Accounts revealed: Berwin Leighton Paisner profits rise 26% after headcount cutback Tom Moore Accounts filed at Companies House have revealed Berwin Leighton Paisner made a strong financial recovery in 2013/14, with profit after…
New Year promotions: Hogan Lovells makes five up in London amid 24-strong promotions round Legal Business Hogan Lovells has today (5 January) become one of the first LB100 firms to announce its New Year promotions with…
A job with a Vue: Cinema chain appoints new group general counsel Kathryn McCann Multiplex cinema operator Vue Entertainment International has appointed Euan Sutton as group general counsel, replacing Anne Whalley who left in…
Revolving Doors: Global 100 firms focus on international hires Legal Business Approaching the holiday season, Asia, Europe and the US emerged as hubs for partner moves with Herbert Smith Freehills losing…
The 2014 edit – My favourite Legal Business pieces of the year Legal Business Having joined Legal Business as editor-in-chief in early 2013 with a brief to update and expand the title, we have…
Expanding the ranks: Ministry of Defence picks ten firms for revised major projects panel Legal Business After a tender earlier this year, the Ministry of Defence has finalised its revised major projects panel with ten firms…
Guest post: litigants in person, never mind the quality – it’s length that counts Legal Business At the same time as the MoJ has published Liz Trinder led research on litigants in person in private family…
H1 2014/15: Clydes maintains revenue growth with 5% boost at half year Jaishree Kalia Clyde & Co has posted a 5.3% increase to £178m in turnover for the first half of 2014/15 financial year…
Russian success: Hogan Lovells, CC, Linklaters and A&O land spots on VEB legal panel Legal Business Magic circle trio Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters, and Allen & Overy (A&O) have all been gifted places on the extensive…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, CC and Travers Smith line-up on insurance broker A-plan sale Legal Business Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Travers Smith have all secured roles as private equity house Equistone Partners Europe sold its majority…
Targeting Australia: Withers establishes presence with local tax firm BLW and corporate boutique alliance Legal Business Private-client focused firm Withers has launched a presence in Australia, creating Withers SBL through an alliance with tax practice Balazs…
Disputes reboot: Norton Rose Fulbright targets India and construction following practice review Legal Business Having faced ongoing market criticism for losing multiple disputes partners from its City base in recent years, top ten LB100…
The ‘big move’: Shepherd and Wedderburn avoids compulsory redundancies as it finalises Tods Murray integration Kathryn McCann Shepherd and Wedderburn has managed to avoid making compulsory redundancies as it looks to complete the integration of Tods Murray,…
180,000 documents: Mishcon brings Israeli billionaire’s judicial review against SFO and Theresa May Legal Business Mishcon de Reya’s executive partner James Libson has brought a judicial review against the British Home Secretary Theresa May and…
‘Unlawful’ guidance: Freshfields acts for Red Cross as CoA rules against exceptional funding advice Legal Business The UK government has come under fire again over legal aid as the Court of Appeal (CoA) slammed how guidance…
Adviser review: Eversheds and Hill Dickinson win spots on Metro Bank’s lending and securities panel Kathryn McCann Eversheds and Hill Dickinson have been newly appointed to Metro Bank’s lending and securities panel alongside 12 others, following the…
Dealwatch: Freshfields, CC and NRF called in on BT’s £12.5bn purchase of EE Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance and Norton Rose Fulbright have won roles as telecoms giant BT plumps to acquire Britain’s…
Revolving Doors: NRF makes a key finance hire in the City, Eversheds bets on Scottish real estate and Dentons hires a team in Paris Legal Business Last week saw Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Duane Morris grow their capital markets and employment teams in the City…
Investing in the City: Gibson Dunn scores with Kirkland’s Gillespie Legal Business The last year has seen Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher make a substantial push hiring heavyweight players in London with debt…
Targeting Europe: Marco Compagnoni elected to Weil’s management committee Legal Business Private equity guru Marco Compagnoni (pictured) has been selected to fill the vacant management committee spot at Weil, Gotshal &…
