Blogs

Jaishree Kalia

Allen & Overy (A&O) has pointed to the growth and profitability of its Madrid office and the recovery of the Spanish…

Legal Business

DLA Piper International’s net debt decreased by 32% while cash in the bank dropped almost 15% according to its most recent…

Sarah Downey

Matthew Arnold & Baldwin has said its client plans to appeal against the High Court’s decision last week to dismiss a…

Legal Business

DLA Piper’s co-chief executive (CEO) Nigel Knowles is to replace Tony Angel as global co-chairman in a senior management shake-up which…

David Stevenson

In the third largest M&A deal in the UK this year after Liberty Global’s $10bn takeover of Ziggo and Amec’s…

Legal Business

Morgan Lewis has boosted its London white collar crime capability with the hire of Irwin Mitchell’s head of regulatory and…

Legal Business

The increasingly wide-ranging and cross-departmental regulatory needs of clients sees Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) today (3 February) launch a 600-lawyer international…

Legal Business

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) today (3 February) took a further step towards building up its German capability following the collapse of…

Sarah Downey

Transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells has put South Africa at the centre of its cost savings plans for clients, setting up…

Legal Business

The Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO’s) somewhat fraught efforts to redefine itself by focusing on higher profile, higher risk complex fraud,…

Francesca Fanshawe

As KPMG looks to expand its legal services practice the Big Four accountant has hired DLA Piper corporate partner Nick Roome…

Legal Business

After a tough three years Maclay Murray & Spens’ (MMS) chief executive Chris Smylie is to step down from his…

Francesca Fanshawe

Addleshaw Goddard and Linklaters will sit alongside incumbent advisers Allen & Overy and Eversheds on Nationwide‘s new legal panel as…

Caroline Hill

In a potentially game-changing move for the legal market PwC has today (31 January) received approval from the Solicitors Regulation…

Legal Business

National Grid‘s group general counsel (GC) Alison Kay (pictured) has launched a wholesale review of the FTSE 100 energy giant’s…

Legal Business

We are now a little over two years since the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) began accepting applications from would-be alternative…

Sarah Downey

Taylor Wessing has become the latest LB100 firm to post its limited liability partnership accounts via Companies House, which show…

Legal Business

Global offshore firm Mourant Ozannes has made a significant hire to its City office, recruiting Farrer & Co’s former head…

Francesca Fanshawe

Professional indemnity insurance (PII) continues to dominate the legal agenda after the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday (28 January) released…

Sarah Downey

Clifford Chance (CC) has begun its nominations process for a potential successor to the role of global corporate chief following…