Weil adds to banking practice with Baker McKenzie infrastructure specialist Hibbert Georgiana Tudor Weil, Gotshal & Manges confirmed today (19 April) that it has hired infrastructure and real estate finance partner Paul Hibbert…
Inadequate systems: SDT lays out Clydes failings in money laundering case Legal Business Details behind one of the largest penalties awarded against a law firm by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) have been…
‘Giving the partnership back’: Linklaters to ditch individual partner metrics to target team performance Legal Business In a highly symbolic break from its 2000s incarnation, Linklaters is to phase out individual partner metrics and annual assessments…
Linklaters, Bakers and Mills & Reeve all get a taste on $1.76bn Weetabix deal Matthew Field St Louis-based consumer goods group Post Holdings is set to take on UK brand Weetabix Food Company for $1.76bn after…
Law Society lines up Clifford Chance’s Davis to take over as president Tom Baker Clifford Chance commercial litigation partner Simon Davis has been elected as the Law Society’s deputy vice president.
Clydes trims partner round to nine as Asia sees bulk of promotions Legal Business Clyde & Co has trimmed back on its partner promotions, making up just nine compared to 16 last year and…
Down under: third office closure in a month for DLA as it shuts in Canberra Kathryn McCann DLA Piper has closed its Canberra office, marking the firm’s third office closure in a month following its exit from…
National firms lead pack as Capita completes legal panel review Tom Baker Professional services company Capita has finalised its commercial legal panel, with a raft of firms making it onto a 21-strong…
Six partners to exit Freshfields this month as finance restructure takes effect Legal Business Six finance partners will leave Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer at the end of this month, with two more to leave the…
Moving online: Selfridges rising in-house star takes lead role at fashion retailer YNAP Legal Business Emma Anthony, senior legal counsel of high-end retailer Selfridges, has taken a role at online retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter Group (YNAP)…
In-house: IKEA launches review to assemble new UK panel Kathryn McCann Scandinavian furniture giant IKEA has launched a UK panel review, Legal Business has learned. The review is thought to be…
Appeal dismissed: RPC newspaper clients lose ‘no win no fee’ decision in Supreme Court Matthew Field National newspaper groups including the publishers of The Times, the Daily Mail and The Mirror, represented by RPC and Bates…
Revenues soar at Kirkland as London restructuring partner exits for KKR spin-off Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has recorded a significant upsurge in its revenue and profit per equity partner (PEP) in 2016, as…
Partner promotions: Mishcon cuts appointments in half as Fieldfisher makes up nine Legal Business Fieldfisher and Mishcon de Reya have announced their partner promotions for 2017, with the latter seeing three associates being made…
Comment: Clients and rookie lawyers – some awkward truths and a fatuous debate on training Legal Business Ah, despite the changing fashions, technology and economic realities of the day, in law you can always rely on that…
RBS’ Dan Williams resurfaces as APAC and wealth management GC at UBS Kathryn McCann Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) Dan Williams has resurfaced at UBS as the bank’s general counsel (GC) for wealth management…
Eversheds Sutherland lands key role on administration of British retailer Jaeger Kathryn McCann Eversheds Sutherland has landed a key role on the administration of British retailer Jaeger, acting for the administrator AlixPartners.
Moving into Miami: Reed Smith enters the market with seven lawyer disputes team Legal Business Reed Smith is opening a new office in Miami after hiring a seven lawyer arbitration and litigation team from local…
Paul Weiss makes rare London hire in blow to Simpson Thacher’s corporate department Legal Business In a rare lateral move for the US firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is to appoint Simpson Thacher…
Comment: Prepare for a bumpy Brexit ride and to be ignored Legal Business For months I’ve refrained from adding to the reams of pointless Brexit commentary given that until developments develop, not much…
