Three years after Northern Rock, A&O and Freshfields lead on Virgin Money IPO Jaishree Kalia Magic circle duo Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles to advise Virgin Money on its…
‘We are in recruitment mode’: KPMG breaks new ground with multi-disciplinary ABS Legal Business KPMG is looking to bulk up its legal team as it becomes the latest accountancy giant to acquire an alternative…
Redundancy watch: Parabis Law consolidates after mergers and closes Bristol and Colchester outposts Legal Business After two months of placing its regional offices under consultation, Parabis Law has decided to close its Bristol and Colchester…
Updated: ‘I like building businesses’ – Ashurst blow as ex-head Geffen quits with corporate partner for Gibson Dunn Jaishree Kalia It had been long rumoured but the loss that Ashurst clearly wanted to avoid has materialised as it was today…
Guest post: The Blind Men & Big Data – what does Big Data mean for law firms? Legal Business A few weeks ago I returned from the 37th annual ILTA education conference, which was held this year at the…
‘We will undoubtedly face many challenges’: Shoosmiths commercial head Peter Duff set to take on chairman role after Tubbs’ 12 year reign ends Legal Business Shoosmiths chairman Andrew Tubbs is set to step down after 12 years with partner Peter Duff lined up by the…
‘Huge experience of growing a business’: DLA Piper’s Knowles lands chairman role at investment banking firm Zeus Capital Legal Business Sir Nigel Knowles, who is set to step down as co-CEO and managing partner at DLA Piper later this year,…
Guest post: what might the Tory human rights plan be? Legal Business Although Tory hostility to human rights law is obvious, there’s been vagueness till now about what actual policy a Conservative…
‘A very satisfactory outcome’: Hill Dickinson wins payment in ‘Alexandros T’ case Legal Business The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment on the long-running litigation between Starlight Shipping versus Hill Dickinson, a host…
82 join the club – eight new partners in City as Kirkland makes up more than Macfarlanes’ entire partnership Legal Business In one of the largest global partnership promotion rounds, Kirkland & Ellis has made up eight of its London associates…
Edwards Wildman loses associate quartet to City firms as tensions mount over potential Cooley takeover Sarah Downey Having endured a spate of high profile partner exits during the summer, US firm Edwards Wildman has now seen four…
Bingham’s Hong Kong office looks set to close as Akin Gump pounces again Tom Moore Bingham McCutchen’s Hong Kong office has been put in a precarious position with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld making a two…
Revolving doors: OC hires from Bakers in international push while Ashurst and Dentons build European presence Legal Business Last week saw LB 100 firms Dentons, Ashurst and Osborne Clarke (OC) expand European offices while Addleshaw Goddard boosted its…
Offshore firms join in as Cleary and Clifford Chance lead on Rusal’s $5.15bn debt restructuring Legal Business Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Clifford Chance picked up the lead roles along with a raft of offshore firms as…
‘Steven has been a tremendous force’: Proskauer turns to KWMSJB’s best-known London M&A lawyer as it shifts focus Legal Business Steven Davis, who led SJ Berwin’s City corporate team before its $1bn Sino-Australian merger, is set to leave the firm…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, Freshfields and Travers Smith fix RAC deal with Singapore sovereign wealth fund Legal Business Linklaters’ corporate heavyweight Charlie Jacobs and private equity partner Alex Woodward advised US private equity firm Carlyle on the sale…
The Friday Edit: Wrongdoing in high and low places, the latest on Bingham and cutting edge New Law twaddle Legal Business Welcome to the latest instalment of our weekly recap of interesting things that happened in law land this week.
Guest post: Let’s avoid a huge constitutional talkfest – how devolution needs to be handled Legal Business The main constitutional business that ought to be on MPs’ minds at the moment is how to deliver the party…
BSB enforcement report shows improvements with disciplinary action doubling as body appoints new board members Sarah Downey With the Bar having long been slower to change in a post-Legal Services Act environment compared to its solicitor counterpart,…
‘I’m a great one for re-inventing myself’: Clifford Chance global COO Amanda Burton steps down Legal Business Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance (CC) has confirmed that global chief operating officer Amanda Burton will be stepping down from…
