Dundas & Wilson acquisition helps boost CMS turnover by more than 25%, accounts reveal Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna has revealed a 26% rise in group turnover to £259.2m from £206.1m, boosted by the acquisition of…
BPP Law School changes hands in $1.1bn private equity deal Legal Business The dean of BPP University Law School Peter Crisp (pictured) says its ‘business as usual’ as the education provider has…
Cutting back: Ashurst’s highest paid member hit with 11% pay decrease, as other staff costs fall Jaishree Kalia Ashurst‘s highest paid member pocketed 11% less in the 2014/15 financial year compared to 2013/14, the firm’s LLP accounts show.…
KWM under scrutiny for administrative error in £40m real estate deal for Better Capital Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has come under scrutiny for an ’embarrassing’ error made on a £40m real estate finance…
A job half done for Green QC as UK Serious Fraud Office director signs up until 2018 Legal Business The director of the UK Serious Fraud Office, David Green QC (pictured) has had his contract extended by two years…
Akin Gump more than doubles City revenue in first full year since Bingham acquisition Legal Business Revenue at US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld rose by 7% to $930m in 2015, with London contributing…
‘A valuable contribution’: all change Down Under at CC as founding duo depart firm Legal Business Two of the founders of Clifford Chance‘s (CC’s) Australian arm, including the firm’s Sydney managing partner, are stepping down from…
Dentons UKMEA posts 6% revenue lift as profit jumps 12% Legal Business Dentons LLP accounts for the UK, Middle East and Africa have revealed the firm’s revenue increased by 6% for the 2014/15 financial…
Latham & Watkins lures CMA director of mergers to broaden London offering Legal Business Latham & Watkins has hired the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s director of mergers Jonathan Parker as it rounds out…
LLP latest: NRF accounts show modest profit rise for international business as turnover stalls Legal Business In its third year post-merger, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s LLP has revealed flat turnover of £391.7m while overall pre-tax profit rose…
London overlooked: Dentons creates one new City partner amid US-heavy promotion round Legal Business In a move that goes against its accelerated global expansion this past year, Dentons has promoted just 47 associates to…
‘Reaped the rewards’: latest accounts underline strong year for expansive Pinsents Legal Business Pinsent Masons‘ highest-paid LLP member took home 38% more last year than in 2013/14, as the firm posted double-digit growth…
Comment: Doing something radical – how Dentons sort of won me over Legal Business Everywhere I go in legal circles these days, people ask about Dentons. How incredible it would have been even 18…
Revolving doors: team hires galore as Stephenson Harwood, Dentons and Clydes all add to their benches Legal Business In a busy week for international hires, several firms have made key team hires around the globe, with Stephenson Harwood,…
Ashurst to consider non-lawyers for global head position as partner contenders emerge Jaishree Kalia Candidates to replace Ashurst‘s global managing partner have emerged as Legal Business can reveal the board is using a headhunter…
Orrick reports bumper promotions including one in London and more women than men Jaishree Kalia Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has become the latest US firm to announce its partner promotion round making up just one…
Linklaters incoming global banking chief reshuffles deck in shadow finance push Legal Business Just weeks into his new role as Linklaters global head of banking, Tony Bugg told the firm’s 200 banking lawyers…
IP litigator Sternfeld departs boutique after 15 years to join Fieldfisher Legal Business Fieldfisher has bolstered its IP group and its life sciences practice with the hire of three partners from IP boutique…
Comment: Singapore swing – HSF’s Leydecker on the island state’s threat to the dominance of English law Legal Business English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
US financials 2015: Paul Weiss, Dechert, Goodwin and K&S all post strong results Legal Business US firm revenue-season has begun with leading firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison posting year-on-year growth. Revenues were up…
