Revolving doors: European expansion all-around as Simmons and Dentons make key hires Legal Business The first week of October brought with it several continental appointments at Simmons & Simmons, Dentons and Bird & Bird,…
Q&A: Julia Chain – RPC Perform’s director on the future of the GC, phone warrants and parties with Richard Branson Legal Business Julia Chain (pictured) talks to Matthew Field on her in-house career, setting up RPC’s general counsel (GC) consulting practice and…
Rigotti set to take sole leadership of HSF as firm phases out dual-CEO model Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF’s) co-chief executive Mark Rigotti is set to take the helm as sole leader of the Anglo-Australian…
QBE to review UK claims panel as new general counsel takes charge Kathryn McCann Australia’s largest global insurer QBE is to launch a review of its UK claims panel, following the appointment of a…
CMA plucks from Freshfields and Hogan Lovells in ongoing restructure Legal Business As part of an ongoing restructure, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made three key appointments to its legal…
‘Challenges ahead’: Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow takes on top CLLS job Madeleine Farman Ashurst litigation veteran Ed Sparrow has taken on the chairman post at the City of London of Law Society (CLLS),…
Comment: Winning hearts and minds (but mainly hearts) at Linklaters Legal Business The best Freshfields corporate lawyer Silk Street ever produced is now leading Linklaters, with incoming senior partner Charlie Jacobs ushering…
Shearman London tax head Priestley quits as exits mount for US firm Legal Business Shearman & Sterling‘s London tax head Sarah Priestley has now also quit the firm, closely following in the footsteps of…
Hogan Lovells’ Hamburg head resigns amid spying investigation Legal Business Hogan Lovells‘ Hamburg office managing partner Eckard Schwarz has resigned over claims of illegal surveillance by an employee of former…
Pinsents and Linklaters act on latest big pharma deal as Teva sells Allergan generics business for £600m Legal Business Pinsent Masons and Linklaters are advising on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries’ sale of UK and Ireland business Activas Generics for £603m…
Ince & Co replenishes Singapore hub with senior appointments Legal Business Ince & Co‘s Singapore venture, Ince Law Alliance, has hired three more lawyers and has appointed a new managing director…
Ashurst refreshes management board as firm faces turbulent period Madeleine Farman Beleaguered Ashurst has refreshed its board amid a turbulent time for the LB100 firm with London-based partner Jason Radford and…
Linklaters latest firm to review remuneration model as US pay pressure mounts Legal Business With Magic Circle rivals Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer having recently remodelled their remuneration structures following…
ABS rising: Burford Capital launches its own law firm with Akin Gump hire Madeleine Farman After receiving a licence in January, Burford Capital has launched its own Alternative Business Structure (ABS) Burford Law, with the…
Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst get the call up for O2’s listing Madeleine Farman Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Ashurst have won roles advising Telefonica on its plans for an initial public offering (IPO)…
Shearman exits continue as Paris duo follow global head out the door Legal Business Goodwin Procter announced today (5 October) that a team from Shearman & Sterling will be joining their private equity practice…
Slater and Gordon slashes 640 UK jobs in a year as PI firm continues to restructure Legal Business Lawyers at Australia-listed Slater and Gordon (S&G) have faced a turbulent year at the firm as it has emerged via…
‘A global community’: 13 UK firms join Dentons worldwide referral network Legal Business Dentons has officially launched its free to use Nextlaw Global Referral Network signing up 283 member firms and around 18,600…
Going generalist: Royal Mail GC delivers legal team restructure Kathryn McCann Royal Mail’s group general counsel (GC) Maaike de Bie has led an overhaul of the postal service’s legal team after…
Ashurst changes another mind as James Perry gives up move to Gibson Dunn Victoria Young Ashurst has confirmed London regulatory partner James Perry will remain at the firm, after resigning in April for Gibson, Dunn…
