In-house: National Grid launches UK panel review in bid to shrink roster Kathryn McCann Energy giant National Grid has launched its first UK wide panel review for five years and is considering shrinking its…
Targeting Warsaw: Greenberg takes A&O and NRF former Polish real estate heads in 12-lawyer hire Jaishree Kalia Greenberg Traurig has hired real estate teams from both Allen & Overy (A&O) and Norton Rose Fulbright as it bolsters its…
Redundancy watch: Hill Dickinson starts consultation regarding 30 insurance jobs Legal Business The insurance legal market continues to be hard pressed with Hill Dickinson confirming it is set to start a 30-day…
‘First mover advantage’: Gateley reveals details of IPO as it launches UK float Legal Business Gateley has revealed the details of its planned initial public offering (IPO) including its board and lock-in provisions as it…
Promotions round-up: Bond Dickinson and Kingsley Napley promote three as Kennedys makes up female trio in round of four Michael West In the latest round of LB100 firm promotions, Kennedys made a 75% female promotions round as three out of four…
Travers Smith’s Dolman: The mother of invention – why necessity and high prices will push private equity to new heights Legal Business 2014 was a year that saw the number and value of private equity (PE)-backed exits reach unparalleled highs globally. More…
Financial results 2014/15: OC posts 15% revenue growth as strong performance continues Kathryn McCann Osborne Clarke (OC), after being the fastest growing firm in the LB100 last year with a 26% rise in revenue…
‘The first phase’: EY launches financial regulatory service with Bakers hire and 11-strong team Jaishree Kalia EY Law is set to launch a financial regulatory practice in the City with the hire of Baker & McKenzie…
Taking the plunge: Gateley set to be UK’s first firm to float Legal Business After Australian-listed Slater & Gordon demonstrated the benefits of greater access to capital by using a share offer to part…
Listing in London – King & Spalding carries US biotech to AIM listing Legal Business King & Spalding’s recent recruits in the City have helped handle Californian biotech company Verseon £300m stock market listing in…
Comment: Going native – ethics and the modern GC Legal Business The in-house profession has doubled in size in the UK over the last 15 years and gained once unthinkable levels…
Frontbench reshuffles: Gove replaces Grayling at MoJ as Lord Falconer set to shadow Legal Business Former education secretary Michael Gove has replaced Chris Grayling (pictured) as Secretary of State for Justice as part of Prime…
Hiring the team: 15-strong group exits Simpson & Marwick to join Brodies Jaishree Kalia Scottish firm Simpson & Marwick’s well-regarded, 15-strong, family law team, including its current head Shaun George, has quit the firm to…
Can Clydes seal the deal? Firm in advanced merger talks with Simpson & Marwick Legal Business Following the failed merger attempt between Scottish firm Simpson & Marwick and Kennedys in 2013, UK top-20 firm Clyde &…
Coming off the naughty step: Bakers’ Jonathan Walsh charts the quiet rehabilitation of asset-backed lending Guest Blog Securitisation has taken a battering in recent years. A complex financing technique, little understood by the public, it was an…
Poll-axed: The City gets shock election result it wanted but EU vote looms after Conservative sweep Legal Business It has turned out to be the biggest election upset since 1992 and months of polling have been proved wrong…
A Noble pursuit – DLA Piper launches corp fin boutique to build TMT profile Legal Business DLA Piper has made its first foray into the consultancy business, launching corporate finance advisory arm Noble Street to focus…
‘A curious atmosphere of consensus’ – HSF fraud veteran Robert Hunter on how smart teams can make bad decisions Legal Business Many admire John Kennedy and his advisers’ deft handling of the Cuban missile crisis. It is generally thought to result…
Simmons & Simmons votes through new business plan targeting stronger US links and looking after the ‘crown jewels’ Legal Business In a unanimous vote, Simmons & Simmons has voted through a new three-year business plan with a focus on strengthening…
‘They embody what we stand for’: OC takes partnership to over 200 with five UK promotions Kathryn McCann Osborne Clarke (OC) has promoted five associate directors to its UK partnership, taking its total number of partners past the…
