Dundas & Wilson woes continue as it loses private equity duo to Mishcons Sarah Downey Dundas & Wilson has lost private equity partners Simon Sale and Nadim Meer to Mishcon de Reya, the latest in…
Stewart steps out of Goldstein shadow as Olswang hands popular head another term David Stevenson TMT specialist Olswang has re-elected long-time head David Stewart as chief executive for another three years. Before being elected chief…
Nabarro promotes restructuring head Godfrey to international role Legal Business Nabarro has appointed restructuring and insolvency head Patricia Godfrey as its new head of international. As part of the new…
OFT senior director joins Gibson Dunn’s City office Jaishree Kalia Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has recruited Ali Nikpay, senior director at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into its antitrust…
FSA slaps Pru with £30m fine before its split David Stevenson The Financial Services Authority (FSA) handed out its last penalty before being split up after fining companies in the Prudential…
CoA makes up three women in recent justice appointments Legal Business Three female judges have been appointed to the Court of Appeal (CoA) in the latest round of promotions, which has…
DWF makes 38 redundancies post Cobbetts pre-pack Legal Business Following its acquisition of Cobbetts, DWF has laid off 38 staff from its central services support team following a consultation…
Top HSF litigator Greeno defects to Quinn Emanuel’s City arm Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partners received more bad news this morning as it emerged that top litigator Ted Greeno has…
Litigation group Proven appoints David Gold to board Legal Business Litigation support business, Proven, had hired former Herbert Smith senior partner Lord David Gold as its chairman. Gold, who currently…
Osborne Clarke retracts bulk of outsourced staff four years after deal Legal Business Osborne Clarke (OC) is set to withdraw the majority of its outsourced staff from provider Integreon and bring them back…
Freshfields latest to promote new partners with 14 making the grade Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed 14 new partners, with just under half of the promotions made in London. The Magic…
Withers and Speechly Bircham set to merge Legal Business Private client leaders Speechly Bircham and Withers are set to merge, potentially creating a 600-lawyer, £170m practice that will fit…
CMS to reduce scope of Integreon outsourcing agreement Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna is to scale back its staff outsourcing agreement with Integreon just three years into its ten-year contract.…
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square merges with public law specialists Atlas Chambers Alex Novarese 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square has merged with Public law set Atlas Chambers in a bid to boost headcount following a…
Freshfields partners with Stephen Lawrence charity to provide scholarships to aspiring black lawyers David Stevenson Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is launching a scholarship with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust (SLCT) to help students from black and…
Latest Dundas departures are reminder of pressure facing Scotland’s most storied firms Legal Business Dundas & Wilson is bracing itself for the departure of three more partners from the firm’s London arm. Corporate partners…
Cleary and 2012 GC take top prizes in 2013 Legal Business Awards Mark McAteer Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Linklaters and London 2012’s Terry Miller were among the key prize-winners at last night’s Legal…
Manchester market takes another hit as Cobbetts seeks saviours Miriam Fahey With Manchester-based Cobbetts on the verge of administration, signalling increasingly difficult market conditions in the north, local rivals will surely…
Pay for female lawyers not up by much Emma Sadowski Pay for male lawyers in the UK is significantly down from 2011, while women enjoyed a small rise in salary…
Lone star state of mind Jaishree Kalia Reed Smith’s assault on Houston is a brave move following its failed merger with Thompson & Knight three years ago.…
