‘It hasn’t been easy’: Fieldfisher concludes European odyssey with long-awaited Spanish launch Tom Baker Fieldfisher’s recent frenetic push into key European markets has culminated today (25 September) with a much-anticipated tie-up in Spain with…
Deal round-up: Travers advises Shazam on Apple buyout as Freshfields and Norton Rose strike gold on $18bn mining merger Tom Baker In the latest flurry of deals, Travers Smith has represented popular mobile app Shazam on its buyout by tech giant Apple,…
PwC ups the ante in legal services with new Fragomen US alliance Tom Baker Building on the Big Four’s sustained attempts to disrupt the legal services market, PwC has extended its presence in the…
Highly-rated SFO GC to join Kingsley Napley while HFW breaks US duck Tom Baker Serious Fraud Office (SFO) general counsel (GC) Alun Milford (pictured), who was widely tipped as the agency’s successor to former…
Embattled barristers sets Arden Chambers and 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square to merge Tom Baker After sharing a turbulent recent history of departures, barristers chambers 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square is merging with housing and local…
Rosenblatt battles Brexit uncertainty in post-IPO financials as it launches litigation funder Tom Baker In its first financial results since the £43m IPO in May, Rosenblatt has recorded a slight uptick in revenue and…
The no-plan plan – MoJ sets out disputes contingency guidance for a no-deal Brexit Tom Baker As the UK careens towards the March 2019 deadline, the Government has released a contingency plan outlining rules for cross-border…
Life during law: Simon Konsta Tom Baker My father is Greek, my mother was English. There’s been no law in the family, much more of a trading…
LB100 Second 25: The ex-pistols Tom Baker The story of last year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) was the emergence of a group of mobile mid-tier outfits that…
Disputes Eye: Hunting krakens – As finance and Russian work slows veteran litigators look to key trends and opportunities Tom Baker As the torrent of post-financial crisis litigation continues to slow, litigators are increasingly wondering: ‘What next?’ Certainly, 2018 has so far…
Government letter reveals conditions of ex-SFO boss Green’s Slaughter and May role Tom Baker Following the much-anticipated confirmation of David Green’s move to Slaughter and May earlier this week, a government document has revealed the…
A victory for legal privilege as ENRC triumphs in landmark SFO case Tom Baker City litigators uttered a collective sigh of relief as legal professional privilege (LPP) was upheld in the judgment of the…
Disputes round-up: White & Case continues hiring drive with RBS litigation head as HSF partner appointed deputy High Court judge Tom Baker White & Case is continuing its bid to add firepower to its London disputes bench with the hire of The…
International round-up: Fieldfisher opens third China office as Pinsents settles Madrid dispute Tom Baker Ever-expansive Fieldfisher has bolstered its presence in Asia having opened a third office in China, while Pinsent Masons has settled a dispute…
HSF’s corporate ambitions take hit after losing seasoned trio to Morgan Lewis Tom Baker Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) rhetoric of improving corporate capabilities has taken a blow after a trio of transactional partners left for…
‘Not starting from scratch’: Fieldfisher opens high-volume hub in Belfast Tom Baker Mid-tier pacesetter Fieldfisher has become the latest firm to explore volume legal services, opening a low-cost hub in Belfast to be…
‘The time is right’: Ince senior partner Heuvels steps down amid job losses Tom Baker Ince & Co’s senior partner Jan Heuvels has stepped down just weeks after a wave of cuts in the firm’s London…
Revenue plunges 20% at Stewarts as contingent fee swings end stellar run Tom Baker Disputes specialist Stewarts has experienced a reality check after a consistent period of striking financial growth, with revenue tumbling by…
Kaplan wins bid to create controversial SRA ‘super exam’ after rivals pull out early Tom Baker While education services company Kaplan has emerged as the winner of the race to develop the Solicitor Regulation Authority’s (SRA)…
Comment: Disputes Eye – An English court in Paris: another warning shot Tom Baker There is a certain irony to be found in France’s enthusiastic uptake of English courts just as the UK detaches…
