Comment: 2020 forecast – City giants forced to offer flexible partnership Alex Novarese I’m going to resist the urge to bang on about the year in review, Brexit or even offer a 2010s…
Revolving doors: Ashurst appoints planning co-head as Eversheds bolsters its City commercial practice Muna Abdi In a slower week than usual for City laterals, Ashurst appointed a co-head of its planning team as Eversheds Sutherland…
Dealwatch: Weil and Mayer Brown scoop leads on Nestlé’s $4bn US ice cream business sale Muna Abdi Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have advised on the sale of Nestlé’s US ice cream business to Froneri…
MJ Hudson raises £31m as the latest law firm float as Gateley continues acquisition drive Thomas Alan Despite the relative drought of listings in recent months, former SJ Berwin private equity head Matthew Hudson has raised £31m…
Comment: #MeToo is law’s Libor-rigging moment – Unheralded comes regulation of City law Alex Novarese Ask senior figures in the profession what has materially changed in the legal industry over the last decade and answers…
Freshfields partner exits following internal conduct probe Nathalie Tidman In a fresh reverse for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer amid the string of disclosures of harassment impacting the profession, a partner…
Freshfields partnership votes in misconduct penalty as #MeToo continues to overshadow the industry Nathalie Tidman The partnership of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has voted in sweeping reforms to its handling of misbehaviour, including financial penalties, as the…
Charismatic and strategic: HSF names Asia managing partner and disputes leader D’Agostino as CEO Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has appointed senior litigation hand and managing partner for Asia Justin D’Agostino (pictured) as its new chief…
Kirkland alumni gets nod as Sidley promotes two in London following 30-strong promotion round Marco Cillario Sidley Austin has promoted two of its City associates to partner, including one of the 40 lawyers who has joined the…
Dejonghe to stand again as A&O senior partner as six leadership hopefuls revealed Nathalie Tidman As voters head to the polls on UK general election day, Allen & Overy (A&O) has confirmed the names of…
Some joy for UK partnership as Hogan Lovells board backs City-based litigation chief as deputy CEO Marco Cillario While missing out on the firm’s top management role, Hogan Lovells’ London office is all but certain to see one…
‘International is the growth engine’: DWF eyes US after £42.5m Spanish acquisition Hamish McNicol DWF is looking to crack the US market with an acquisition which would likely surpass its £42.5m deal for a Spanish…
Legal secretaries and support staff most at risk as industry loses up to 35,000 jobs by 2027 Anna Cole-Bailey Legal secretaries and support staff will be the most affected by a decline in legal sector jobs in the next…
Comment: If A&O’s new leadership team can’t get a mandate, who can? Alex Novarese Writing at the end of November, with this issue hitting desks only a day or two before the candidates for…
Dealwatch: Slaughters and Ashurst make headlines on i newspaper sale as DLA and A&O dine out on Bookatable acquisition Muna Abdi In a busy week for UK buyouts, Slaughter and May advised Daily Mail and General Trust on the £49.6m acquisition…
Revolving doors: Fieldfisher appoints new life sciences head as Fried Frank makes double London hires Muna Abdi Fieldfisher has hired Janita Good as its new head of life sciences. She joins from Osborne Clarke where she spent 14…
Comment: Miguel who? New Hogan Lovells chief is going to be a hard sell in Europe Marco Cillario Canvassing ex-partners a few days after Hogan Lovells’ board recommended Miguel Zaldivar (pictured) as the firm’s next chief executive, Legal…
Pinsents launches flexi-lawyering brand Vario in Germany following New Law acquisitions Thomas Alan Pinsent Masons has finalised two alternative legal services acquisitions, enabling the firm to launch its flexible lawyering business Vario in…
‘Dynamic and excellent’: A&O chooses Johannesburg for second cost-saving hub as Steptoe launches in Hong Kong with CC pair Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy has built on the success of its Belfast cost-saving centre with the launch of another in Johannesburg as…
Freshfields fuels New York M&A growth with four more Cleary lawyers Marco Cillario Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added four more lawyers to its ten-partner Wall Street M&A team, with three counsel and one associate…
