Media lawyer Mark Lewis fined £2,500 in controversial SRA antisemitism row Tom Baker Well-known media lawyer Mark Lewis, who received a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) fine for responding angrily to online anti-Semitic abuse,…
Deal watch: Bakers and Slaughters drink in £3.1bn Horlicks acquisition as AJ Bell IPO yields dividends for Pinsents and Addleshaws Nathalie Tidman As the market hunkers down for the festive season, GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) £3.1bn sale to Unilever of Horlicks has warmed the…
Bar Council seeks further PC fee hike as new figures uncover the millionaire barristers Tom Baker In a move unlikely to inspire mirth from Middle Temple, the Bar Council is seeking to establish new top-tier pay…
‘Continues to fly’: Fieldfisher true to form with 26% revenue hike as Chissick gets re-elected Tom Baker Cementing its reputation as one of the UK’s highest-performing firms, Fieldfisher has recorded an above-trend 26% uptick in revenue in its…
Disputes round-up: Simmons wins Petrofac mandate as White & Case makes key regulatory hire Tom Baker Simmons & Simmons has landed a major Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation mandate at the expense of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Simmons’…
Royal Mail GC de Bie posts resignation to take on new role at easyJet Tom Baker Highly rated Royal Mail general counsel Maaike de Bie has resigned to become legal chief at FTSE 100 airline easyJet next…
Another CEE closure for Weil Gotshal as Prague team launches independent firm Marco Cillario Weil, Gotshal & Manges is continuing to scale back its once-potent central and eastern Europe (CEE) operations with its entire Czech…
Changing of the guard at Shakespeares and Shoosmiths with CEO appointments Thomas Alan Regional player Shakespeare Martineau and national firm Shoosmiths have both implemented change at the top with the appointments of new…
Latest #MeToo episode emerges as Reed Smith dismisses partner following complaint Thomas Alan Reed Smith has dismissed a partner in its London office after a complaint of sexual harassment, it has emerged. Originally reported…
The Legal 500 view: We’ll be championing women but we need your help Georgina Stanley Rankings, by definition, are never going to please everyone (nor should they). But, as the new UK editor of The…
Mayer Brown makes up four in London as Weil renews City commitment after last year’s promotion drought Thomas Alan Mayer Brown and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have minted four and three partners respectively in the City amid increased global promotion rounds…
‘An international guy’: Ouwehand wins Clifford Chance race to become first non-London senior partner Nathalie Tidman Clifford Chance has elected Amsterdam head Jeroen Ouwehand as its first ever senior partner based outside the City. The news comes…
In-house: Worldpay GC de Soyza to move on next year Tom Baker After leading Worldpay into a transatlantic £22.2bn merger with Vantiv last year, general counsel (GC) Ruwan (Roo) de Soyza will…
More of Joe ‘n’ Elliott show for Dentons after unopposed leadership contest Marco Cillario Globetrotting firm Dentons’ chair Joe Andrew and chief executive Elliott Portnoy have been elected for their third and fourth terms…
‘Client conflict issues’ sees 10-strong CMS real estate team decamp to Fladgate Thomas Alan Following the hires of CMS real estate heavyweights Alan Karsberg and Simon Kanter last month, Fladgate has added to the blow,…
Our latest event: 80 top partners and general counsel (plus a few token men) Alex Novarese One of our favourite pieces of the year was our first cover feature of 2018, Alphas, which thanks to the…
Hello from the other side: CC private equity star Mahon to join Simpson Thacher Nathalie Tidman In a significant blow to Clifford Chance’s M&A practice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has enticed private equity star Amy Mahon to…
Disputes round-up: Supreme Court loss for Pfizer as Mishcon’s Levitt QC returns to the Bar Tom Baker Allen & Overy (A&O) client Pfizer has lost a landmark Supreme Court battle against a host of manufacturers, leaving it vulnerable…
‘Not just a generic consultancy’: BCLP launches in-house innovation and technology arm Thomas Alan Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has continued its spate of innovation launches, combining parts of its transatlantic innovation teams to create…
Travers’ former tax head Kathleen Russ elected as senior partner successor to Chris Hale Tom Baker Travers Smith has nominated former tax department head Kathleen Russ (pictured) as its new senior partner, to succeed long-serving Chris Hale…
