Electoral maths: Partners at top firms to pay £42k more under Labour tax plans while associates are set to gain whoever wins Legal Business Law firm partners at major City firms are facing the prospect of a substantive hike in tax if the Labour…
Keeping the talent: Clifford Chance votes through changes to lockstep in bid to stem flow of star partners Legal Business The partnership at Clifford Chance (CC) has voted through proposed changes to its remuneration system which will see the firm deploy…
Targeting Russia: Kennedys launches in Moscow with former Clyde & Co Russian insurance head Legal Business Following troubled markets in Russia across 2014, a handful of firms have signalled a renewed interest in the region, with…
In-house: Mothercare’s Ashby set to succeed de Souza as group GC of Land Securities Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 company Land Securities has appointed Mothercare’s group general counsel (GC) and company secretary Tim Ashby as its group…
In-house: ITV launches panel review with plans to extend roster by 50% Kathryn McCann The legal team at ITV, led by general counsel (GC) and company secretary Andrew Garard (pictured), has launched a panel…
Comment: Politics has changed – a high-stakes election for the nation and the City Legal Business On 7 May the nation faces one of the most unpredictable elections in recent history and one with high stakes…
White & Case makes ‘strategic step’ in Middle East push with CC’s regional capital markets head Legal Business White & Case has hired Clifford Chance’s (CC) Middle East head of capital markets and structured finance, Debashis Dey, as…
Getting on the board: Lucas takes role on Kirkland’s executive committee and top spot in its City office Legal Business Following some speculation as to who would become Kirkland & Ellis‘ de facto head in London, finance partner Stephen Lucas…
Right to vote: Eversheds reforms fixed-share partner scheme to include voting and greater profit share Kathryn McCann In the wake of HMRC’s tax changes which have seen fixed-share partners (FSP) contribute capital at a slew of LB100…
Partner promotions: Watson Farley and Brodies promote seven while TLT surpasses 100 partners Legal Business Watson Farley & Williams, TLT and Scottish firm Brodies are the most recent firms to announce their partner promotions with…
‘Phase two’: AIG reviews UK panel and establishes 64-strong European roster Kathryn McCann American insurance giant AIG has carried out a review of its UK-based legal panel and established a new 64-member roster…
Revolving Doors: CMS hires from Freshfields, Mishcon from McDermott while King & Spalding and Ropes continue their City push Legal Business While last week saw a switch around among the City’s competition practices with Greenberg Traurig Maher, Kirkland & Ellis and…
Partner promotions: Simmons makes up 13 partners in bumper round as Charles Russell Speechlys promotes five Tom Moore Continuing the trend of increased partner promotions this year, Simmons & Simmons has promoted 13 lawyers to partner in its…
Guest post: Why ‘Big Ideas’ are often wrong and the fallacies of legal myths Legal Business Why do ‘big ideas’ or ‘monolithic ideas’ become so accepted when under analysis and the test of time they so…
Hitting your targets: A&O launches return to work pilot to meet 20:20 gender diversity goal Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has launched a back-to-work initiative for women, using its contract lawyer business Peerpoint in a bid…
Partner promotions: DLA Piper promotes 44 to partner in corporate heavy round Legal Business Nearly 23% of the 44 lawyers making partner at DLA Piper in its 2015 round have been promoted in its…
Kirkland returns to Linklaters to hire UK competition head Riedel Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has turned to Linklaters for the second time this year and taken another leading partner with the…
Those who can: Travers Smith’s former head Andrew Lilley resigns to become teacher Legal Business Travers Smith’s former managing partner Andrew Lilley (pictured) has resigned from the firm after nearly 20 years, and is set…
International ambitions: City firm Lewis Silkin launches first overseas office in Hong Kong Legal Business City firm Lewis Silkin has this morning (30 April) announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong in a…
Partner promotions: Eversheds makes 22 up to partner with nine overseas Kathryn McCann As LB100 firms continue to make efforts to improve the gender diversity of their partnerships, Eversheds has made up 22…
