Revolving doors: High profile hires for DLA; Chadbourne; Dentons; Osborne Clarke; Simmons and Winston & Strawn Legal Business High profile lateral moves between some of the largest global law firms last week saw DLA Piper hire a four-strong real…
‘Private wealth is at the heart of the merger’ – Charles Russell Speechlys talks strategy Sarah Downey As the partnerships of both Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell this week voted ‘overwhelmingly’ in favour of a merger that…
Financial results 2013/14: Speechly unveils 1% revenue drop to £56.8m with PEP up 5% Legal Business Speechly Bircham has unveiled its financial results for the 2013/14 year, with preliminary figures showing that revenue was down slightly…
Nabarro settles professional negligence claim for £10m Sarah Downey Nabarro has agreed to pay £10m to settle a £130m professional negligence claim brought against the firm by a former…
In-house: BT Global Services GC moves to Serco Jaishree Kalia UK outsourcing company Serco has hired BT Global Services general counsel (GC) David Eveleigh as its group GC and company…
Clyde & Co’s ambitious strategy for China and global arbitration behind double trophy partner hire Legal Business Clyde & Co’s ambitious Greater China strategy has been credited with the trophy hire this week of Clifford Chance’s (CC’s) co-head…
Comment: Advice for the new managing partner – don’t consult, just do Legal Business Given the amount of time I spend hanging out with managing partners it’s not unusual to be asked by law…
Real estate: Ashurst and Reed Smith lead on prime £300m New Bond Street acquisition Tom Moore Ashurst’s head of real estate investment David Jones has advised opposite Reed Smith on the £300m purchase of a 50,000 sq…
Financial results 2013/14: Travers achieves record turnover up 13% to £97.2m with PEP up 12% Legal Business Top 45 LB 100 firm Travers Smith today (17 July) announced its strongest financial results to date, with turnover for the…
Deal Watch: Cleary London advises opposite Paul Hastings Milan on Whirlpool’s $1bn Indesit acquisition Legal Business Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s London office has advised Whirlpool, the world’s largest manufacturer of home appliances, on its $1.04bn purchase…
Guest post: DRIP – a torrent of mass surveillance seems more likely Legal Business Last week, the Home Secretary announced that, with all party agreement, the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill – (DRIP…
Heading to the polls: Charles Russell and Speechly partners to vote today on £126m merger Sarah Downey Speechly Bircham is getting closer to closing its sought-after merger, as its partners and those at Charles Russell are voting…
‘A compelling combination’: Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham say yes to merger Sarah Downey The partnerships of Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell have today (16 July) voted ‘overwhelmingly’ in favour of a merger that…
Comment: Global 100 – a little bit of life before Lehman returns. But only a little Legal Business For all the improving signs, glancing at our annual Global 100 report shows headline performance largely comparable with 2013. The…
‘We’re all struggling with how to capitalise on changes in the global marketplace’ – Simmons’ Hoyland points to Asia for growth Legal Business After announcing a return to form financially, with both revenue and profits up for 2013/14, Simmons & Simmons managing partner…
Leadership: Latham elects Bill Voge to take over from Bob Dell after eight-month selection process Legal Business Following a rigorous eight-month selection process, London-based projects partner Bill Voge has been elected to take over from Latham &…
Guest post: Dominic Grieve as Attorney General, 2010-2014 Legal Business The first time I ran into Dominic Grieve, he made a fool of the Labour shadow justice minister, Paul Boateng.…
Asia-Pacific: office number 76 for Baker & McKenzie in Brisbane Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie has opened a third office in Australia, launching in Brisbane as it targets expansion into energy and…
DLA sees leading criminal litigator Rickards leave for Kingsley Napley Sarah Downey Kingsley Napley has made a key hire to its criminal litigation team, as DLA Piper partner Jo Rickards, who recently…
Scottish revival: Growth for Brodies, Maclay and Shepherd as Scots independence vote hangs over recovery Legal Business Described last year as both beleaguered and bleak, the Scottish legal market is this year seeing something of a revival…
