Comment: GCs have arrived and all there is to welcome them are platitudes Legal Business Two books of note have just been published by veteran lawyers – The Inside Counsel Revolution: Resolving the Partner-Guardian Tension…
Signature Litigation acts for Ivanishvili as the Georgian billionaire sues Credit Suisse Legal Business Signature Litigation has been instructed by the investment fund of Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili and his family in a dispute…
‘A massive shake-up’: white-collar crime lawyers appraise new government measures unveiled at anti-corruption summit Legal Business As UK Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled a range of new measures to boost the UK’s fight against white-collar…
‘Rather tiresome tricks’: BP orders panel firms to pitch for $1m-plus instructions ahead of 2017 review Sarah Downey Ahead of its UK legal panel review scheduled for 2017, energy giant BP has informed its current external advisers they…
Dentons expands again, opening Munich office with Norton Rose team Legal Business Dentons will launch an office in Munich this summer in a bid to strengthen its corporate offering with the recruit…
Gowling WLG boosts banking and projects ranks with appointments from Dentons and HSF Kathryn McCann Gowling WLG has made a double partner hire, appointing Dentons’ Matthew Harvey in banking and finance and former Herbert Smith…
‘It’s only right’: Major City firm leaders publicly pledge to tackle corruption ahead of summit Legal Business As the Panama Papers saga continues to dominate headlines around the world, a host of senior law firm leaders have…
DLA Piper to cut 200 UK jobs after support staff review, in favour of Warsaw hub Legal Business DLA Piper is slashing 200 business support jobs in the UK in a move that will see the firm make…
‘Work to do’: LSB chides SRA for IT failures and poor enforcement in legal regulators review Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been criticised in a Legal Services Board (LSB) report for its failures in its…
Osborne Clarke praises sector focus as it posts yet another round of impressive financial results Kathryn McCann Osborne Clarke (OC) has posted another round of impressive results, enjoying double digit growth across both its global offices and…
Comment: Fieldfisher’s Chissick on why real change on diversity needs leadership in law Legal Business ‘Did you see the game at the weekend?’ is the type of question I am often asked at events. I…
Freshfields loses another Paris partner as Norton Rose Fulbright takes tax specialist Sarah Downey Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has made a key appointment with tax partner Antoine Colonna d’lstria from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer moving…
In-house: Saudi Aramco names new general counsel as IPO looms Legal Business The world’s biggest oil company, Saudi Aramco, has appointed Nabeel Al Mansour (pictured) as its new general counsel ahead of…
HSF client Goldman Sachs loses costs argument against sovereign wealth fund ahead of $1bn trial Legal Business A pre-trial review of the upcoming $1bn court battle between Goldman Sachs and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has seen…
Weil makes key infrastructure hire with appointment of HSF’s London head of private equity Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges has landed Herbert Smith Freehills‘ London head of private equity James MacArthur as the US firm…
‘Too good to pass up on’: Former Addleshaw banking head Papworth joins gunnercooke Kathryn McCann Richard Papworth, who served as head of banking and finance at Addleshaw Goddard until retiring last May, has joined corporate…
Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Clyde & Co and Taylor Wessing linked in latest Panama Papers leak Legal Business Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Clyde & Co and Taylor Wessing have all been named as firms linked to secret…
Promotions wrap: Gowling WLG makes up first round of partners as OC, Bond Dickinson and DAC release figures Kathryn McCann In a busy week for partner promotions, recently-merged Gowling WLG has completed its first round, while Osborne Clarke (OC), Bond…
Pinsent Masons scraps leadership for life amid top-down management restructure Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons has made a series of changes to its management structure, including the introduction of fixed terms for those…
Comment: The bottom line is, well, the bottom line – numbers always settle the score Legal Business At a recent drinks evening with a leading City law firm, Legal Business heard a familiar refrain from a veteran…
