Lawyers on Demand records double-digit revenue growth as top-end salaries soar Legal Business Lawyers on Demand (LOD) has recorded an 18% upsurge in turnover for the 2015/16 financial year, according to its latest…
Quinn, Freshfields and HSF in drivers’ seat for firms defending truck cartel claims Legal Business Partners at a raft of firms including Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are gearing up for…
Norton Rose Fulbright eyes greater US depth through late-stage merger talks with Chadbourne Legal Business In what would be its second North American merger in two years, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is understood to be…
Simmons, BLP and Reed Smith win places on Lloyds’ specialist roster as bank gears up for commercial panel review Kathryn McCann Simmons & Simmons, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), Bond Dickinson and Reed Smith are among 24 firms to win a place…
Legal tech landscape remains ‘highly fragmented’, Law Society report claims Legal Business Awareness of cutting edge legal tech remains limited among senior managers at law firms with a quarter unaware of most…
Eversheds Sutherland unveils leadership team as combination goes live Kathryn McCann Eversheds Sutherland has unveiled its joint leadership team as the combination between Eversheds and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan goes live…
White & Case bags another deal for Bridgepoint on Zenith buy Legal Business White & Case, Squire Patton Boggs and Weil, Gotshal & Manges all played key roles in private equity group Bridgepoint’s…
‘Tremendous energy and leadership’: Hale re-elected Travers senior partner Tom Baker Travers Smith senior partner Chris Hale has been re-elected for a second term to run from 1 July this year.…
Freshfields promotes 40 to executive assistant but will recruit more in support staff review Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted around 40 of its personal assistants (PAs) to executive assistant after about 80 applied for…
Clifford Chance leads on Shell’s $3bn disposal of North Sea assets Legal Business Clifford Chance, Dechert, White & Case and Watson Farley & Williams have all landed roles on Shell’s sale of $3.8bn…
White & Case and SullCrom advise as Deutsche Bank fined over £500m for money laundering claims Legal Business White & Case and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised Deutsche Bank as Germany’s largest lender has been fined £500m by…
Pinsents’ highest paid member takes home 5% less than last year as key management bank over £5m Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons‘ LLPs have revealed that the firm’s highest paid member took home £810,490, down 5% on last year’s figure…
Revolving doors: Greenberg hires to support new KWM team as A&O and Fieldfisher add to their benches Legal Business Greenberg Taurig has made another lateral play in the City to build on its real estate funds hires from King…
Kaye Scholer takeover fallout: Former London head to exit with team to K&L Gates Georgiana Tudor Just one month after Arnold & Porter‘s takeover of Kaye Scholer went live, legacy Kaye Scholer’s London head has quit…
Stewarts Law LLPs show top earner takes home £1.7m as overseas revenues exceed 20% of turnover Legal Business The highest paid member at Stewarts Law pocketed £1.7m over the 2015/16 financial year, according to the firm’s filings at…
Latham continues City expansion taking Quinn litigator Martin Davies Legal Business In a rare exit, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has lost partner Martin Davies to Latham & Watkins. It is understood…
All over: Morton Fraser and MacRoberts call off merger talks Kathryn McCann Scottish firms Morton Fraser and MacRoberts have called off merger talks in recent weeks, Legal Business has learned.
Clyde & Co continues US expansion with ten partner hire to open in Washington and Chicago Legal Business Clyde & Co has continued its US expansion, launching in Chicago and Washington DC. The firm has taken on a…
RPC elects insurance head Miller as new managing partner to succeed Watmough Matthew Field RPC has appointed insurance head James Miller as the firm’s new managing partner, effective immediately.
US financials: London growth sees modest rise in Dechert’s global revenue and PEP Georgiana Tudor Dechert‘s financials for 2016 show revenue has risen 3% to $911.5m, while profit per equity partner (PEP) increased by 2%…
