‘A great year for growth and consolidation’: Keystone’s revenue up in the face of market-wide recruitment difficulties Ayesha Ellis Keystone Law has released its financial results for 22/23, reporting a positive 8% revenue increase since last year with a…
Revolving doors: Eversheds adds two partners as Kingsley Napley launches restructuring and insolvency practice Holly McKechnie Eversheds Sutherland has had a busy week, strengthening both its regulatory and energy and infrastructure finance practices with two senior…
Ukraine war and currency take toll as PEP drops 20% at White & Case Alex Ryan White & Case was another firm to post muted financials for the last year, as a bullish 2021 gave way…
Revolving Doors: Goodwin elects new chair as firms add regulatory, M&A, litigation and IP expertise Ayesha Ellis In a novel lateral move, Fieldfisher has announced that cannabis regulatory pioneer Robert Jappie is joining its London regulatory team…
Revolving doors: Another departure from Shearman as firms make moves in finance and real estate Alex Ryan Debt finance specialist Rahul Chatterji became the latest partner to leave Shearman & Sterling this week, with Linklaters announcing that…
‘A choice to live up to your values’ – Seward and Rowey to take the helm of A&O’s US practice Ayesha Ellis Allen & Overy’s global litigation co-head Karen Seward (pictured) and project finance and infrastructure partner Kent Rowey have been appointed…
International round-up: Reed Smith names new Asia-Pac managing partner as Holland & Knight bolsters US emerging technologies offering Holly McKechnie Amid a busy week of non-domestic news, Reed Smith has been among the firms making headlines, appointing Singapore-based Prajakt Samant…
Revolving Doors: Weil loses two to Sidley as Latham hires Linklaters competition partner Holly McKechnie Sidley Austin’s London office made a major play last week with the hire of two prominent energy infrastructure and private…
What Next? Eversheds and Shoosmiths act as high street giant acquires beleaguered Cath Kidston Ayesha Ellis Next has bought Cath Kidston for £8.5m after the embattled fashion brand filed for bankruptcy. The vintage-inspired lifestyle and homeware…
HSF alliance firm Prolegis launches Singapore disputes practice with Morgan Lewis team Ayesha Ellis Prolegis, the boutique which struck a formal law alliance (FLA) with Herbert Smith Freehills in 2015, has launched a disputes…
‘A lot of grey areas’: India legal market liberalisation met with optimism though questions remain Alex Ryan While the international legal community has largely been sanguine at the Bar Council of India (BCI) opening the door for…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters loses another partner to Cleary hiring spree as Travers exits continue Holly McKechnie Cleary Gottlieb has returned to Linklaters for another partner, this time hiring the Magic Circle firm’s co-head of the financial…
Revolving doors: Withers adds finance litigation partner as Howard Kennedy acquires construction boutique Holly McKechnie Withers has strengthened its dispute resolution offering with the addition of banking and finance litigation partner Henry Farris. Farris moves…
‘Crisis averted’: City banking and corporate partners react as HSBC acquires SVB UK Alex Ryan After a tense weekend of negotiations, the Bank of England announced on Monday (13 March) that HSBC would buy the…
‘A somewhat unique position’: Quinn Emanuel opens second mainland China office in Beijing Alex Ryan Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has announced the launch of a new office in Beijing, its second in mainland China…
Revolving doors: Private equity stays hot with high-profile departures from A&O and Travers Alex Ryan Sullivan & Cromwell made a major play last week with its hire of prominent private equity partner Karan Danamani from…
International round-up: Morgan Lewis opens second German office as Taylor Wessing welcomes new Ireland partners Legal Business Morgan Lewis is to open a Munich office with a team of 20 lawyers from Shearman & Sterling, in what…
International Women’s Day 2023 – ‘Don’t ever ask a female colleague a personal question you wouldn’t ask a man’ Guest Blog Addleshaw Goddard trainee solicitor Lucy Nock (pictured) talks to Legal Business about why the way women are spoken to in…
‘We share strategy, values and corporate culture’: Taylor Wessing seals strategic alliance with Spain’s ECIJA Legal Business Taylor Wessing is expanding its global TMT offering in Spain and Latin America through a new strategic alliance with Madrid-based…
Revolving doors: Cravath launches English law practice with two hires from Shearman Alex Ryan Cravath, Swaine & Moore launched an English-law offering last week through the hire of partner duo Philip Stopford and Korey…
