In-house: Eversheds brokers Dyson sole adviser deal alongside fresh FSCS appointment Hamish McNicol Eversheds Sutherland has added to its suite of sole adviser relationships with a deal for Dyson’s global privacy mandate. Eversheds has…
Former banking chief Trahair takes the helm of A&O’s consulting and tech arm Nathalie Tidman Andrew Trahair, Allen & Overy’s (A&O) former banking co-head, has been enlisted to head the firm’s Advanced Delivery technology and…
Revolving Doors: Signature Litigation launches in Paris while Kirkland and Mishcon make City moves Thomas Alan The January shopping spree is well underway with firms making moves at home and abroad last week, most significantly in…
Globe-trotting Dentons primed to secure Norton Rose’s Venezuela business Thomas Alan Expansive global giant Dentons is positioned for another regional merger, with Norton Rose Fulbright’s (NRF) 26-lawyer strong Venezuelan practice the new…
CMS adds to Northern line up with Liverpool launch Thomas Alan CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has extended its chain of northern offices with a Liverpool office opening following a hire…
In-house: Skyscanner GC takes flight as Balfour Beatty and National Grid make senior hires Thomas Alan The chief legal officer of high-profile travel metasearch engine Skyscanner, Carolyn Jameson, is stepping down after nearly six years in…
Fieldfisher swims against the current with launch of stand-alone alternative investments law firm Tom Baker Never a firm to rest on its laurels, fast-paced Fieldfisher has taken the unusual step of launching a separate law firm…
Knights talks up selective acquisition policy amid strong first-half financials Hamish McNicol The chief executive of Knights says its listing last June has instilled market confidence in its ability to deliver an ambitious…
Accountants keep coming as Deloitte hires A&O banking partner as UK legal head Thomas Alan Deloitte has made a clear statement of intent in legal services by announcing today (14 January) that it has lured…
HFW continues Middle East growth drive with Saudi Arabia association Tom Baker HFW has continued its Middle East expansion after striking an alliance with Saudi Arabian firm Mohammed Al Khiliwi. Named partner and…
LLP accounts: Gowling’s UK revenue and profit fall while top-earner’s pay drops 6% Hamish McNicol Revenue and profit at Gowling WLG’s UK LLP have fallen despite the overall firm, including its Canadian arm, increasing revenue…
White & Case duo among four solicitors made up in reduced 2018 silk round Tom Baker White & Case arbitration partners Dipen Sabharwal (pictured) and Aloke Ray make up half of the solicitor-advocates taking silk in this…
Seven firms land spots on Heathrow’s reduced legal roster Thomas Alan Heathrow Airport has completed an overhaul of its legal panel, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy among those…
Buyout star Adrian Maguire to join Kirkland in body blow to Freshfields Marco Cillario One of the most touted private equity names in the City, Adrian Maguire, has quit Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to join…
‘A global solution’: Pinsents hires six partners for Frankfurt launch as DLA expands in Dublin Hamish McNicol Pinsent Masons has hired six partners from a range of firms for a new Frankfurt office, the firm’s third opening in…
New year brings major New Law consolidation as Elevate acquires Halebury Thomas Alan US-based New Law darling Elevate has continued its acquisitive form with the purchase of UK-based flexible lawyer firm Halebury, creating…
Comment: The Legal Business view on the profession for you to cut out and keep Alex Novarese On occasion, we are asked to give our house view at partner conferences and the like. Undertaking one such gig…
Dechert bolsters European funds team with key City and Dublin hires Nathalie Tidman Dechert has ramped up investment in its European funds business with a pair of hires, including Marianna Tothova in London from…
Revolving doors: DAC Beachcroft christens new year with Paris opening as WFW, Cooley and HFW make European hires Tom Baker DAC Beachcroft has extended its European footprint with the opening of a new two-partner Paris office, while Watson Farley &…
White & Case loses two capital markets veterans as Bakers ramps up City transactional investment Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has kicked off 2019 with another step towards its long-stated aim of beefing up its London transactional capabilities,…
