Revolving doors: Mayer Brown lures White & Case’s funds chief as A&O continues its US expansion Megan Mayers Mayer Brown has bolstered its London corporate and securities team with the addition of White & Case’s head of funds…
Hogan Lovells hails ‘record’ financial results as revenues and profits soar Tom Baker In what it calls the ‘most successful year in the firm’s history’, Hogan Lovells has added $300m to its top…
Rocketing revenues at White & Case as London sees another double-digit boost Tom Baker Ensuring that last year’s striking financial performance was no fluke, White & Case has unveiled another set of enviable results…
Happy 200th birthday: Ashurst chief Jenkins re-appointed for four-year term Tom Baker In an emphatic endorsement of five years’ sustained revenue growth, Ashurst global chief executive Paul Jenkins has been reinstated for…
Revolving doors: one in one out for Hogan Lovells as transactional hiring spree continues Megan Mayers The fight to bolster transactional teams globally rattles on in the latest round of partner recruitment. Shearman & Sterling is…
Revolving doors: Major restructuring hire for Bakers while former SFO chief Green QC leaves Slaughters Tom Baker In the latest round of lateral partner recruitment, Baker McKenzie has appointed a leading restructuring and insolvency partner in London.…
SRA draws line under probe into ex-Freshfields partner handling of UBS alleged rape case Megan Mayers The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has closed its investigation into the conduct of former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Caroline Stroud…
‘A big deal’: Harrison sets out strategy for building a thoroughly modern law firm Nathalie Tidman Undaunted by a hectic few days in which details of Natasha Harrison’s new firm Pallas Partners hit the headlines, the…
HFW ushers in new era as Crump ends 15-year senior partner reign Tom Baker HFW has announced that global aviation head Giles Kavanagh has been elected as its new senior partner, ending stalwart Richard…
Harrison leads Boies Schiller team exodus to set up rival firm Nathalie Tidman Natasha Harrison has left Boies Schiller to set up a rival firm in the City, with five other partners also…
Revolving doors: Keystone makes a dozen senior hires as UK partner recruitment ramps up Tom Baker Keystone Law has continued to attract senior lawyers to its non-traditional model, adding 12 partner-level hires across multiple practice areas.…
Revolving doors: CMS continues recruitment drive with IP hire as Eversheds lures banking counsel from Linklaters Tom Baker Continuing the frenetic pace set during last week’s round of lateral partner recruitment, CMS has hired a patent litigation specialist…
Revolving doors: CMS makes double corporate play in London as New Year hiring spree gathers momentum Tom Baker In an extraordinarily busy week for partner recruitment, CMS has made an eye-catching corporate play in London with two Magic…
Expansive Knights bounces back with 9% organic growth after another year of acquisitions Tom Baker Listed firm Knights has returned to form with a 9% organic growth in revenue to £59.7m in its half-year results.…
Silk and steel: Women lead the way in latest QC round as five solicitors make the cut Tom Baker Well over half of female applicants were successful in this year’s Queen’s Counsel (QC) appointments, spearheading a cohort that also…
Revolving doors: Global 100 firms kick off new year with heavyweight hires Tom Baker Continuing the frenetic pace of recruitment displayed throughout 2021, 2022 has begun with Allen & Overy (A&O) adding an established antitrust…
Mishcon hit with record £232,500 SRA penalty over money laundering mishaps Tom Baker In an unflattering revelation ahead of its planned IPO, Mishcon de Reya yesterday (5 January) received the highest-ever financial penalty…
Linklaters ushers in lockstep shake-up to attract and promote top talent Tom Baker The latest strategic move in the war for junior talent, Linklaters has introduced a significant overhaul of its lockstep pay…
Revolving doors: Management merry-go-round as CC, Mayer Brown and Watson Farley name new leaders Tom Baker Capping off a week of significant change in big law’s C-suites, Clifford Chance has appointed financial markets partner Charles Adams…
Revolving doors: Bumper week for Taylor Wessing with team hire in Poland and double partner swoop in London Tom Baker Taylor Wessing dominated this week’s lateral partner recruitment, with eye-catching expansion both at home and abroad. In Poland, the firm…
