Return to growth for Stephenson Harwood as PEP rises 9% and revenue tops £213m Thomas Alan Stephenson Harwood’s profit per equity partner (PEP) bounced back from two consecutive years of decline, rising 9% to reach £727,000…
Serious money: Elevate bolsters acquisition chest with $25m backing while Orbital Witness raises £1.2m Thomas Alan Investment continues to flow into New Law and legal tech with US-based law company Elevate securing $25m in private equity…
Global Elite line up on Nestlé’s $10bn skincare business sale to EQT Thomas Alan Latham & Watkins is acting alongside US counterpart Kirkland & Ellis in advising EQT as the private equity house looks…
Ticking boxes – Is City law going beyond the platitudes on ethnic diversity? Thomas Alan ‘People are so scared to talk about race in the UK,’ Linklaters senior partner Charlie Jacobs says. ‘They think it’s…
Herbert Smith Freehills partner reported to SRA for threatening sexual harassment claimant Thomas Alan A woman who filed a sexual harassment case against her employer was allegedly told by a Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) lawyer…
Revolving doors: Freshfields hire to leave DWF managed services role after less than a year Thomas Alan DWF’s New Law credentials have been dealt a blow as its managed services chief executive is set to leave the…
Cash in hand: Slaughter and May to pocket £6m in fees for advice on failed hostile bid Thomas Alan Slaughter and May is set to receive over £6m in fees after advising sub-prime lender Non-Standard Finance (NSF) on its failed…
Herbert Smith Freehills to scale back German operation with Berlin office closure Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) will be closing its Berlin office by the end of the year, reducing the firm’s German…
Slater and Gordon’s £637m Quindell claim to be heard in October Thomas Alan The saga of Slater and Gordon’s (S&G) ill-fated Quindell acquisition is set to intensify with the national firm’s £637m claim…
Revolving Doors: City lateral market falls quiet as firms look further afield to strengthen benches Thomas Alan May has been a quiet month for the London lateral market, with Addleshaw Goddard making the only notable City move…
A special situation – Macfarlanes overcomes lateral reluctance with rare spate of hires Thomas Alan Corporate partner Peter Baldwin joins the City outfit from Ropes & Gray Traditionally reticent to engage in the lateral recruitment…
Prestige meets hustle – Slaughters sends jolt through start-up community with launch of tech incubator Thomas Alan For years Slaughters epitomised City conservativism but, reports Thomas Alan, marquee clients and a clear structure mean its new law…
Mind the gap(s) – more of the same old inequality and fudged statistics prevalent in Big Law Thomas Alan The second season of gender pay gap reporting has again laid bare the stark disparities between men and women throughout…
Can law tech’s big beasts Lexis and Thomson stay on top in a changing industry? Thomas Alan So ubiquitous have two companies become in legal tech circles that they are rarely discussed directly, just accepted as facts…
UK legal industry plagued by sexual harassment and bullying, IBA survey finds Thomas Alan Law firm culture is again under the spotlight after a survey of almost 7,000 lawyers across 135 countries found sexual…
Ted at the wheel – all change at Quinn in the City as East becomes senior partner as Greeno joins leadership Thomas Alan Disputes heavyweight Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has revamped its City leadership team, with Richard East vacating the co-managing partner…
‘Keep doing it better’: Slaughters senior partner Cooke gets another three years Thomas Alan Highly-respected M&A practitioner Steve Cooke (pictured) has had his term as senior partner at Slaughter and May extended until 2024.…
Ashurst makes up eight in the City amid reduced global round as DAC Beachcroft mints 19, RPC six and TLT four Thomas Alan Ashurst has promoted 21 partners globally, including eight in London, after a slightly reduced promotion round which saw Australia and the…
Stephenson Harwood IP co-head replaces CEO Sharon White following decade in charge Thomas Alan Stephenson Harwood partner Eifion Morris (pictured) has been appointed the firm’s new chief executive (CEO), replacing long-standing incumbent Sharon White.…
Forsters edges growth forward to £57m as the City looks for good omens Thomas Alan City firm Forsters saw its revenue grow 8% in the last financial year, while profit per equity partner rose 10%…
