Stepping down: Rio Tinto legal head to exit amid payments investigation Legal Business Rio Tinto legal executive Debra Valentine has stepped down from her role, after having previously notified the company of her…
Finance partner takes executive partner role at Slaughter and May Legal Business Slaughter and May announced today (10 November) that finance partner Paul Stacey is to be the firm’s new executive partner.…
Fieldfisher acquires Birmingham presence with £6m boutique takeover Legal Business Fieldfisher has merged with Birmingham practice Hill Hofstetter in a deal that will add £6m to its top line.
The $1bn club: Arnold & Porter and Kaye Scholer confirm merger Victoria Young Just a day after the US elected Donald Trump as its new president, New York and Washington firms Kaye Scholer…
‘A transition year’: Dechert chief executive confident despite 10% drop in City turnover Legal Business The highest take-home pay at Dechert‘s City office rose by nearly 9% last year to £2.9m, while income at the…
‘Back to the usual timeline’: BLP latest to thaw pay freeze Georgiana Tudor After being the first known firm to freeze pay after the Brexit vote, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has gone ahead…
‘Making Brexit look tame’: Slaughters heavyweight Boardman et al react as Trump rides to shock victory Kathryn McCann Still reeling from the impact of Brexit, the global legal profession is this morning coming to terms with the shock…
‘Highly regarded thought leader’: Sandie Okoro made World Bank GC Legal Business World Bank Group has appointed HSBC Global Asset Management general counsel (GC) Sandie Okoro as its senior vice president and…
Slater and Gordon, Eversheds and HSF take roles on Jay inquiry into child sexual abuse Legal Business Slater and Gordon, Eversheds, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Kingsley Napley, BLM, Hill Dickinson, Farrer & Co and Weightmans are all…
Tough times ahead for real estate, capital markets and M&A, says latest NatWest report Legal Business Real estate, equity capital markets and M&A practices are expected to slow down significantly in the year ahead, despite UK…
Legal education: Bar Standards Board follows SRA with super-exam proposal Legal Business Aspiring barristers may have to take a new exam before qualifying into the profession as proposed by the Bar Standards…
Kirkland wins first mandate from Singapore’s GIC in biggest European real estate deal of the year Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has advised opposite Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in the largest European real estate transaction of the year as…
Clydes, DAC and Kennedys named as AXA finalises UK claims roster Kathryn McCann The UK legal arm of French Insurer AXA has finalised its UK claims roster, with Clyde & Co, DAC Beachcroft,…
Comment: The Legal 500 view – Consolidation and risk define UK legal market Alexander Boyes Coming off the back of a 2015 that saw a more robust deal market and greater levels of activity in…
Former child abuse inquiry judge Goddard enlists Carter-Ruck Matthew Field The chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee has attacked retired New Zealand high court judge Dame Lowell Goddard QC…
Q&A: Jolyon Maugham QC on the first victory for Brexit’s legal challenge Legal Business Devereaux Chambers Jolyon Maugham QC – who organised a crowdfunded movement to challenge the government’s triggering of article 50 without…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws and Hogan Lovells boost ranks as Matrix targets Freshfields and Olswang construction head exits Kathryn McCann In a busy week for laterals, Addleshaw Goddard, Hogan Lovells and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have boosted their international ranks,…
Comment: Camerons double merger adds up but will it multiply? Legal Business Pity the poor pundit obliged to come up with an opinion on the obtusely-forged union of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro…
Double hire for Dechert as White & Case PE player Allardice exits with K&E finance partner Legal Business Dechert has strengthened its private equity and finance practices hiring White & Case‘s Ross Allardice and Kirkland & Ellis partner…
‘Bringing fresh thinking’: Manchester-based Haxby wins Squires EMEA managing partner job Legal Business Transatlantic firm Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Jane Haxby as its new European managing partner, taking on the role from…
