‘A great enhancement to our practice’: Quinn lures Macfarlanes’ Berman in latest City hire Sarah Downey In a rare defection from Macfarlanes, financial services head David Berman is set to join Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
Preparing for the worst: legal costs spike as FTSE 100 sets aside £31bn Legal Business With corporate counsel consistently burdened by onerous cost constraints levied by their executive, the pressure to deliver efficiencies in-house may…
Revolving doors: White & Case, Winston & Strawn, Fieldfisher and Bond Dickinson bolster ranks Legal Business Although last week saw several partner departures from a select few LB 100 players, namely Ashurst and Simmons & Simmons,…
Reducing the ranks: CC to cut trainee intake by a fifth by 2018 Matthew Field Clifford Chance (CC) is to cut down its UK trainee intake for 2018 by 20%, reducing numbers from around 100…
Bond Dickinson latest to blame Brexit as firm implements pay freeze Matthew Field Bond Dickinson is the latest firm to postpone its salary reviews until November, blaming the Brexit vote for hitting activity…
Allen & Overy takes another two from Simmons in sustained IP push Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken its third and fourth IP partner from Simmons & Simmons this year, as it…
Sticking around: Linklaters Elliott to stay on as consultant as senior partner term ends Legal Business Outgoing Linklaters senior partner Robert Elliott will stay on as a consultant at the firm when his term finishes at…
‘A serious point of principle’: Jackson reignites debate over increasing court fees Legal Business The debate amongst the profession over ever-increasing court fees continues to prove contentious, with Lord Justice Jackson being the latest…
Ashurst loses another outpost leader with Brussels duo off to Simmons Madeleine Farman Ashurst has lost another office head with its long term Brussels managing partner leaving the firm in favour of Simmons…
Engineering success: Eversheds hires top Nabarro construction disputes partner Douglas Legal Business Eversheds has hired disputes partner Jonathan Douglas from Nabarro to join the firm’s construction and engineering team.
Q&A: Morag MacDonald – Bird & Bird IP head on disputes, influences and serious maths Legal Business Sitting in the firm’s recently opened New Fetter Lane office, Matthew Field talks to Bird & Bird international head of…
Canadian cover: DLA Piper to merge with Toronto’s Dimock Stratton Kathryn McCann Following Norton Rose Fulbright‘s (NRF) acquisition of a Vancouver firm earlier this month, DLA Piper is to merge with Canadian…
Back on track: Gowling WLG restarts delayed salary review Kathryn McCann Gowling WLG informed staff yesterday (20 September) it will restart the delayed salary review that was put in place as…
LOD’s Tim Bratton returns to in-house to join Euromoney Legal Business Lawyers On Demand‘s (LOD) practice development director Tim Bratton is to return to in-house after three years at the contract…
Quinn dealt major Moscow blow as arbitration duo head to Baker Botts Legal Business Typically on the receiving end of partner moves, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has lost Moscow-based arbitration partners Ivan Marisin…
It takes two: K&L Gates names new leadership team to replace Kalis Legal Business With longstanding K&L Gates leader Peter Kalis set to step down early next year, the firm has picked Michael Caccese…
Going private: KWM’s former City tax head resurfaces at Forsters Legal Business Former King & Wood Mallesons head of tax Heather Corben has resurfaced at private client firm Forsters, following the restructuring…
Travers, Debevoise and Freshfields provide cover for $1.1bn Ascot insurance deal Sarah Downey Usual suspects Travers Smith, Debevoise & Plimpton, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have been gifted with advisory roles on the latest…
RPC loses Sports Direct mandate after embattled retailer bows to shareholder pressure Legal Business RPC has lost its mandate to review Sports Direct’s governance in the fallout from the retailer’s shareholder meeting earlier this…
Signature sees revenues soar 36% to £10.2m as boutique hires Bryan Cave litigation star Legal Business Disputes boutique Signature Litigation has seen revenue soar by 36% to £10.2m for the 2015/16 financial year, and continues invest…
