Filling one of Europe’s top legal jobs – JP Morgan hires Nomura’s Piers Le Marchant as new EMEA general counsel Legal Business It’s often said that the finance industry has been in retreat since the 2008 banking crisis but there is no…
Freshfields recruits ex-Cleary partner to bolster US bench in key securities hire Legal Business In a rare partner hire in the City, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added to its capital markets and US corporate…
Eversheds in talks to extend voting rights as 164 junior partners inject cash Legal Business Eversheds has started talks over the voting rights of its fixed share partners (FSPs) after they were asked to contribute…
Africa expansion: Dentons ties up with Cape Town associate firm Legal Business Dentons has announced today (9 April), that it has tied up with local associate firm KapdiTwala to launch an office…
Partner promotions: Wragges and DAC Beachcroft make up significantly more lawyers; Olswang promotes two Legal Business Ahead of its 1 May merger with City firm Lawrence Graham, Wragge & Co has more than doubled the number of…
Revolving doors: Stephenson Harwood, Dentons, Morgan Lewis, Pinsents and Wragges make key hires Legal Business A number of firms have made noteworthy strategic appointments in the last few days, with Stephenson Harwood, Dentons, Morgan Lewis,…
Deal watch: Global elite giants face off in Lafarge/Holcim and Vivendi/Altice European transactions Sarah Downey A handful of Global 100 firms scored key roles on two signifcant European deals this week, as Cleary Gottlieb Steen…
Comment: A truly global City and the fiercest contest in law Legal Business So much for the humbling of the City. Our annual Global London special 2014 finds that the number of lawyers employed…
FCA turns to Clifford Chance’s Davis over handling of proposed insurance industry review Legal Business The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Clifford Chance‘s senior commercial litigation partner Simon Davis to conduct an independent inquiry…
‘There are no “diet-coke” partnerships at Freshfields’: Barry O’Brien on a new career at Jefferies Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer former corporate head Barry O’Brien last month (31 March) hung up his Magic Circle boots to move into…
Emerging markets M&A down as King & Wood tops league Legal Business With the emerging markets continuing to dominate the expansion strategies of many City and international firms, the short term picture…
Partner promotions: Linklaters beats Magic Circle rivals with 21 lawyers made up to partner David Stevenson With the latest promotions round among the City elite so far showing a marked drop in the number of associates…
Weil Gotshal hires restructuring heavyweight Wilkinson from Goldman Sachs Legal Business It has long been renowned as the top restructuring shop in the US but Weil, Gotshal & Manges was a…
Partner promotions: Macfarlanes defies downward trend by making up nine lawyers Sarah Downey Macfarlanes is the latest of a small number of City firms to announce growth in the number of lawyers made…
High-value commercial litigation rises 16% as recession-related disputes filter through to courts Legal Business 2013 saw a sharp rise in high-value commercial litigation as major disputes arising from the recession filter down to the…
In-house: LinkedIn general counsel Rottenberg steps down as Tele2 unveils its new legal head Legal Business Having led the professional networking site through its initial public offering (IPO) in 2011, LinkedIn has announced that general counsel…
Alstom thermal power sale gifts Freshfields and Linklaters with $1bn deal Legal Business Magic Circle firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have won lead roles advising on the sale of Alstom’s thermal power division to…
Guest post: Boring, boring Irwin Mitchell – there’s more to life than floating Neil Rose It’s not often that I feel sorry for law firm PR people, but I sense that Irwin Mitchell is getting a…
Ince & Co blames prevailing economic conditions in core sectors for redundancy of 10 fee-earners and six secretarial staff Francesca Fanshawe Ince & Co confirmed today (4 April) that ten shipping and insurance fee-earners along with six secretarial staff have been made…
Anger as the Bar prepares to vote on legal aid deal and QASA appeals continue Legal Business High emotion and anger over the Criminal Bar Association’s (CBA) decision to strike a deal with the Government on legal…
