A&O turns the tables on Latham with structured finance partner Oddy’s hire Tom Moore Reversing the flow of partners from the Magic Circle to US firms, Allen & Overy has made a rare lateral…
Dealwatch: Glencore returns to Linklaters and Clifford Chance for $10bn debt deal Tom Moore Commodities giant Glencore has turned to Magic Circle firms Linklaters and Clifford Chance to implement a raft of plans in…
DLA Piper sharpens sector strategy to focus on seven key areas Tom Moore Global law firm DLA Piper has launched a seven-sector strategy as the firm bids to sharpen its focus and foster…
LB100: The Top 25 – The world turned upside down Tom Moore The predicted comeback year for the UK legal elite instead turned industry trends and conventional wisdom on their head. Legal…
Putting things in context: Magic Circle commits to social mobility tool after highly critical report Tom Moore Eight elite City firms have adopted a contextual recruitment tool designed to boost social mobility in their ranks after a…
Baker & McKenzie bolsters disputes with ex-Barclays financial crime chief Jonathan Peddie Tom Moore Jonathan Peddie, charged with handling Barclays’ raft of litigation and government investigations work in the aftermath of the financial crisis,…
Dealwatch: Linklaters and Ashurst lead on Schneider Electric’s £1.3bn reverse takeover of Aveva Tom Moore A four-partner team from Linklaters advised France’s Schneider Electric on its £1.3bn reverse takeover of UK engineering software company and…
Revolving Doors: US firms kick-on with big hires as Clydes invests Stateside Tom Moore As firms move to finalise their lateral hires before the holiday season starts, a string of US hires were wrapped…
KWM downplays Europe in 36-strong partnership round with only two made up in the City Tom Moore King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made up just two London partners, focused on boosting its real estate offering, in…
Dealwatch: Herbert Smith Freehills leads on winning bid for £4.2bn Thames super-sewer project Tom Moore Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have advised the consortium picked to deliver a £4.2bn super-sewer stretching 15 miles under London to…
Global 100 Overview – Heavyweights Tom Moore A busy US deal market saw rainmakers pack a bigger punch than ever at the world’s largest law firms but…
CC posts flat results but sublets half of Canary Wharf HQ to Deutsche Bank to slash costs Tom Moore Clifford Chance (CC) has posted subdued results for 2014/15 amid a weakening euro, with revenue falling slightly to £1.35bn and…
Lewis Silkin on wrong end of £2m judgment for negligent advice to cricket CEO Tom Moore A High Court judge has found that Lewis Silkin was negligent in advising Tim Wright, the former CEO of an…
Return to form for Herbert Smith Freehills as profits jump against slight revenue increase Tom Moore Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has registered a sharp increase in profitability in its second full financial year since its merger,…
KWM seeks to rebuild City private equity practice with Fried Frank hire Tom Moore After suffering a series of raids on its renowned City private equity practice, including the announced departure of partner Simon…
Proskauer continues City ramp-up with Bakers’ private equity rainmaker Bertrand-Delfau Tom Moore Intent on building out the firm’s private equity practice in London, Proskauer Rose has hired one of Baker & McKenzie’s…
HFW and Gibson Dunn lead as Rothschild exits troubled Asia Resource Minerals Tom Moore A four-partner team from Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has spearheaded ACE’s high-profile purchase of Nat Rothschild’s stake in troubled Indonesian…
Ashurst blow as King & Spalding secures four-partner team for Tokyo launch Tom Moore King & Spalding has chosen Tokyo as its second base in Asia, hiring a team of Ashurst partners led by…
BLP launches US securities team with BAML director and former Proskauer partner Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner has made a double hire to start a US securities group in the City, hiring former Proskauer Rose…
‘A personal decision’: BLP’s David Collins resigns after missing out on top job Tom Moore Just five months after making the final two to succeed Neville Eisenberg as managing partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner, corporate…
