Barclays high profile Americas chief Michael Crowl set to join UBS Legal Business Barclays’ high-profile managing director and general counsel (GC) for the Americas, Michael Crowl, is leaving to head UBS’ US wealth…
Worth the money: Barclays to introduce value accounts for upcoming legal panel Sarah Downey As Barclays’ long-awaited review of its global legal panel moves closer to completion, it has emerged that the bank is set…
Updated: A&O freezes NQ and trainee pay as it ups associate salaries; Linklaters announces increases across board Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) revealed today (8 May) that it will hold trainee and newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers’ pay at 2013 levels,…
In-house: Sainsbury’s unveils new panel; Lloyds brings in insurance GC; Ladbrokes promotes deputy to GC role Legal Business A trio of significant in-house moves and announcements yesterday (6 May) saw King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin and TLT…
Bayer’s $14.2bn acquisition from Merck spins out roles for Sullivan, Fried Frank, Morgan Lewis and Cleary Legal Business The $14.2bn acquisition of Merck’s consumer care business by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has spun out roles for a clutch…
Financial results 2013/14: Charles Russell’s revenue up by 7% as Weightmans posts record numbers Caroline Hill The first top 50 firms to unveil their 2013/14 financial results, Charles Russell and Weightmans this week each unveiled a…
Partner promotions: Watson Farley; RPC; TLT and McCann FitzGerald unveil numbers Legal Business Top 50 UK firms Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW) and RPC have unveiled their latest partner promotions, making up 13 and three…
Bleak reading for all but the biggest law firms in latest Law Society statistics report Legal Business The squeeze on the legal profession is in evidence in the latest annual statistics report from the Law Society, which…
Revolving Doors: White & Case disputes partner joins the Bar as McGuireWoods; Covington and Simmons make key hires Legal Business The latest standout lateral moves have seen White & Case litigator Paul Cowen return to the Bar as McGuireWoods expands its…
Allen & Overy latest to launch in Myanmar despite ongoing risk factors Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the first Magic Circle firm and the latest of the UK’s top 20 to launch…
Partner promotions: Osborne Clarke makes up five in the UK after Stephenson Harwood promotes City duo Legal Business Osborne Clarke (OC) has made up five new partners in its 2014 promotion round across the UK, constituting the firm’s highest-ever…
‘It is now the strain will show on firms’: Gordon Dadds MP talks takeovers and strategy after the fall of Davenport Lyons Legal Business After a series of failed merger talks, the surprise takeover of beleaguered West End firm Davenport Lyons by Gordon Dadds is,…
‘Self-interested’ Law Society stripped of power to appoint SRA chair Sarah Downey Just days after the Legal Services Board (LSB) chairman delivered a scathing speech accusing the Law Society of being entirely…
Channel 5’s £450m sale to Viacom sees Rosenblatt, Shearman, Olswang and Lewis Silkin acting Legal Business Channel 5’s £450m sale to Viacom has thrown up roles for Rosenblatt Solicitors; a London-based Shearman & Sterling team; Olswang and Lewis Silkin as…
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin hires A&O competition partner as globally KWM unveils promotions Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) yesterday (30 April) announced the hire of former Allen & Overy antitrust and competition…
HowardKennedyFSI adds £5m to top line as it acquires boutique firm CKFT Sarah Downey West End firm HowardKennedyFSI has today (1 May) announced it has acquired Hampstead boutique CKFT, a union that will boost…
Partner promotions: Simmons adds eight new partners, half in London Jaishree Kalia Simmons & Simmons has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership ranks, just one more than the top-20 LB100 firm made…
Linklaters appoints first female corporate City head Legal Business Linklaters has named Sarah Wiggins as its first female corporate head in London, with the home-grown lawyer placing diversity on the…
Freshfields unveils new City competition head as Marchant takes over as London corporate chief Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Simon Marchant as its new City corporate head in the wake of Julian Long’s election to…
DLA’s partner promotions up by a third with latest round of 45 Legal Business DLA Piper has promoted 45 lawyers to its partnership, a 33% increase on last year. The lion’s share of promotions fell…
