Slaughters names M&A veteran Johnson as new managing partner Tom Cox Slaughter and May has elected M&A partner David Johnson as its second-ever managing partner effective from 1 August. He will…
White & Case breaks $3bn revenue barrier while PEP jumps 27% Elisha Juttla White & Case has kicked off the US financial reporting season with a 12.5% increase in global revenue to $3.32bn…
Freshfields US revenues rise 26% as firm breaks £2bn mark for first time Anna Huntley Revenue at Freshfields rose to more than £2bn for the first time in 2023-24, the firm’s newly released LLP accounts…
Former McDermott London boss set to join Pillsbury Elisha Juttla Hamid Yunis, who stepped down as McDermott London managing partner last June, is set to move to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters recruits New York team while Clifford Chance and Akin make key hires Tom Cox Leading the high-profile moves this week, Linklaters has continued its US expansion with the hire of a four-partner litigation team from New…
Ex-RPC chief joins relaunched Rosenblatt as listed parent company calls in administrators Alex Ryan A 40-strong team has broken away from RBG Legal Services to relaunch Rosenblatt as an independent firm, as its listed…
DLA Piper UK IT jobs at risk as firm shifts to cloud platform Anna Huntley DLA Piper is in talks with its UK IT team about potential job cuts after switching to a fully cloud-based operating…
Hogan Lovells snaps up corporate and finance team from White & Case in Milan Tom Cox Four partners and one local partner have made the move from White & Case to Hogan Lovells, with Ferigo Foscari, Iacopo…
Revolving Doors: White & Case hires Travers technology head as Fried Frank makes double hire Anna Huntley Starting off this week’s lateral roundup, White & Case has bolstered its global intellectual property practice and technology industry group…
‘Every lawyer has a role to play in sustainability’- Clydes’ Wynne Lawrence on ESG legal pathways Legal Business Clyde & Co’s Wynne Lawrence, who was recently named as one of Legal 500’s new UK Green Ambassadors, is a…
‘A win-win solution’: Paul Hastings advising on investor bid to acquire TikTok’s US operations Anna Huntley Paul Hastings is advising a consortium of investors on an all-cash offer to acquire TikTok’s US operations and assets from…
Clydes sets sights on Seattle and Texas growth as US long game continues to pay off Alex Ryan Earlier this month, Clyde & Co launched in Texas, the latest step in a two-decades-long journey into North America which has…
Revolving doors: Skadden and Goodwin launch new offices as Weil and Clifford Chance add key laterals Elisha Juttla As the new year unfolds, Goodwin has launched its seventh European office in Brussels, hiring antitrust partner Stephen Mavroghenis from Quinn…
CMS to cut up to 15 real estate lawyers in London Tom Cox Up to 15 lawyers in CMS’ London real estate team could lose their jobs as the firm looks to cut…
Hogan Lovells and Akin announce 2025 partner promotions Alex Ryan Hogan Lovells and Akin became the two latest firms to announce their 2025 partner promotions last week, with 28 and…
Clifford Chance snaps up Skadden M&A heavyweight Embley Elisha Juttla Clifford Chance has hired one of the most well-known M&A partners in the City, Bruce Embley, who previously served as co-head of…
