Guest post: On David Cameron and inheritance tax Legal Business To avoid tax you have to do a thing which cuts your tax bill. Fail to do that thing and…
Skadden names NY-partner as enforcement head in London in global investigations push Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has boosted its City-based investigations practice having relocated white collar partner Keith Krakaur (pictured)…
HSF and Jones Day lead on £1.4bn deal between Qatari Diar and Delancey Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Jones Day are leading a raft of firms advising on a £1.4bn property deal between…
A hollow victory: Former KWM client wins negligence case but takes home only 5% of damages claimed Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has been ordered to pay its former client Commodities Research Unit International (CRUI) damages of…
Adaptation continues as Ince & Co launches non-legal consultant service Legal Business Maritime and insurance firm Ince & Co has continued to break away from long-standing tradition with the launch of a…
Revolving Doors: Squire and Watson Farley make Paris hires in big week for international appointments Legal Business Paris has been a hot spot for lateral hires this week, as firms including Squire Patton Boggs, Watson Farley &…
Dentons shakes up profit-sharing arrangement in China Legal Business Following its landmark combination with Dentons to create a 7,500-lawyer legal giant, legacy Dacheng is restructuring its practice to reduce…
White & Case edges ahead of Latham in the City with £185m turnover Legal Business Last year’s standout performer Latham & Watkins is facing competition from White & Case after the firm edged ahead in…
A&O focuses on banking in reduced promotions round Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up six in London in a reduced promotions round of 21, with almost half…
Pinsent Masons, Shearman and Clyde & Co major winners at 2016 Legal Business Awards mark Pinsent Masons, Shearman & Sterling and Clyde & Co were among the major winners at the 2016 Legal Business Awards,…
Nine European partners down in one week at KWM as restructuring brings unintended consequences Legal Business Just four days after losing a six-partner private equity team in Paris to Goodwin Procter, three partners have left King…
Outgoing Slaughters senior partner Saul to launch mediation boutique Legal Business Slaughter and May‘s longstanding leader, Chris Saul (pictured), will launch a mediation boutique once he retires from his role as…
Comment: Stefan Stern – Just remember, GCs, Enron thought it was all perfectly legal Legal Business Earlier this year the 67th annual oil and gas conference was held by the Center for American and International Law…
Simpson Thacher tops first quarter global deal tables, as Davis Polk dominates Europe Legal Business Despite a looming Brexit referendum swaying levels of transactional activity, certain law firms are enjoying a healthy pipeline of deals…
A new model: Ince & Co brings in bonus pool at top of equity Legal Business Ince & Co is moving away from its traditional lockstep model and introducing a bonus pool above the top of…
Canada bound: Freshfields prepares to launch second legal services hub in Vancouver Legal Business A year after launching a nearshoring office in Manchester, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has taken its plans to hive off low-level…
Guest post: After the Panama Papers expect rhetoric to quiet the mob, not meaningful change Legal Business Two days in. Lots of column inches. But what will it all mean for the future? Some embarrassment, a scalp…
Freshfields and Linklaters take the lead as Glencore disposes of $2.5bn stake in agricultural arm Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are advising on Glencore’s $2.5bn sale of a 40% stake in Glencore Agricultural Products to…
A&O and Linklaters win advisory roles on $965m financing of Travelex and UAE Exchange Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have won roles advising on a $965m combined financing deal for UAE Exchange Centre…
US law firms’ secret deal weapon blunted as Pfizer pulls plug on $160bn inversion bid Legal Business The wave of ‘inversion’ bids into Europe from US companies could be set to end, with the strategy pioneered by…
