Q&A: John Quinn talks competition, class action and China Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan was the talk of the town when it took on some of the world’s largest…
Addleshaws enters booming contract lawyer market with AG Integrate Michael West As it continues its revamp in the hope of becoming a top 20-firm by 2019, Addleshaw Goddard has launched a…
Comment: Leadership by soundbite is fuelling a well-being crisis for in-house counsel Legal Business As a consultant spending most of my professional time working with general counsel (GCs), so concerned have I become at…
Dealwatch: Sullivan & Cromwell’s City office and CC advise on nearly £6bn worth of deals Legal Business Sullivan & Cromwell’s City office has been busy this summer winning roles on two headline deals announced yesterday [8 September],…
Hedge funds pick Quinn Emanuel and Boies in multi-million dispute with Indian car parts maker Legal Business Litigation powerhouses Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Boies, Schiller & Flexner, have been selected by hedge funds who purchased…
BPP continues to lure Kaplan clients as it wins Mayer Brown’s business Legal Business Despite already having a relationship with The University of Law (ULaw), Mayer Brown has become the latest firm to opt…
In-house: Standard Life hires RBS stalwart Rushad Abadan as GC Legal Business After nearly a year since its previous permanent general counsel (GC) exited the insurer, Standard Life has hired Rushad Abadan…
Asia: US firms chase disputes work as Kobre & Kim and Alston & Bird launch new offices and Reed Smith builds in Singapore Jaishree Kalia The past week has continued to see law firms invest in Asia with US litigation outfit Kobre & Kim chasing…
Voting with your feet: Nabarro and HFW pick BPP after Kaplan shuts law school Legal Business After more than five years at Kaplan, both Nabarro and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) have opted for BPP as their…
A&O turns the tables on Latham with structured finance partner Oddy’s hire Tom Moore Reversing the flow of partners from the Magic Circle to US firms, Allen & Overy has made a rare lateral…
Big four pacesetter A&O maintains expansive form to launch in much-hyped Seoul Jaishree Kalia Global firms continue to pile into South Korea with Allen & Overy (A&O) the latest to announce it will launch…
OC pushes on with Asian growth strategy as it formalises Hong Kong links Legal Business Osborne Clarke (OC) has taken another step into Asia by formalising its relationship with Hong Kong-based Koh Vass & Co, in a…
Dealwatch: Glencore returns to Linklaters and Clifford Chance for $10bn debt deal Tom Moore Commodities giant Glencore has turned to Magic Circle firms Linklaters and Clifford Chance to implement a raft of plans in…
In-house: Transocean starts headhunting as GC who secured Deepwater Horizon settlements steps down Legal Business Lars Sjöbring, senior vice president and general counsel at Transocean, has resigned from his role after steering the company through…
DLA Piper sharpens sector strategy to focus on seven key areas Tom Moore Global law firm DLA Piper has launched a seven-sector strategy as the firm bids to sharpen its focus and foster…
Comment: What can you be sure of as the LB100 goes down the rabbit hole? Legal Business It’s common in the legal industry to talk about unprecedented change but there are many rules of professional gravity unchanged…
Dealwatch: Freshfields and Cleary Gottlieb advise on Tesco’s £4bn South Korean sale Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have won roles advising as Tesco agrees to sell its South…
Shearman hires Freshfields head of telecoms Miller in push to broaden City M&A offering Legal Business Shearman & Sterling has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s co-head of telecoms, media and technology, Frank Miller, as the firm bids…
Parabis’ private equity owner in ‘discreet discussions’ to sell off legal businesses Legal Business Following a number of restructurings and a Christmas-time capital injection from its private equity owner, insurance-focused law firm Parabis Group…
Ranson eyes Eversheds’ chief exec role as he leads growth drive Kathryn McCann In a move which sets him in a strong position to run for chief executive when incumbent Bryan Hughes steps…
