Ashurst promotes 19 to partnership following a year of departures Madeleine Farman In an increased round, Ashurst has promoted 19 to partnership with a roughly even spread across its European and Asia…
CMS network promotes 48 to partner, with Nabarro and Olswang making up two each Tom Baker Ahead of the triple merger on 1 May, the CMS global network including Nabarro and Olswang have announced their partner…
‘Freeing up core teams’: HSF launches new alternative legal services hub in Johannesburg Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) announced today (25 April) that it is extending its alternative legal services (ALT) business to Johannesburg…
Partner promotions: CC appoints 24 to its partnership, including six in London Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has appointed 24 new partners globally, with promotions across the US, Asia Pacific, continental Europe and six…
Weightmans and Ward Hadaway ‘mutually withdraw’ from merger discussions Kathryn McCann Weightmans and Newcastle-based Ward Hadaway have ended merger discussions which would have created a £130.8m national firm after ‘both firms…
‘Embrace the challenge and make it work’: Educators react as SRA confirms super-exams to start in 2020 Legal Business In spite of considerable hostility from the profession and legal education providers, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced today (25…
In-house: Legacy Gala Coral’s GC Harry Willets departs merged Ladbrokes Coral Kathryn McCann Legacy Gala Coral’s general counsel (GC) Harry Willets has departed the merged entity Ladbrokes Coral Group, four months after Lindsay…
White & Case makes capital markets play with Ropes rising star Chris McGarry Madeleine Farman White & Case has continued to strengthen its capital markets capability bringing on London based Ropes & Gray partner Chris…
Triple exit for BLP as Mishcon and Barclays take on partners Georgiana Tudor Mishcon de Reya has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partners David Leibowitz and Joanna Lampert, while partner Bobby Schrader is…
Linklaters close to obtaining Chinese law capability with long awaited spin-off Legal Business Linklaters has pushed through with its long awaited plans to spin off part of its Shanghai office in order to…
Revolving doors: DAC Beachcroft hires from DWF as Ropes partner quartet leave for Gibson Dunn Legal Business In another active week for lateral hires, firms have expanded their ranks in the UK and internationally. DAC Beachcroft has…
Q&A: Signature Litigation’s Graham Huntley on potential mergers and the need for litigators to behave Tom Baker In the middle of a monumental class action against RBS representing around 25,000 claimants, Signature Litigation founding partner Graham Huntley…
Barclays deadline looms for KWM partners who took personal loans for capital Legal Business Former King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partners who took out personal loans from Barclays for their capital contributions have received…
Comment: Global London – Has the City reached the end of its curious post-Lehman boom? Legal Business Will this year’s Global London report chronicle the high watermark for the Square Mile as a global hub for foreign…
Linklaters trials fixed-hours week for German associates Legal Business In a bid to offer more flexible career options for associates, Linklaters is trialling an alternative career track which would…
‘Super valuable’: Freshfields hires SFO’s joint-head of bribery in corporate crime boost Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) joint-head of bribery and corruption Ben Morgan to its corporate…
A&O makes up 24 partners in largest promotion round since 2008 Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up 10 partners in London with banking, international capital markets and corporate each seeing…
Women make up two thirds of CRS partnership round as BLP drastically reduces promotions Georgiana Tudor Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made up four partners worldwide in a significantly smaller promotions round, while Charles Russell Speechlys…
Three more years: Tesco extends real estate mandate with BLP Georgiana Tudor Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has re-signed a deal with Tesco, giving it a three year mandate as the supermarket giant’s…
Pinsents opens third international office in 12 months with Madrid launch Legal Business Pinsent Masons is launching its third international office in less than a year with the opening of a Madrid office…
