Watford’s finest: Dentons in talks with Matthew Arnold & Baldwin over third tie-up of 2015 Legal Business After having already announced tie-ups with China’s Dacheng and US firm McKenna Long & Aldridge this year, Dentons is pushing…
Ten years after hiring Coudert partners, Dechert pays $2.4m to settle dispute Legal Business A long-running case between Dechert and the administrator of the now dissolved Coudert Brothers over the former’s hiring of Paris…
Profits jump 18% at Bircham Dyson Bell as turnover benefits from boutique buy Sarah Downey Westminster firm Bircham Dyson Bell has posted respectable financial results for the 2014/15 year as it grew income 10% to…
Second edition: Freshfields, Linklaters and Macfarlanes advise on Pearson’s £469m sale of The Economist Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has reprised its role for Pearson as, just weeks after selling the Financial Times, the publishing group…
Guest post: Can litigation be project managed? The case for clarity Legal Business Litigators live uncertain lives. The current matter could settle or go to trial. Your previous clients may never litigate again.…
White & Case follows project finance clients to launch in Seoul Legal Business South Korea is continuing to prove its attraction for Global 100 firms as White & Case launches an office in Seoul…
Barclays exits continue as M&A legal chief departs for Simmons & Simmons Legal Business Barclays’ M&A chief, Khasruz Zaman, is set to exit the banking giant after a decade in its Canary Wharf HQ…
Clifford Chance advises Co-Op Bank as it avoids financial watchdog’s ‘substantial fine’ Sarah Downey Clifford Chance (CC) has advised the Co-Operative (Co-Op) Bank as the high-street lender avoided a substantial fine following an investigation…
Dealwatch: A&O wins place alongside Latham, Ropes and Sidley on Carlyle’s $8bn tech buyout Jaishree Kalia A raft of firms, including Allen & Overy (A&O), have landed roles on Carlyle Group’s $8bn purchase of software-storage company…
Under fire Walker to step down as Deutsche Bank’s general counsel by year-end Legal Business After a management reshuffle earlier this summer that saw legal affairs chief Christian Sewing reassigned, Deutsche Bank has confirmed that…
Mintz Levin scales back London office as managing partner leaves to set up pharma boutique Sarah Downey Having lost the bulk of its City patent practice to fellow US firm Cooley earlier this month, Mintz, Levin, Cohn,…
Standard Chartered rejigs in-house with new deputy GC and financial crime trio Legal Business Standard Chartered has made several senior appointments to its in-house legal team, bolstering its financial crime compliance (FCC) unit and…
KPMG boosts German offering with double Taylor Wessing hire Legal Business Accountancy firms continue to build their presence in the legal sector with KPMG Law the latest to boost its legal…
Revolving doors: OC, DLA and DWF make key hires as CMA promotes new cartels head Sarah Downey Last week saw a trio of LB100 firms, Osborne Clarke (OC), DWF, and DLA Piper, make key national and international…
‘We can’t get carried away’: City dealmakers cautious as M&A in July swells 49% to eight-year high Legal Business Corporate partners are forecasting a robust transactional market this year as the value of M&A deals has reached its highest…
The importance of tech: Foot Anstey promotes IT director to partner Kathryn McCann Highlighting the growing importance of technology for law firms, south west firm Foot Anstey has used its alternative business structure…
Olswang’s new German focus, Munich, sees team of five exit for US IP firm Jaishree Kalia Olswang’s German offering has been served a further blow after losing its entire Berlin office, with intellectual property (IP) partner…
DLA Piper ends South African alliance as it eyes Jo’burg launch for first foray into Africa Michael West DLA Piper and its South African affiliate, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, are ending their formal alliance as the international firm looks…
Bringing AI to a law firm near you: Dentons’ NextLaw venture invests in IBM Watson app to answer lawyers’ questions Legal Business Dentons’ NextLaw Labs, having launched in May to focus on developing and investing in new technologies for the legal profession,…
Addleshaw Goddard’s top of equity nears £1m goal as it rises 67% to £936k Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard’s top of equity figure has edged closer to the £1m goal unveiled in John Joyce’s (pictured) revamped strategy…
