UK big six energy giant SSE announces seven-strong inaugural legal panel Legal Business Big six energy giant SSE has set up an inaugural seven-strong law firm panel following an ‘extensive selection process’. Freshfields Bruckhaus…
Ashurst corporate partner Nigel Stacey quits for Gibson Dunn’s City office Jaishree Kalia Ashurst’s corporate partner Nigel Stacey has quit the firm to join the London office of Los Angeles-founded firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.…
Contested senior partner elections at Pinsent Masons as Chris Mullen challenged by head of construction Legal Business Pinsent Masons senior partner Chris Mullen will next month face construction head challenger Richard Foley in the first contested elections at the…
Revolving Doors: HSF’s Rosen QC returns to the Bar; laterals for Weil Gotshal; Simmons; Rosenblatt and Payne Hicks Legal Business The latest standout lateral moves have seen Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) former advocacy chief Murray Rosen QC return to the Bar,…
California dreaming: Clyde & Co expands US practice Caroline Hill Clyde & Co announced today (9 June) that it is expanding its West Coast US practice, opening an office in…
Financial results 2013/14: Addleshaws posts mixed results as profit down 11% after partner restructuring and CFA write-off Legal Business Addleshaw Goddard today (9 June) unveiled mixed financial results for the 2013/14 period, with turnover up by 3% to £171.4m but…
Deloitte plots legal market assault with appointment of global managing director Legal Business Deloitte has become the last of the Big Four accountancy firms to announce plans to re-enter the legal market with the…
Eversheds real estate head and tax partner to form high-end boutique Legal Business The head of Eversheds’ international real estate group, William Naunton, is to leave the firm alongside tax partner Clive Jones…
Squire Patton Boggs – what does the merger mean for lawyers in London and Europe? Legal Business Effective on 1 June, the merger between 39-office firm Squire Sanders and 330-lawyer Washington outfit Patton Boggs will bring together…
Financial results 2013/14: Osborne Clarke unveils a PEP increase of 46% Legal Business Osborne Clarke continues its upward growth trajectory with an announcement today (6 June) of a 46% increase in profit per equity…
Associate pay 2014 – ‘A good year’ sees CC boost salaries and bonuses across the board Sarah Downey Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance (CC) has significantly raised its salary package for its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers and junior…
Zoopla! Freshfields and Slaughter and May line up for £1bn float of the UK’s second biggest property website Legal Business The anticipated £1bn initial public offering (IPO) of the UK’s second largest online property website has seen Magic Circle firms…
Energy lawyers welcome Queen’s speech as Infrastructure Bill set to open pathways to fracking Legal Business Energy lawyers are expecting a hike in UK shale gas projects after the Queen’s speech yesterday (4 June) outlined plans…
Financial results 2013/14: CMS unveils flat revenues with profit up 3.3% Legal Business CMS has unveiled a marginal increase in revenue for the 2013/14 financial year, with turnover up by under 1% from €837.7m…
‘Create an environment where you’re not necessary’ – Grayling tells LSB to work towards its abolition Legal Business The Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling yesterday (4 June) outlined plans for the Legal Services Board (LSB) to wind itself down…
Financial results 2013/14: Clydes revenue growth slows but records another strong year Jaishree Kalia Clyde & Co has maintained its strong financial performance of recent years by today (5 June) announcing a 9% increase…
In-house: Ben Sherman’s GC moves to Myla; DfT’s former GC Muttukumaru joins Monckton Tom Moore Lee Gage has left Ben Sherman after five years as general counsel (GC) to join luxury lingerie retailer Myla in…
18 months’ notice commuted to eight – Field Fisher’s Eduardo Ustaran joins Hogan Lovells Sarah Downey Field Fisher’s high profile former head of privacy Eduardo Ustaran joins Hogan Lovells today (4 June), almost a year before the…
EY hires Freshfields’ Richard Norbruis to head global transaction group Legal Business EY has made its third senior private practice hire in three months months with the announcement that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner…
Financial results 2013/14: Taylor Wessing’s PEP up 21% alongside 7.4% increase in UK revenue Legal Business Taylor Wessing yesterday (2 June) became one of the earlier UK movers in disclosing its financial results for the 2013/14 year,…
