Clifford Chance makes up 17 City partners in largest promotion round since 2007 Megan Mayers Clifford Chance (CC) has promoted 37 lawyers to the partnership including 17 in the City, making it the latest Magic…
Keystone hails £400k saving on overheads as revenue rockets 27% and profits soar Tom Baker Keystone Law has made last year’s 11% uptick in turnover look ordinary by comparison, today (28 April) announcing an eye-catching…
Revolving doors: Keystone makes partner group hire as Morgan Lewis builds in City Megan Mayers In another batch of strategic recruitment, Keystone Law’s flexible working model has attracted ten new partners, the firm has announced.…
Revolving doors: Boies Schiller bounces back with arbitration hire as Simmons takes Stephenson Harwood real estate duo Charles Avery Boies Schiller Flexner has announced that arbitration specialist Timothy Foden will become the third partner in its heavily reduced London…
Dealwatch: City players drill down on Siccar Point Energy sale as US elite act on IFS and WorkWave deal Charles Avery Significant deals in the pharmaceutical, energy and software space have got the market talking over the last week, as City…
Revolving doors: Kirkland snaps up A&O antitrust partner as Deloitte loses TMT trio Megan Mayers The appetite for competition, tech and disputes partners is the theme of this week’s recruitment round up. Kirkland & Ellis…
Revolving Doors: White & Case expands transatlantic banking offering as Squire Patton Boggs builds out data protection team Charles Avery White & Case has announced additions to its banking and finance practice on both sides of the Atlantic. Paul Yin…
‘Continuing our growth story’: Noerr sees 9% growth as revenue reaches €297m Charles Avery Noerr has continued its recent trajectory of growth by posting a global top line of €297m across 2021, up by 9%…
‘Buffeted from both sides’: City partners react as Clyde & Co and BLM finalise merger Tom Baker With partners from Clyde & Co and BLM recently voting through their £700m merger, observers have offered conflicting views on…
Paul Hastings toasts quarter century in London with 41% City revenue surge Tom Baker In what the firm is hailing as ‘its best financial year ever’, Paul Hastings has posted an eye-catching 41% growth in…
‘Still much progress to be made’: Freshfields reveals modest improvements in pay gap stats Megan Mayers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the first of the Magic Circle to share its pay gap statistics for 2021. Despite steady…
Dealwatch: Simpson Thacher and Kirkland lead on EQT’s €6.8bn BPEA deal as Freshfields and HSF jump aboard Stagecoach offer Charles Avery EQT’s €6.8bn acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA), Cinven’s $2.6bn buyout of BESP and Pan-European Infrastructure III’s (PEIF III)…
Revolving doors: Addleshaw launches three new offices while Freshfields competition partner departs for MoFo Megan Mayers Addleshaw Goddard has announced the launch of three new European offices this week, opening a new Luxemburg base and adding two…
Latham becomes the first $5bn law firm club member as revenue soars 27% Charles Avery Latham & Watkins has become the first law firm to break the $5bn revenue barrier as turnover spiked 26.7% to…
Clyde & Co and BLM to merge with partner vote imminent Tom Baker Clyde & Co and BLM are at an advanced stage of merger discussions, with both sets of partnerships due to vote on…
Dentons, DLA and Bakers to sever ties with Russia offices as A&O and CC wind down Charles Avery Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Dentons have taken a different course to most international law firms, separating from their Russia…
Revolving doors: three in two out for Linklaters as Cooley bolsters transatlantic competition practice Megan Mayers Linklaters has lured three lawyers from US firm Vinson & Elkins to its leveraged finance practice in its home market,…
‘Record revenues’ for Garrigues as turnover breaks €400m barrier Charles Avery Garrigues has seen a 7% rise in revenue for the 2021/22 financial year, enabling it to become the first Iberian…
Akin Gump, Freshfields and Latham latest to withdraw in Moscow as mass exodus ensues Charles Avery Akin Gump, Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among the latest international firms to shut down or suspend…
‘Dramatic expansion’: Goodwin’s London turnover spikes 63% amid lateral bonanza Megan Mayers The London office of Goodwin has seen revenue soar 63% in 2021/22 amid a surge in lateral hires over the…
