Stepping down: Barclays corporate GC Shepherd to leave role Kathryn McCann Barclays global general counsel (GC) of corporate and investment banking Judith Shepherd (pictured) is to step down in the first…
The Friday Edit: New year, new partners and a new world order in finance Legal Business Happy New Year and welcome to the first Friday Edit of 2015, our weekly review of the top stories to…
Real estate: Macfarlanes and Clifford Chance take the lead on £370m Legal & General acquisition Legal Business Real estate heavyweights Macfarlanes and Clifford Chance (CC) have landed leading roles on one of the New Year’s first major…
Targeting the UK: LegalZoom becomes first US business to gain ABS Legal Business US online legal solution site LegalZoom has become the first American business to receive an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) licence…
League Tables: Gap between US firms and Magic Circle widens as UK firms slump in 2014 deal rankings Legal Business The Magic Circle lost ground in the global M&A rankings as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and…
Dealwatch: Travers Smith and Herbert Smith Freehills on board for thetrainline.com £500m IPO Legal Business Constituting the first technology IPO of the year, Travers Smith and Herbert Smith Freehills have both landed key roles advising…
Investing in London: Reed Smith promotes seven in the City in 24-strong partnership round Legal Business Pittsburgh-headquartered Reed Smith has made its London office the centre of its promotions round by making up seven London lawyers…
‘An investment in Europe’: Latham & Watkins to open nearshoring office in Manchester Legal Business US firm Latham & Watkins has announced internally that it will open a business services office in Manchester during the…
Diversifying the group: Stephenson Harwood appoints a non-shipping head of finance Legal Business Stephenson Harwood has named restructuring and insolvency partner Sue Moore (pictured) as the new head of its global finance practice…
A £55m settlement: Hogan Lovells and Leigh Day shake on Shell payout to Nigerian village Legal Business Royal Dutch Shell, advised by Hogan Lovells, will pay £55m to 15,600 Nigerian fishermen after a three-year legal battle over…
One up, one out: Simmons promotes finance partner as it loses another to Squire Patton Boggs Legal Business Squire Patton Boggs has hired Simmons & Simmons‘ acquisition finance partner John Hayward as it sets out to expand its…
Targeting London: Fried Frank hires O’Melveny & Myers private equity partner Legal Business US firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has enhanced its private equity practice in London with the hire of…
Accounts revealed: Allen & Overy profits jump £35m as it cuts staff costs Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) is the latest Magic Circle firm to release its LLP accounts for the 2013/14 financial year,…
Presidential appointment: ICC picks Alexis Mourre to head International Court of Arbitration Legal Business Alexis Mourre, a founding partner of French disputes boutique Castaldi Mourre & Partners, is set to replace John Beechey as…
Moving back: Jim Learner re-joins Kirkland & Ellis in the City Legal Business Former Kirkland & Ellis London head Jim Learner is returning as a partner in Kirkland’s corporate practice to the City office he…
‘A fresh perspective’: Taylor Wessing hires Eversheds GC and new IT director Legal Business Taylor Wessing has kick started the new year with two key recruits, hiring Eversheds‘ general counsel (GC) Angela Robertson as…
Dealwatch: Mayer Brown, Macfarlanes and Gateley act on City Link administration Kathryn McCann Mayer Brown, Macfarlanes and Gateley are all acting on the administration of parcel delivery company City Link following its collapse…
‘We are deeply saddened’: Dechert disputes star Antony Dutton dies Legal Business Antony Dutton, a leading disputes partner who had been at Dechert since January 2012, died suddenly in early January.
Guest post: Checkbook recruiting – will Kirkland’s strategy pay off? Legal Business From the Kirkland & Ellis site, under the topic Laterals Overview (I quote in full, emphasis supplied): ‘At Kirkland, the…
‘Closer ties’: Kennedys enters formal agreement with Chinese firm Kathryn McCann Kennedys has entered into a co-operation agreement with Chinese law firm AnJie as it further boosts its presence in Asia.
