Revolving doors: Magic Circle duo lose international players while Morgan Lewis continues City advance Legal Business The past week has seen Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) lose senior lawyers internationally as Morgan Lewis…
Comment: The Gospel according to Matthew – can CC live up to the legacy? Legal Business Will the real Clifford Chance (CC) stand up? It is, after all, a key moment for what was not that…
200 judges claim discrimination over UK government’s planned pension cuts Legal Business Some 200 judges have taken the first step towards suing the UK government, claiming that changes to the judicial pension…
Shoosmiths grows revenues 10% to pass £100m mark and return to pre-financial crisis high Legal Business National firm Shoosmiths has returned to its pre-financial crisis highs, breaking the £100m mark in revenues for the 2014/15 financial…
Travers Smith posts record results as turnover crosses £100m boundary and PEP reaches £935k Legal Business City outfit Travers Smith has become the latest UK law firm to post strong results for the past financial year,…
O’Melveny hires new European corporate head from White & Case as it makes moves in burgeoning private bond market Legal Business With €31bn in debt having been issued through private placements (PP) in Europe in 2014, O’Melveny & Myers has made…
Guest post: The innovation perspective – get the right end of the telescope Legal Business Innovation is a word much bandied around in the law without always a clear idea of what it means. Many…
UK to strengthen global grip on financial disputes with autumn launch of specialist banking court Legal Business Given that it has long been a part of the sales pitch for English courts that they have the specialist…
Taking the firm to the client – Simmons’ head argues that traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business When I qualified (was it really 30 years ago?) I had this impression about how law firms worked. The partnership…
Linklaters borrows plc playbook to bring in Hague as door-opener-in-chief Legal Business It’s long been a trusted technique for major corporates to ship in public figures for advisory roles to open doors…
Comment: The Global 100 – so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Alex Novarese Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
‘Old-fashioned’ values pay off for Macfarlanes as double-digit growth sees PEP pass big four Legal Business Pound for pound one of the most successful UK firms in financial terms over the last five years, Macfarlanes has…
Further KWM partner exits earmarked as firm completes Europe and Middle East review Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has wrapped up a review of its 170-strong partnership across Europe and the Middle East with…
Withers promotes five to partnership amid period of rapid international expansion Legal Business Withers has made up fewer lawyers to partner this year, reducing its round from seven to five, at the end…
Landmark European court ruling to open floodgates for EU competition teams Legal Business In what will inevitably bring more work for competition lawyers acting for Asian clients in Europe, the EU’s highest court…
Financials 2014/15: Wragge reveals £181m turnover for first full year post-merger Kathryn McCann Ahead of its recently announced tie-up in Canada, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has posted turnover of £181m for its…
Wragges in surprise union with mid-pack Canada firm to create 600-partner global player Kathryn McCann There has been plenty of speculation about US and UK firms moving into Canada, but until now UK stalwart Wragge…
Financials 2014/15: Simmons returns to form with strongest-ever results Legal Business With its fortunes tied to its large financial services client base, Simmons & Simmons has brought to an end a…
Budget 2015: Banks off the leash as Osborne clamps down on non-doms Legal Business With inevitable consequences for City Law, UK Chancellor George Osborne yesterday (8 July) pushed back the date the country will…
Candidates emerge as CMS gears up for autumn managing partner election Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna is gearing up for its managing partner election this autumn as chief Duncan Weston prepares to stand…
