City and Wall Street elite get behind legal tech app as the sector eyes consolidation Marco Cillario Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Latham & Watkins are among 12 City and US heavyweights to get behind a…
‘Part of a wider trend’: Flexible lawyering start-up Lexoo secures $4.4m for business development overhaul Tom Baker Often described as the legal equivalent of Uber, flexible lawyering start-up Lexoo has secured $4.4m in financing to overhaul its…
Linklaters sets sights on future talent as it raises trainee and NQ salaries for second time Marco Cillario Linklaters has announced the second increase in its trainee and newly qualified (NQ) salaries this year, with the latter now…
‘The right opportunity’: HFW reacts to client demand with strategic consultancy business Tom Baker Maritime and insurance specialist HFW has set up a standalone consultancy arm, branded HFW Consulting. The new business, launched today (3…
Disputes round-up: SFO abandons privilege appeal as funder Burford raises £193m Tom Baker The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has cut its losses after last month’s landmark Court of Appeal privilege judgment, opting not…
Kirkland continues inexorable rise with record 122-strong promotions round – including 10 in London Nathalie Tidman In a move befitting of its unstoppable upward trajectory, Kirkland & Ellis has scored a new record in partner promotions,…
Five stand as CC kicks off senior partner race but early favourite Sandelson not in contention Marco Cillario Leadership at Clifford Chance (CC) has over the last 20 years swung wildly between prestige and poisoned chalice but the…
City job cuts loom as Bakers puts 300-plus business staff under consultation in efficiency drive Marco Cillario Support roles in the City are under threat again as Baker McKenzie has launched a review of its entire London…
International round-up: HFW opens in Abu Dhabi as Morgan Lewis hires new Tokyo head Tom Baker HFW has added a fifth office in the Middle East, launching in Abu Dhabi after a double-partner hire from US…
Pre-float DWF aims to sustain momentum with exclusive US alliance with 56-partner LA firm Hamish McNicol DWF’s recent eye for international expansion has been extended to the US through an exclusive association with Los Angeles-based Wood, Smith,…
Adviser reviews: Lucozade Ribena Suntory completes first post-merger panel Tom Baker Eversheds Sutherland has won the role of primary UK and Ireland adviser in Lucozade Ribena Suntory’s (LRS) inaugural legal panel…
‘Filling in the gaps’: Bircham Dyson Bell and Pitmans eye ABS transition with merger Nathalie Tidman The partners of Bircham Dyson Bell and Pitmans have voted for a £50m merger and move to an alternative business…
‘It’s a marriage of convenience’: Gordon Dadds to make its big splash as Ince merger talks intensify Tom Baker Gordon Dadds has emerged as the unlikely rescuer to ailing Ince & Co, with the two outfits in merger discussions…
‘Going gangbusters’: Freshfields’ woes continue as corporate partner Qureshi joins Fried Frank Nathalie Tidman A further exit from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s City bench has seen corporate and capital markets partner Ashar Qureshi join the…
‘It hasn’t been easy’: Fieldfisher concludes European odyssey with long-awaited Spanish launch Tom Baker Fieldfisher’s recent frenetic push into key European markets has culminated today (25 September) with a much-anticipated tie-up in Spain with…
Levine bids for second managing partner term as DLA kicks off election Hamish McNicol DLA Piper’s partnership is headed to the polls again for its managing partner election, less than a year after eight…
Deal round-up: Travers advises Shazam on Apple buyout as Freshfields and Norton Rose strike gold on $18bn mining merger Tom Baker In the latest flurry of deals, Travers Smith has represented popular mobile app Shazam on its buyout by tech giant Apple,…
PwC ups the ante in legal services with new Fragomen US alliance Tom Baker Building on the Big Four’s sustained attempts to disrupt the legal services market, PwC has extended its presence in the…
Highly-rated SFO GC to join Kingsley Napley while HFW breaks US duck Tom Baker Serious Fraud Office (SFO) general counsel (GC) Alun Milford (pictured), who was widely tipped as the agency’s successor to former…
Embattled barristers sets Arden Chambers and 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square to merge Tom Baker After sharing a turbulent recent history of departures, barristers chambers 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square is merging with housing and local…
