Seven firms land spots on Heathrow’s reduced legal roster Thomas Alan Heathrow Airport has completed an overhaul of its legal panel, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy among those…
New year brings major New Law consolidation as Elevate acquires Halebury Thomas Alan US-based New Law darling Elevate has continued its acquisitive form with the purchase of UK-based flexible lawyer firm Halebury, creating…
A&O opening Fuse tech lab for third round as it partners on £1.2m AI legal services project Thomas Alan Allen & Overy (A&O) will open its technology incubator space Fuse to a third group of companies from early next year,…
Slaughters lifts associate salaries alongside performance-related bonuses Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has increased its salary rates for newly qualified (NQ) associates by £3,000, with junior associates also seeing an…
Whatever happened to PRIME? – Drift sets in for once lauded diversity project Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the initially lauded, now forgotten social inclusion initiative ‘Forgive my ignorance, can you tell me what you…
Pharma just the tonic for US firms leading on Boston Scientific’s £3bn bid for BTG Thomas Alan An array of City and US firms have landed roles advising on Boston Scientific’s buyout of British healthcare firm BTG…
Still more promise than delivery but Paul Hastings shows signs of progress Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the fortunes of the US giant after a (relatively) expansive 2018 Paul Hastings’ recent London history could…
Legal leaders in Africa: Waking the elephant Thomas Alan Encapsulated in the 1982 hit song by US soft rock band Toto, Africa is frequently referred to in hoary metaphors…
Revolving Doors: Fieldfisher lands new energy co-head as King & Spalding and Pinsents strengthen City benches Thomas Alan Firms began their Christmas shopping in earnest last week, with LB100 pacesetter Fieldfisher strengthening its energy practice while Pinsent Masons recruited…
‘Scale and investment capability’: Ashfords and Boyes Turner merger to create £60m southern force Thomas Alan South west-based Ashfords and Thames Valley firm Boyes Turner are primed to merge, creating a 100 partner-strong £60m southern law firm. The…
City criminal law firm HJA ushers in sweeping ownership changes amid succession problem Thomas Alan London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen (HJA) has brought in sweeping changes to its ownership model, making it the first…
Revolving Doors: Greenberg capitalises on Ropes & Gray’s real estate cutback as Gowling and BWB make City moves Thomas Alan There were signs of a pre-Christmas pick up in the City lateral market last week with Greenberg Traurig the leader following…
Changing of the guard at Shakespeares and Shoosmiths with CEO appointments Thomas Alan Regional player Shakespeare Martineau and national firm Shoosmiths have both implemented change at the top with the appointments of new…
Latest #MeToo episode emerges as Reed Smith dismisses partner following complaint Thomas Alan Reed Smith has dismissed a partner in its London office after a complaint of sexual harassment, it has emerged. Originally reported…
Mayer Brown makes up four in London as Weil renews City commitment after last year’s promotion drought Thomas Alan Mayer Brown and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have minted four and three partners respectively in the City amid increased global promotion rounds…
‘Client conflict issues’ sees 10-strong CMS real estate team decamp to Fladgate Thomas Alan Following the hires of CMS real estate heavyweights Alan Karsberg and Simon Kanter last month, Fladgate has added to the blow,…
‘Not just a generic consultancy’: BCLP launches in-house innovation and technology arm Thomas Alan Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has continued its spate of innovation launches, combining parts of its transatlantic innovation teams to create…
Revolving Doors: Eversheds makes City corporate play as DLA and Ashurst announce international hires Thomas Alan The first signs of a late-autumn slowdown in City laterals emerged last week with Eversheds Sutherland making the only significant…
Law Society pushes firms for increased transparency on partner pay gaps Thomas Alan The Law Society has called for uniformity in law firms’ gender pay gap reporting in a bid to ‘get ahead…
Revolving Doors: Stephenson Harwood and Ropes make moves in a busy City recruitment round as HFW expands in Abu Dhabi Thomas Alan There were a number of lateral hires in the London last week, with Stephenson Harwood, Ropes & Gray and Osborne…
