‘Seizing new market opportunities’: Bakers gets first joint operation licence to practise Chinese law Tom Moore Long held at arm’s length by protectionist regulators, Baker & McKenzie has become the first international law firm to get…
Dealwatch: Skadden, Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham act on Nokia’s €15.6bn Alcatel-Lucent takeover Legal Business US firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised on Nokia’s plans to take over…
Leadership: David Ryan set as Pinsents London head after leaving managing partner role Kathryn McCann David Ryan (pictured) is set to take up the role as head of Pinsent Masons‘ London office following the end…
Guest post: A very brief glance at the Labour Party Manifesto Legal Business Here are some of the ‘justice highlights’ in the Labour Party Manifesto for the 2015 General Election. The full manifesto…
Targeting London: Grimaldi hires former Clifford Chance chief executive Michael Bray for City ambitions Sarah Downey Italian independent firm Grimaldi has hired the former chief executive of Clifford Chance (CC) and prominent finance lawyer Michael Bray…
Global London: Latham & Watkins sees London revenues jump 20% Legal Business Latham & Watkins has joined a pool of strong US firm performances in the City in 2014 and recorded a…
The future is not where it used to be: Ashurst’s Vickers and Burton on a seismic shift in Europe’s leveraged debt markets Guest Blog For many participants in Europe’s leveraged market, 2014 on first impressions heralded something approaching a new normal.
Placed in the ‘bad bank’: Quinn Emanuel, Akin Gump and Bird & Bird lead on $835m Espirito loan dispute Sarah Downey Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Bird & Bird have been gifted lead instructions…
Leadership: Freshfields veterans Braham and Pugh set to go head-to-head in senior partner elections Legal Business A contest between the firm’s disputes and corporate partners is set as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s former disputes and corporate heads…
Building the team: Paul Hastings hires Ashurst banking partner Jaishree Kalia Paul Hastings, which is intent on bulking up its English and US law finance practice in the City, has boosted…
International ambitions: Kennedys enters formal association with Chilean boutique Kathryn McCann Insurance specialist Kennedys, which has been boosting its international ties in recent months, has entered into another formal association –…
Comment: A new model, a new game as US firms secure a decisive victory Legal Business ‘We’re not a corporate firm, we’re an investors’ firm.’ That simple statement by one partner stood out more than any…
Revolving doors: Specialists and US firms build up in the City Legal Business Last week saw specialist and US firms strengthen their presence in the City and Europe as Kingsley Napley strengthened its…
Significant mandates: Hogan Lovells among raft of firms on GE’s financial restructuring Legal Business Hogan Lovells plus a host of US firms have won roles on GE’s major financial restructuring, including the $26.5bn sale…
Guest post: Letter from Sao Paulo – How the Brazilian legal market is shaping up Legal Business Just back from a week of meetings with law firms in Sao Paulo, and a few impressions are worth reporting. First…
‘A natural complement’: Cahill launches City litigation practice with Shearman hire and ABS licence Jaishree Kalia Cahill Gordon & Reindel has launched an English-law City-based litigation practice after hiring litigator Richard Kelly from US rival Shearman…
Guest blog: Human Rights and the Battlefield Legal Business Policy Exchange has produced an interesting report – Clearing the fog of war: saving our armed forces from defeat by…
Significant hires: KWM lands JP Morgan’s Asia-Pacific vice chairman Legal Business Eager to convince Western investment banks, hedge funds and private equity houses that it has the lawyers to handle the…
US expansion: Dentons and McKenna Long set to combine Sarah Downey Having just announced its combination with Chinese firm Dacheng in January, a deal which will establish a 6,600 lawyer giant…
A 30% drop: Co-op Legal Services sees revenue slide by £10m Legal Business Co-operative Group Legal Services (CLS) has seen its revenue decline by almost a third to £23m in 2014 from £33m…
