£70,000 NQ salary: Hogan Lovells matches Slaughter and May as legal salary race reaches new heights Legal Business Hogan Lovells has bumped up the salaries of its newly qualified lawyers by £5,000 to £70,000 in a move that…
Financials 2014/15: Browne Jacobson posts second year of double digit growth with 17% rise in turnover Michael West Browne Jacobson has, for the second year in a row, posted a rise in turnover of over 10% with the…
Harnessing ‘new technologies’: Dentons launches NextLaw Labs to boost innovation Legal Business Dentons has launched a collaborative venture, NextLaw Labs, focused on developing, deploying and investing in new technologies and processes for…
Taking off: Luton airport appoints TFL’s Swati Paul as new general counsel Kathryn McCann London Luton Airport has appointed TFL’s Swati Paul as its new general counsel, the first in-house appointment since Spanish airport…
Guest post: An EU referendum Bill – what would it entail? Legal Business It is reported that the government’s EU Referendum Bill will be published the day after the Queen’s Speech – see,…
Financials 2014/15: PEP soars by 22% at BLP as turnover rises to £259m Tom Moore The first top 20 UK firm to announce its 2014/15 financial performance, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has posted a 6%…
Asia: Sidley builds Singapore M&A team with White & Case’s Indonesia chief as KWM loses an arbitration partner Legal Business Sidley Austin has boosted both its M&A and private equity offering in Southeast Asia with the hire of White &…
Guest post: What makes tax lawyers morally limited? Richard Moorhead I find the psychology of professional ethics endlessly fascinating. Take this piece by Elaine Doyle, Jane Frecknall Hughes and Barbara…
Targeting the City: Fried Frank hires Hogan Lovells’ Brinkworth as head of finance Legal Business After having hired two private equity partners in recent months, US firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has bolstered its finance…
Revolving doors: Cooley, Pannone, DWF and K&L Gates all bolster UK numbers Sarah Downey Last week saw a quartet of US and UK firms, namely Cooley, Pannone Corporate, DWF and K&L Gates, all make…
Staying put: A&O Brazil partner remains at the firm having been set for Paul Hastings Jaishree Kalia Banking partner Bruno Soares, who decided to leave Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Brazil offering to join US firm Paul Hastings and…
Partner promotions: Travers Smith adds seven new partners in bumper round Legal Business Following two years of slim promotions, Travers Smith has promoted seven lawyers, over 10% of its existing partnership, to partner…
Emerging markets: White & Case sets up another Indonesia alliance Legal Business Moving on from its former association in Indonesia after it suffered several key exits, White & Case has forged a…
Dealwatch: Linklaters and CC act on New Look sale as South African billionaire Wiese continues UK high street buy-up Legal Business Less than 30 days after advising on the £1.3bn purchase of Virgin Active by South African billionaire Christo Wiese’s private…
Comment: Legal boutiques – unheralded, thriving and coming after your lunch Legal Business The rise of boutiques has been yet another development shaping the legal industry that no-one predicted. Conventional wisdom for years…
Replacing Stewart: Olswang picks IP partner Paul Stevens as new chief executive Legal Business After looking externally for a permanent replacement for former chief executive David Stewart, Olswang has turned internally and elected intellectual…
Mounting departures: Trowers loses another partner in the Middle East as CRS hires a new construction chief Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins’ former head of Bahrain construction Paula Boast has returned to Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) as its Middle…
Stephenson Harwood’s Tony Woodcock: Policing the City – where do in-house lawyers fit in? Legal Business Though one is always on dangerous ground in suggesting that anything was clear or uncomplicated in the Financial Services Authority’s…
Relying on new friends: Dentons to close Singapore office ahead of Dacheng combination Legal Business Within months of announcing a combination with one of China’s biggest law firms, Dacheng, Dentons is closing down its Singapore…
In-house: National Grid launches UK panel review in bid to shrink roster Kathryn McCann Energy giant National Grid has launched its first UK wide panel review for five years and is considering shrinking its…
