Mounting departures: Another senior exit for Barclays as EMEA investment bank GC steps down Kathryn McCann Barclays’ EMEA investment bank general counsel (GC), Erica Handling, has left the bank, which has already seen global GC of…
Comment: It’s the ‘decade of the lawyer’ – Law firms beware Legal Business Our third annual GC Power List report looks more like a state-of-the profession piece than its two predecessors. While the…
An opportunity to ‘build something’: KWM’s City litigation head Alex Leitch leaves for Covington Legal Business US firm Covington & Burling has bolstered its European disputes capabilities with the hire of King & Wood Mallesons London head…
Senior appointments: Linklaters appoints new US head as Dentons picks Jones’ successor as UKMEA chief Kathryn McCann Yesterday saw two high-level legal appointments with Linklaters appointing Scott Bowie as head of its global US practice and Dentons…
Panel review: Clyde & Co, DAC Beachcroft and Kennedys among seven on revised NFU Mutual panel Kathryn McCann The NFU Mutual has appointed seven law firms including Clyde & Co, DAC Beachcroft and Kennedys to its revised English…
Global London: King & Spalding hires Latham’s Daniel Friel as it builds City office Legal Business King & Spalding has hired Latham & Watkins’ former European vice chair of tax Daniel Friel, the latest in a…
Mass hires: Fresh wave of Pillsbury partners join move to Winston & Strawn Legal Business Eight more Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partners have resigned in New York, Washington DC and San Francisco to join Winston…
In-house: Severn Trent sticks by Eversheds as sole adviser until 2020 Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 water company Severn Trent has reappointed Eversheds as its sole adviser for a new five-year term, despite having…
Mass hires: Pillsbury sees partners start to move to Winston & Strawn across three offices Legal Business Up to 15 lawyers are set to quit from US firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman for Winston & Strawn, with…
Freshfields plans Manchester hub on radical scale as City leader repositions for changing law market Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s decision to jump on the near-shoring wagon with its first low-cost services hub in Manchester is on…
A £1bn offer: Linklaters, Ashurst and Gibson Dunn win roles on Domino Printing acquisition Jaishree Kalia Linklaters, Ashurst and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have all landed roles on Japanese electronics company Brother Industries’ acquisition of UK…
Global London: Ropes & Gray City revenues jump 30% Legal Business In line with other US firms that have sustained robust City growth and after bolstering its headcount by 17%, Ropes…
Under new leadership: Sadanandan replaces Nick Cline as Latham’s London chief Legal Business After five years in the post, and having nearly doubled the size of the office, Latham & Watkins‘ London head…
Launching in Mexico City: Mayer Brown plans new oil and gas outpost Legal Business Mayer Brown is looking to become the latest law firm to try and capitalise on Mexico’s liberalising economy, chasing oil…
Winning work: Cooley’s London office acts alongside Slaughters on £168m shale gas deal Legal Business US firm Cooley is underway on making good on its ambitious City plans, winning a mandate from IGas, the UK’s…
International ambitions: DWF picks Dubai for its first international office Kathryn McCann DWF has chosen Dubai as the location for its first international office as it targets rising levels of construction work…
In court: Gibson Dunn partner could face disbarment after submitting incorrect documents in Djibouti case Legal Business Gibson Dunn & Crutcher referred itself to the Solicitors Regulation Authority last week [6 March] after it was alleged that…
No more weak links – elite law firms unite to fight cyber security threat Jaishree Kalia It has long been a gripe among major clients – in particular banks – that law firms are the chink…
Unchaining in-house: LSB looks to cut ‘unnecessary restrictions’ on in-house lawyers Legal Business The Legal Services Board (LSB) has raised concern over whether current regulatory restrictions for in-house lawyers are justified, stating that…
Investing in London: Cooley keeps up City push with Olswang’s former PE head Rosen Legal Business After its mass hire from Edwards Wildman Palmer and Morrison & Foerster to launch in London earlier this year, Cooley…
