A sign of things to come? Europe’s deal market ends 2018 with a whimper after a forceful start Thomas Alan The ghost of political turmoil did little to hinder deal-doing in Europe in the first half of 2018 but its…
Dentons risks Venezuelan instability to secure Norton Rose Caracas business Thomas Alan Dentons has acquired Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF)’s 26-lawyer Caracas office, coinciding with Venezuela’s acute economic and political crisis. As part…
Post-merger chemistry and an absence of crisis mark BCLP launch but firm is yet to settle into its stride Thomas Alan Thomas Alan finds mixed omens in the wake of BCLP’s high-stakes union. A solid start cannot obscure that 2019 will be…
Luminance valuation hits $100m as Slaughters stumps up in $10m investment round Thomas Alan UK legal tech leader and Slaughter and May ally Luminance has received further backing from existing investors, propelling the start-up to…
LLP accounts show BLP flagging ahead of Bryan Cave merger as profit fell 21% Thomas Alan Legacy Berwin Leighton Paisner was hit by a 21% drop in profit and 3% dip in revenue in its last…
MoJ faces parliamentary grilling over IT network meltdown Thomas Alan The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has come under fire in parliament after widespread IT disruption wrought chaos on the functioning…
Revolving Doors: Signature Litigation launches in Paris while Kirkland and Mishcon make City moves Thomas Alan The January shopping spree is well underway with firms making moves at home and abroad last week, most significantly in…
Globe-trotting Dentons primed to secure Norton Rose’s Venezuela business Thomas Alan Expansive global giant Dentons is positioned for another regional merger, with Norton Rose Fulbright’s (NRF) 26-lawyer strong Venezuelan practice the new…
CMS adds to Northern line up with Liverpool launch Thomas Alan CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has extended its chain of northern offices with a Liverpool office opening following a hire…
In-house: Skyscanner GC takes flight as Balfour Beatty and National Grid make senior hires Thomas Alan The chief legal officer of high-profile travel metasearch engine Skyscanner, Carolyn Jameson, is stepping down after nearly six years in…
Accountants keep coming as Deloitte hires A&O banking partner as UK legal head Thomas Alan Deloitte has made a clear statement of intent in legal services by announcing today (14 January) that it has lured…
