Barclays panel: DLA Piper loses out as banking giant finalises global roster Kathryn McCann After much speculation, a raft of firms including Clifford Chance, Ashurst, Eversheds, Mayer Brown, Reed Smith, Simmons & Simmons, Hogan…
Guest post: The referendum now poses a serious threat to Parliamentary Sovereignty Legal Business Forget about the online petition. We do not have government by petition, particularly not when we don’t know how many…
Financials 2015/16: Revenue reaches record high at pensions boutique Sacker & Partners Tom Moore Turnover at UK boutique Sacker & Partners rose 13% to £26.8m last year as big corporates sought to restructure their…
Global London advances: Latham makes key finance hire with appointment of Ashurst finreg head Madeleine Farman Latham & Watkins has bolstered its regulatory and disputes offering in the City with the hire of Ashurst’s head of…
Baker & McKenzie doubles City promotions, making up six in 85-strong global round Sarah Downey Baker & McKenzie has promoted six in the City in this year’s 85-strong global round, with a focus on building…
European retreat: Ashurst pulls out of Rome days after Sweden exit Madeleine Farman In its second European closure this month, Ashurst is shutting the doors to its Rome office after five years, with…
Financials 2015/16: Subdued market sees Watson Farley and RPC post single digit revenue growth Matthew Field LB100 firms Watson Farley & Williams and RPC reported slower revenue growth for 2015/16 with Watson Farley growing revenues by…
Guest post from Herbert Smith Freehills – Brexit: After the vote Legal Business The ‘in-out’ referendum on the question of the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU) which has dominated the political…
Brexit fallout: US firms feel the pressure in London but A&O and Freshfields commit to New York pay increases Legal Business With most US law firms experiencing something of a slowdown in the London market following the instability around the referendum…
Freshfields and Skadden face off as Japanese telco wins $1.2bn arbitration award from Tata Group Legal Business In one of the biggest cases for the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) this year, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher…
Revolving doors: DWF makes Scottish insurance play as Skadden and EY make key hires Legal Business In this week’s appointments around up, law firms including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, DWF and accountancy giant EY…
Financials 2015/16: Maclays disappoints with double digit fall in PEP and low turnover growth Kathryn McCann Maclay Murray & Spens, fresh from failed merger talks with Addleshaw Goddard, has had another disappointing year financially, with a…
The profession reels as shock Brexit vote sends UK crashing out of EU… and into years of uncertainty Tom Moore European integration was the bedrock for City law firms’ dramatic globalisation during the 1990s and 2000s but yesterday’s shock vote…
Boardman on Brexit: Not good news but the City’s edge won’t reverse in an instant Legal Business We’ll be bringing you reaction throughout the day, but this just in from Slaughter and May corporate heavyweight Nigel Boardman:
Scottish Brexit reaction: Firm leaders urge calm in an even more uncertain environment Kathryn McCann With First Minister Nicola Sturgeon calling for a second Scottish referendum on UK independence amid Scottish voters overwhelmingly backing a…
Brexit live blog: ‘I went to bed confident and woke up shell shocked’ – City heavyweights react to unexpected decision Legal Business City partners fear a shock referendum result which saw Britain vote to leave the European Union may see businesses relocate…
LB’s Brexit take: City law’s globalisation playbook has just been shredded Legal Business Well, there you have it – a textbook example of why referendums, compared to parliamentary sovereignty, are a really bad…
‘We’re not immune from how these changes will impact on our clients’: Linklaters leader Moore on Brexit vote Legal Business Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore has warned that it’s not just the UK’s relationship with Europe that will change as…
Eleven advisers win places on Dixons Carphone’s first post-merger panel Kathryn McCann Eleven advisers including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, DLA Piper, Pinsent Masons and Addleshaw Goddard have won spots on the inaugural panel…
Comment: A slightly updated view from 2015 – ‘Unless you hear trumpets, Brexit doesn’t stack up’ Legal Business Ahead of the 2015 general election, Legal Business assessed the policy pledges of the main parties, including the prospects for…
