Travers Smith in surprise discrimination defeat Legal Business Top 50 City firm Travers Smith has suffered the rare public humiliation of losing a high profile discrimination case after…
Asia round-up: Bingham makes funds push in Tokyo while Eversheds launches in Beijing David Stevenson The lateral hire market has been particularly active in Asia this week, with some of the most established international players…
Corporate stirrings: Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent Legal Business A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled this week as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed…
Bar round-up: Bar Council appoints chief executive while 39 Essex Street to suspend pupillages Francesca Fanshawe It’s been a busy week at Bar but not necessarily for the right reasons. While the Bar Council has appointed…
Edwards Wildman joins the ranks of international firms in Istanbul Legal Business The increased importance of Turkey as strategic hub for international firms has been underlined with news that US firm Edwards…
Global London: Andrews Kurth becomes latest Texan in City gold rush Sarah Downey The appetite of Texan firms for the UK energy market shows no sign of abating with news that Houston-based Andrews…
Revolving Doors: Clutch of firms including Bird & Bird, Dentons and Sidley make key hires Francesca Fanshawe The lateral hires market has over the past week continued to defy an overall drop in activity as Bird &…
Shearman bolsters London private equity team with double Weil Gotshal partner hire David Stevenson The brisk trade in private equity partners continues in the City with news today (15 March) that Shearman & Sterling…
Quinn’s global master plan – elite disputes shop hits HK for third foreign launch of the year Jaishree Kalia Having only launched its first foreign office in 2008, US disputes leader Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan clearly now has…
A gloomy week for legal job prospects as OC follows BLP to announce likely job cuts Francesca Fanshawe Osborne Clarke (OC) is to make up to 13 fee-earners redundant as it begins a two-week consultation, the top 50…
UK Green Investment Bank welcomes Pinsents McVicar as MacRitchie moves on Legal Business The formal establishment of the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has had a domino effect on senior counsel moves as…
Redundancy round continues as BLP latest to announce fee-earner cuts Caroline Hill Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has become the latest major UK law firm to announce job cuts as firms increasingly examine…
Comment: A star signing is one thing but who needs a lateral? Legal Business The worlds of business, politics and sport have since the 1970s fallen increasingly under the spell of the star individual…
All change at Shell – legal head pushes through shake-up and puts final touches to global panel review Legal Business While the trend of in-house departments bolstering their internal capability and cutting reliance on external counsel is well established, Royal…
DMH jumps aboard the Riverview Law bandwagon as ‘Tesco law’ challenger moves to widen service Legal Business Riverview Law will have addressed some of the criticisms of its fixed-fee legal services model with news today (13 May)…
Legacy Herbert Smith equity partners on hook for capital boost Legal Business Legacy Herbert Smith has become the latest UK firm to ask partners to bolster its capital levels, issuing a multi-million…
Judicial moves: Search for new LCJ begins and Jay QC appointed to High Court Jaishree Kalia The profile of the judiciary was significantly raised this week as the search to fill the most senior judicial role…
Quinn Emanuel goes down under with HSF team David Stevenson When a top US disputes firm with only six offices outside its home territory has launched two of those in…
Gold’s blend: Mishcons managing partner reflects on another year of trend-busting growth Sarah Downey It’s become a familiar fixture in the annual reporting season to see Mishcon de Reya announce annual growth rates that…
Online controversy alert: Hardwicke disowns article by own barrister after attack on Yewtree sex investigation Alex Novarese Since the rise of social media gave professional lawyers a fast-expanding number of outlets in which to publish their views,…
