Another blow for KWM as Addleshaws hires former European head Boss along with two other partners Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard has made a play for King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partners, taking on the firm’s former managing partner…
‘Deals are being done’: AIM-listed Gateley’s half-year revenues soar 19% to £35.2m Kathryn McCann AIM-listed Gateley has seen revenues jump significantly for the six months to 31 October 2016, up 19% from £29.6m to…
Freshfields and Linklaters last of the big four to match US associate bonuses Legal Business The remaining Magic Circle firms with a US presence have now matched Cravath, Swain & Moore‘s associate bonus payouts with…
Freshfields, Eversheds and Slaughters lead the pack as Brexit vote sparks record-breaking admissions to Irish roll Legal Business The number of solicitors added to Ireland’s law society roll has increased by 275% to 1,347 solicitors over the past…
CMS, Nabarro and Olswang offer £10,000 to future trainees if they defer Madeleine Farman CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang, have offered £10,000 to their trainees if they choose to defer for six months,…
Shell moves to ‘appropriate’ fee arrangements for all matters following panel review Kathryn McCann Royal Dutch Shell has implemented a rule that all new legal matters must be priced using ‘appropriate’ fee arrangements (AFAs),…
Revolving doors: Akin Gump strengthens trade practice in London, while Mayer Brown expands pensions Legal Business In a busier week for laterals, US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Mayer Brown strengthened their London…
Study finds executives at risk due to increasing anti-corporate litigation culture Legal Business Cyber incidents, data privacy, rising regulation, litigation funding, and shareholder activism are putting corporate leaders under more pressure than ever…
In-house: Balfour Beatty sticks with Pinsents as sole adviser until 2018 Kathryn McCann Global infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty has renewed its sole adviser mandate with Pinsent Masons until the end of 2018, Legal…
Squires continues German growth with three-partner Frankfurt team from WilmerHale Matthew Field Transatlantic firm Squire Patton Boggs has recruited three litigation and competition partners from US firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale &…
RBS group action settles with Quinn, Stewarts and Mishcon claimants as Signature prepares for trial Legal Business The long running saga that is the £4bn shareholder group action against the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reached…
Private equity: Weil and Freshfields act as OMERS sells V.Group to Advent Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles on OMERS Private Equity’s first European exit as it…
Allen & Overy PE heavyweight Bernhardt joins Milbank in Frankfurt Georgiana Tudor Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has confirmed private equity (PE) partner Michael Bernhardt will join the firm’s corporate department in…
Guest post: Why lawyers aren’t selling what clients are buying Legal Business Demand is flat or falling at large law firms, says the newest Wells Fargo survey released earlier this week. Revenue…
Dentons Australia combination goes through at last after three offices break away Matthew Field Dentons long-awaited tie up with Australian law firm Gadens has officially gone through, although three of the firm’s offices will split…
‘A landmark for the industry’: BLP and Nabarro advise CBRE on £1.4bn flagship property fund merger Georgiana Tudor Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Nabarro acted opposite Eversheds and Mayer Brown on CBRE Global Investors’ merger of its UK…
H1 2016/17: Watson Farley achieves 14% growth as DAC endures a slower first half Legal Business Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has reported strong first half results for the 2016/17 financial year as DAC Beachcroft saw…
Linklaters and DLA Piper advise on City’s tallest skyscraper 1 Undershaft Legal Business The second tallest building in Western Europe is set for the City, as Linklaters and DLA Piper picked up key…
Controversial snoopers charter receives royal assent despite risk to legal privilege Kathryn McCann The controversial Investigatory Powers Bill received Royal Assent this week, after being passed by both houses of parliament earlier this…
In-house: Standard Chartered takes Barclays heavyweight as new divisional GC Legal Business Standard Chartered has recruited a top lawyer from Barclays’ legal team, with regulatory lawyer Chris Allen set to join the…
