No personal best this year for Hogan Lovells as turnover and profits decline Alex Ryan As the financial reporting season kicks off once more, Hogan Lovells has today (22 February) reported a 7% drop in…
Time to shine – top tips for standout Legal Business Awards 2023 submissions Mark McAteer Could it be your year? Nominations are now open for the most prestigious showcase of talent in the industry, the…
Revolving Doors: Travers and Shearman exodus continues as US firms pick up the talent Alex Ryan Once a rare phenomenon, exits from Travers Smith have picked up pace in recent weeks, with the latest departures announced…
Revolving Doors: Fresh woes for Shearman as M&A head Cheveley exits as restructuring and lev fin fuel City investment Alex Ryan The merger talks-prompted exodus from Shearman & Sterling continued in recent days with the loss of EMEA and Asia M&A…
‘With economic downturn, the need to pull the trigger on claims intensifies’ – leading City litigators look at the key disputes trends for 2023 Bethany Burns ‘Disputes arise when there is disruption, and it seems to me there’s just about every type of disruption at the…
Revolving doors: Linklaters loses three as Macfarlanes takes Sidley funds head Charles Avery The City lateral market has been abuzz with activity, as major moves in the infrastructure, corporate, funds and real estate…
Revolving doors: Losses for Shearman as City elite target investigations Charles Avery Globally speaking, it has been a tough week for Shearman & Sterling, which lost several partners amid rumours of merger…
‘A super guy’: Cleary hires Travers PE head Shawyer as City hiring spree continues Charles Avery Cleary Gottlieb has brought in Travers Smith’s respected head of private equity Ian Shawyer (pictured) to strengthen its City practice,…
Quinn shrugs off partner departures with 10% City profit boost Charles Avery Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s London office has released a solid set of 2022 financials, headlined by a 10% increase…
‘Why shouldn’t she?’ A new take on partnership as Pallas takes first non-lawyer into the fold Nathalie Tidman Pallas Partners has taken advantage of its alternative business structure (ABS) to appoint its first non-lawyer, chief administrative officer Linda…
Revolving doors: Winston & Strawn builds City restructuring team as Linklaters makes disputes play Charles Avery The festive season has not deterred firms from making significant lateral moves, with disputes, restructuring, competition and tax among the…
KPMG names Linklaters deals guru Bedford as new UK law chief Tom Baker While traditional law firm leaders have to date largely scoffed at the progress made by the Big Four, today’s (20…
Leadership round-up: Shebson wins second term at HFW as Norton Rose Fulbright names new global chair Tom Baker HFW has re-elected managing partner Jeremy Shebson for a second four-year term, effective 1 April 2023. Shebson, who was originally…
‘A close-knit group’: Milbank acquires Dickson Minto’s seven-partner London office Tom Baker One of 2022’s hottest merger rumours came to fruition today (13 December), as Milbank confirmed it was acquiring the London…
OC’s departing UK leader Berg seeks westward expansion in American voyage Tom Baker Less than two months after handing over the UK managing partner reins, Osborne Clarke’s (OC) Ray Berg is set for…
Local talent: Freshfields launches support services operation in Slovakia Tom Baker Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a global support services hub in Slovakia, set to employ more than 50 business professionals.…
Pinsents ushers in new era with Cameron unveiled as first female managing partner Tom Baker Pinsent Masons has elected litigation and regulatory head Laura Cameron as its first female managing partner, succeeding the longstanding John…
White & Case adds BCLP funds head as WilmerHale strengthens white-collar practice Megan Mayers As the year-end approaches, US firms have dominated this week’s hiring round with additions across London’s transactional and disputes practices. …
CC and Freshfields dish out US associate bonuses to match American rivals Megan Mayers Clifford Chance (CC) has become the second Magic Circle firm to dish out competitive year-end bonuses to US associates, after…
CC votes in capital markets head Cartwright to succeed Ouwehand as senior partner Charles Avery Partners at Clifford Chance (CC) have voted in head of capital markets Adrian Cartwright as the firm’s new senior partner,…
