Blogs

Marco Cillario

Insurance specialist Kennedys is continuing to invest in its international operations by expanding into Melbourne through what is its seventh international office…

Tom Baker

City disputes partners have responded cautiously to proposals put forward by Lord Justice Jackson to extend the fixed recoverable costs…

Madeleine Farman

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has seen the departure of a member of its corporate team with the exit of investment funds…

Madeleine Farman

Over 60,000 legal and accounting firms contributed £15.5bn worth of taxes in 2015/16, representing 2.5% of tax receipts in the…

Georgiana Tudor

Reed Smith has re-elected its global managing partner Alexander ‘Sandy’ Thomas for another three-year term following an uncontested election. The partnership…

Kathryn McCann

UK supermarket and retailer Sainsbury’s Group has appointed eleven firms to its new legal panel, including Linklaters, Addleshaw Goddard, Dentonsand CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Oslwang. The…

Tom Baker

The first case brought to trial under the London courts’ ongoing shorter trial pilot scheme has concluded on 27 July,…

Tom Baker

Snap Inc has named Michael O’Sullivan as its new general counsel (GC), after former legal head Chris Handman stepped down from…

Kathryn McCann

Eversheds Sutherland has expanded further in Germany by acquiring Düsseldorf-based firm Grooterhorst & Partners, giving the firm a fourth office in…

Kathryn McCann

Bond Dickinson has posted flat turnover for 2016/17 of £104m, while profit per equity partner (PEP) has slipped 4% from £275,000…

Tom Baker

US litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has entered into merger discussions with Washington DC disputes shop Williams & Connolly, Legal Business can reveal.…

Marco Cillario

Baker McKenzie has unveiled stable revenue and profits for the year end 30 June, the first global firm to unveil its…

Tom Baker

HSBC has appointed around ten firms to its UK legal banking panel. Addleshaw Goddard, Eversheds Sutherland and Simmons & Simmonswere among those which made…

Tom Baker

Firms have been busy recruiting in London and abroad, as McGuireWoods and DWF made key London appointments and Jones Day, Hogan Lovells and…

Tom Baker

UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced an eight figure sum portfolio-based litigation finance deal with Burford Capital for the first…

Georgiana Tudor

Global cartel fines have decreased significantly in the first half of 2017 with worldwide fines totalling $1.2bn, on track to…

Marco Cillario

UK firm Addleshaw Goddard has reported £198m in revenue for 2016/17, a 2% fall from the figure announced last year. However, while the figure…

Madeleine Farman

Baker McKenzie has appointed three new City lawyers, taking on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer banking partner Geoff O’Dea, Travers Smith finance counsel…

Marco Cillario

Clifford Chance and Baker McKenzie advise on the €4.5bn (£4.03bn) takeover of German metering and energy management group company Ista by a CK Infrastructure…

Georgiana Tudor

Latham & Watkins has appointed head of financial services and regulatory David Berman from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s London office, returning…