Comment: Allen & O’Melveny – a research-free, hot take Alex Novarese Hats off to my old shop, Legal Week for a quality scoop on Allen & Overy (A&O) and O’Melveny &…
Further uncertainty for SFO as agency appoints COO as caretaker chief Tom Baker In a move unlikely to inspire, the perennially-embattled Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has appointed Mark Thompson, its chief operating officer…
Comment: The golden age of law firm leadership has passed… what now? Alex Novarese I used to say three things when asked for a view on the quality of leadership in the profession. Firstly,…
Flat partner promotions round at Eversheds Sutherland a year after merger Hamish McNicol Eversheds Sutherland’s international business has made 20 partner promotions globally, the same as last year, with more than half outside the…
Quest for efficiency: Reed Smith set to open new low-cost centre in Leeds Thomas Alan Reed Smith is set to establish a low cost legal service centre outside of London in Leeds, it has emerged.…
Revolving Doors: Ashurst and Greenberg Traurig strengthen City benches as Pinsents sees moves both ways Thomas Alan A bumper week for City and international lateral hires followed the Easter break last week with Ashurst and Greenberg Traurig…
Addleshaw Goddard seeks material Asia growth with former BLP region head hire Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard has brought in the former Asia head of legacy Berwin Leighton Paisner as it looks to triple the…
Skadden zeros out of London for second year running in global partner promotion round Nathalie Tidman While other US rivals beef up their London partner headcount, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has for the second…
Trio of top-30 firms unveil new partners with Taylor Wessing and HFW boosting promotions rounds Tom Baker LB100 top-30 firms Taylor Wessing, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) and Dentons have all announced their Spring partner promotions covering the…
Back on track: DLA Piper revenue rebounds past $2.6bn as 62 lawyers make partner Hamish McNicol DLA Piper has bounced back from last year’s global turnover drop with double-digit percentage growth in net profit and promoted…
Five get promoted: Freshfields makes up handful of partners in London amid slimmed down global round Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected five London-based lawyers to its partnership from its dispute resolution and corporate practices as part…
Mass exodus as McDermott bags 50-lawyer team from DLA to add ‘$100m’ to revenues Tom Baker McDermott Will & Emery has brought in a team – including more than 20 partners – from DLA Piper’s US…
Guest comment: NDAs and the profession’s cultural problem revealed before Parliament Guest Blog Evidence before the Women and Equalities Committee last week (28 March) paints a worrying picture of ethics in the legal…
‘No reservations’: Linklaters hires divisive director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders Tom Baker As City firms continue to ramp up their efforts to snare former prosecutors, the UK’s director of public prosecutions (DPP),…
Different origins, same excuses: Kirkland, Bakers, Weil Gotshal and Mayer Brown reveal UK gender pay gap stats Nathalie Tidman US-based firms Kirkland & Ellis, Baker McKenzie, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have revealed the gulf between male…
Preparing for Brexit – alternative provider Axiom launches new AI as deadline looms Thomas Alan Marking the 365-day countdown to Brexit, alternative legal services provider Axiom has today (29 March) launched a purpose-built service to…
Comment: Why law firm ‘values’ ring hollow (a call for honesty) Alex Novarese Attending a conference recently for general counsel was a reminder that for all the chasm that remains between clients and…
Covington strengthens in Europe with Frankfurt launch as Dentons takes chunk of ailing Australia player Marco Cillario Covington & Burling is to deepen its European footprint with the opening of a new office in Frankfurt – the firm’s…
Eversheds and HFW disclose gender pay gaps for partners but calls mount for an end to cherry-picked stats Hamish McNicol The one-upmanship and tactical disclosures from law firms are gradually revealing more about entrenched gender pay gaps. Next up, Eversheds…
‘A morally-lacking agreement on every level’ – A&O squirms as Parliamentary committee turns up pressure on NDAs Nathalie Tidman Some awkward headlines are inevitable for Allen & Overy (A&O) thanks to its role in the Weinstein saga after one…
