Further expansion for Irwin Mitchell as it opens ninth UK office in Cambridge Legal Business Irwin Mitchell will open its ninth office in the UK in the latest stage of its expansion plans after securing a…
Addleshaw Goddard’s Collins and Joyce go forward for contested managing partner elections Francesca Fanshawe Addleshaw Goddard partners have nominated Adrian Collins and John Joyce as challengers for the managing partner role in the forthcoming elections…
BLP’s head of banking and finance litigation exits to King & Spalding Sarah Downey Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP’s) head of banking and finance litigation David Hughes is set to leave the firm to join the…
Comment: ‘Geography seduced everyone’ – is emerging market bias blind-siding your firm? Alex Novarese There is a notion in business that is often useful, but rarely observed – the idea of signal and noise,…
Linklaters and Simpson Thacher lead on Sanpower’s landmark acquisition of House of Fraser Legal Business Linklaters and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have taken lead roles on the landmark acquisition by Chinese conglomerate Sanpower Group of a majority…
‘Difficult quarter’ for Citigroup as it discloses 33% increase in Q1 2014 legal spend Legal Business Citigroup has joined a raft of global financial institutions that have declared a substantial rise in their legal spend, up…
Herbert Smith Freehills shakes off post-merger politics in favour of sole global corporate head as Ferraro takes over Legal Business Setting aside the notoriously difficult post-merger politics of selecting one partner to run a core practice area, Herbert Smith Freehills today…
Revolving doors: Senior ex-Unilever and Amex lawyers move to private practice as McDermott boosts Paris office Francesca Fanshawe Some of the most high-profile strategic hires recently have seen former in-house counsel move to private practice, all following the…
Partner promotions: Bird & Bird maintains a steady 11 Sarah Downey Bird & Bird has maintained steady partnership promotion levels for a third consecutive year with 11 associates made up to partner,…
Hogan Lovells gives voice to partners under 45 with new board level role Legal Business Hogan Lovells has taken a clear step towards giving its younger partners a high level representative voice with the announcement today…
Camerons’ fixed-share partners to contribute up to £50k in response to HMRC shake-up Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna has become the latest firm to call upon its fixed-share partners to make a substantial contribution of…
Legal Services Board appoints BT general counsel and Ofcom competition director as members Sarah Downey Just weeks after bringing in a former chief executive of Cheshire and Kent County Councils, Sir Michael Pitt, to succeed…
TMT exits continue at Field Fisher as two more partners sign off Francesca Fanshawe Field Fisher Waterhouse‘s TMT practice has taken another hit as technology and outsourcing specialist Stewart Room is leaving for PwC,…
‘There’s no-one of the scale to rival us’ – HSF’s new litigation head talks strategy Legal Business Justin D’Agostino has taken over as global head of dispute resolution at commercial litigation heavyweight Herbert Smith Freehills. Here the…
ABS latest: Kent Legal Services to open the bidding in search for a JV partner this summer Francesca Fanshawe Kent County Council‘s legal arm is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from potential alternative business structure (ABS) joint venture partners in…
Thompson to lead City charge as Eversheds unveils new office leadership Francesca Fanshawe Eversheds has today (10 April) announced its new senior office partners across its London, Newcastle, Nottingham and Cardiff bases, with…
Disputes: NRF hires Orrick litigation heavyweight as 20 Essex Street’s Morpuss QC joins Macfarlanes Sarah Downey Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has today (10 April) announced the hire of Orrick Rambaud Martel’s Philippe Hameau as a dispute…
Guest post: three leading indicators of success Bruce MacEwen This is a sequel, in a yin-yang fashion, to an earlier guest post, ‘Three leading indicators of failure‘. What might…
Deal watch: Nabarro and Addleshaws take the lead on £800m Hermes/Co-Op regeneration joint venture Sarah Downey While major real estate deals are hard to come by, the usual suspects continue to take the lion’s share of…
ABS latest: Fairpoint Group to acquire Simpson Millar for £9m Legal Business Finance company Fairpoint Group has today (9 April) announced its intention to acquire Leeds-based Simpson Millar.
