Targeting 50 clients by year end: DLA Piper develops e-learning tool in quality drive and to sell Legal Business Not wanting to be outdone by their US colleagues, who recently launched DLA Piper’s first non-legal entity selling cybersecurity software…
‘A more comprehensive solution’: Bird & Bird creates IT consultancy Legal Business Partners at Bird & Bird have joined the rush to expand into consultancy work, launching an IT project consultancy Baseline…
A £1.2bn deal: Shearman, Slaughters and Paul Weiss advise on Fairfax’s takeover of Brit Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Slaughter and May are among firms to have landed roles advising on Canadian insurance group Fairfax’s £1.2bn takeover…
Accounts: NRF shows 4% profit bump as borrowings fall while Fieldfisher’s profit slides Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright’s UK registered limited liability partnership (LLP) has recorded a near 4% increase in profit for the 2013/14…
US revenue round-up: Paul Weiss and Davis Polk surpass the billion-dollar mark Jaishree Kalia US firms’ financials are continuing their positive trend, with recent releases showing revenue spikes and profit boosts including for Davis Polk…
‘Aggressive financial engineering’: Baker & McKenzie sued for £11.7m by company seeking to avoid tax in Mexico Tom Moore German food flavourings maker Symrise and its Mexican subsidiary are suing Baker & McKenzie for £11.7m at the High Court, arguing…
Revolving Doors: DLA Piper continues Asia rebuild as Eversheds bulks up its Swiss offering Tom Moore Matthew Elliott’s long-mooted arrival at Kirkland & Ellis from Linklaters stole headlines last week, but LB 100 firms including DLA…
Bringing lawyers and consultants ‘under the same roof’: Eversheds launches financial services consulting arm Legal Business Eversheds has expanded its consulting services business, Eversheds Consulting, with the launch of a financial services regulatory compliance offering, and…
Hunting Titans: RPC fails to convince judge to order BNY Mellon to release Argentinian bondholders Tom Moore The battle between Argentinian bondholders and the South American government rattles on after RPC failed to convince a High Court…
Trainee retention: BLP’s rate slips to 70% while Orrick keeps on all four of its cohort Daniel Coyne Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe have become the latest firms to announce how many of their spring…
Accounts revealed: Pinsent Masons’ headcount and net debt jumps as turnover rises Legal Business Pinsent Masons’ latest accounts, filed at Companies House, reveal a 3.7% profit increase alongside a 5.9% rise in headcount in…
Grand designs: DLA Piper to move City operation to Cameron McKenna’s old office Legal Business Seeking to expand its office space in the City, DLA Piper has signed a lease to move into CMS Cameron…
Referred to the SDT: Fieldfisher partner pursued by SRA after criminal conviction Legal Business Fieldfisher partner Michael Harte has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) which…
‘We have renewed momentum’: Hogan Lovells sees PEP edge up 0.8% after 3.6% revenue increase Legal Business As Hogan Lovells prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary in May, there may be mixed reaction from the partnership today…
Accounts revealed: Profits rise 10.8% in Ashurst’s first post-merger filings Jaishree Kalia Ashurst‘s first post-merger limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts show the firm’s operating profit increased 10.5% from £193.8m to £214.2m for…
PwC Legal’s Stewart Room: ‘New year, new privacy and security strategy’ Legal Business New year is traditionally the time to change our ways. As we reflect back on the year just gone, perhaps…
In-house reshuffle: JPMorgan hires Goldman Sachs’ John Tribolati as new EMEA general counsel Legal Business US banking giant JPMorgan Chase continues its strategic expansion of its legal function, and has recruited Goldman Sachs heavyweight counsel…
World’s largest airport operator: Mayer Brown and Davis Polk help Spain’s €4.3bn AENA float take-off Legal Business Mayer Brown and Davis Polk & Wardwell have won roles advising Spanish airport operator Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea)…
Building a ‘global oil and gas practice’: Latham & Watkins hires HSF energy partner in London Legal Business Latham & Watkins has continued its hiring spree in London with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills‘ energy partner Simon…
‘An extremely tragic situation’: Police name DLA Piper associate as victim stabbed in Washington DC hotel Legal Business Police have identified a man killed in a stabbing at a Washington DC hotel on Tuesday 10 February as 30-year…
