Guest post: Bring out the benchmarks – what the numbers reveal about the world’s biggest legal market Legal Business It’s review and prediction season in the law firm world, as various commentators and consultants issue their annual thunderclaps. I’ve…
Stephenson Harwood picks up three partner PE team from KWM Legal Business Stephenson Harwood has picked up three King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) private equity partners including former UK private equity co-head…
Senior partner Cziesla departs as KWM expected to file second administration notice on Monday Legal Business Less than three months after being named King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) EUME senior partner, Michael Cziesla has already joined…
In-house: Biffa turns to GSK for new general counsel Legal Business Waste management company Biffa has hired a new general counsel and company secretary, taking on GlaxoSmithKline’s interim assistant company secretary…
Dentons makes competition play with Skadden veteran Venit Legal Business European competition veteran James Venit is to leave Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to join Dentons in Brussels after…
Addleshaws US talks reach decisive stage as firm enters discussions with German outfit Luther Kathryn McCann Hunton & Williams is to decide in the next fortnight whether it will move to the next stage in merger…
KWM latest: Fieldfisher and Debevoise latest to hire from ailing European partnership Legal Business Fieldfisher and Debevoise & Plimpton are the latest to hire from King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) ailing European practice. Fieldfisher…
Maurice Allen to advise DLA Piper while remaining consultant at Ropes Kathryn McCann Maurice Allen, Ropes & Gray‘s UK office founder and former senior partner is to join DLA Piper on 1 February…
US partner promotions: MoFo and Akin Gump make up one each in London Madeleine Farman Morrison & Foerster and Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer & Feld have both promoted one woman each to their London offices…
Bakers takes on seven lawyer team from KWM including London employment head Matthew Field Baker & McKenzie is to take on two partners from King & Wood Mallesons‘ European partnership including private equity partner…
Hogan Lovells appoints three in London in 29-strong global partner promotions round Legal Business Hogan Lovells‘ round of New Year promotions has seen the firm appoint 29 new partners including three in London.
‘Old fashioned and bureaucratic’: Law Society chief exec Dixon resigns over lack of governance reform Legal Business The chief executive of the Law Society Catherine Dixon resigned last night (3 January) citing a lack of governance reform…
KWM Europe halts pay for 100 staff as it prepares for administration Multiple Authors Today (4 January) the European partnership of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has stopped paying 100 staff as the firm…
‘A great tactician’: Latham City disputes chair exits for boutique Legal Business Boutique disputes outfit Signature Litigation has landed top commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer Simon Bushell from Latham & Watkins.
Leadership pay at Clifford Chance up 7% in 2015/16 after falling the year before Matthew Field Clifford Chance‘s (CC) 12-strong executive leadership group saw their combined pay packets increase by 7% to £15m, the firm’s LLP…
Football start-up Dugout appoints first in-house lawyer Legal Business Social media football start-up Dugout has appointed its first in-house counsel from Perform Group as it gains backing from some…
Trowers LLP accounts show top member takes home less as profits flat in 2015/16 Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins‘ top paid member took home £448,698 for the 2015/16 financial year, down 4% on the year previous,…
‘Our growing European footprint’: DWF launches in Paris with four partner firm Legal Business Following its Belfast merger at the end of 2016, DWF has launched in Paris with the acquisition of four partner…
Linklaters continues litigation push with Goldman Sachs hire Legal Business Linklaters has hired Goldman Sachs managing director Susana Cao Miranda as a partner to strengthen its London litigation offering.
RBS divisional GC leaves following legal team restructuring Legal Business RBS’ general counsel (GC) for corporate & institutional banking (CIB) Dan Williams has left the legal team of the banking…
