The big get bigger: Dentons expands in Barbados and opens second office in Mexico Legal Business Mega verein Dentons has announced it is opening new offices in Mexico and Barbados as part of its latest expansion…
KWM funds architect Blake latest to exit troubled firm Legal Business US firm O’Melveny & Myers is the latest to benefit from partner exits at King & Wood Mallesons‘ European arm,…
Shopping around: Sainsbury’s to overhaul legal panel Legal Business Sainsbury’s is to overhaul its legal panel and create a roster which will also cover its recent Home Retail Group…
KWM drops litigation as Goodwin Procter picks up 26 lawyers from troubled firm Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has dropped litigation against Goodwin Procter and its former corporate partner Richard Lever, as the…
Slaughters, Addleshaws, Pinsents and Bond Dickinson win places on Diageo’s extended UK roster Kathryn McCann Despite the trend for smaller panels, Diageo has expanded its UK roster, with Slaughter and May, Pinsent Masons and Addleshaw…
KWM latest: European partnership buys more time before administration as Osborne Clarke takes top biller Couter Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) European partnership has filed a new intention of notice to appoint administrators as the firm…
More leadership changes at Freshfields as Embley and Herman made M&A co-heads Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has rejigged the leadership of its heavyweight M&A practice, appointing London-based Bruce Embley and New York-based Matthew…
Back from the bench: Tomlinson to rejoin 7KBW as an arbitrator following CoA retirement Tom Baker Sir Stephen Tomlinson will retire from the Court of Appeal and re-join 7 King’s Bench Walk (7KBW) as a full-time…
City stalwart Macfarlanes opens in Brussels with KWM hires Legal Business Despite being known for its reluctance towards overseas expansion, Macfarlanes is launching a new office in Brussels early this year…
‘Hugely experienced’: Child abuse inquiry picks 2 Bedford Row QC Altman to replace Emmerson Matthew Field After its top lawyer resigned in September, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has appointed a new lead…
Barclays blocks pay for all KWM Europe staff as partnership continues toward administration Legal Business Staff at King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) European partnership will be left without salary payments following the breakdown of negotiations…
Freshfields tops European deal tables as M&A figures drop from record highs Legal Business Global M&A volume dropped for 2016 following its record high the year before, and with it Magic Circle firms Linklaters…
Revolving doors: Linklaters hires in Germany as Akin Gump takes Addleshaws litigator Legal Business In a busy start to the year, Linklaters and Simmons & Simmons have added to the benches in Europe, while…
In-house: BP promotes veteran Nitcher to group GC as Bondy exits Tom Baker BP has appointed Eric Nitcher as group general counsel, effective from 1 January. The 26-year-veteran of the oil giant replaces…
‘A different weight class’: Ashurst exits resume as Pinsents and Burges Salmon hire a partner each Madeleine Farman Despite seeming to plug a run of partner exits late last year, Ashurst has lost two partners, with Pinsent Masons and…
‘International reach’: Kennedys continues global expansion with Europe association Kathryn McCann Kennedys has continued its aggressive global expansion by entering into a formal association with Italian firm Studio Legale Rinaldi Associati…
Reed Smith poised to take more KWM heavyweights in Europe as Proskauer hires in London Legal Business Reed Smith continues its quest to recruit King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partners in Europe and is in talks with…
Efficiency drive: Freshfields shakes up London secretarial staff roles Legal Business Personal assistants at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London have been offered voluntary redundancy or the chance to apply for a…
KWM co-head of funds in Paris exits for Willkie Farr Georgiana Tudor King & Wood Mallesons‘ co-head of investment funds in Paris, Nathalie Duguay, has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as asset…
In-house: Worldpay promotes divisional legal head to replace outgoing group GC Legal Business Worldpay has promoted Ruwan De Soyza to group general counsel following the exit of Mark Edwards after two years in…
