‘It’s about doing the right thing’ – Clifford Chance goes extra mile to reveal stark 66% gender pay gap Tom Baker In an attempt to kick-start a more transparent reporting process, Clifford Chance (CC) has opted to include the total earnings…
Deal watch: Magic Circle gets clean bill to lead on $13bn GSK healthcare takeover as Addleshaw ties up JD Sports US acquisition Nathalie Tidman Magic Circle firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have rejuvenated longstanding client relationships to win lead roles on…
Revolving doors: National firms lead the pack in spate of UK and international hires Thomas Alan Nationally-spread LB100 firms Addleshaw Goddard, DWF and Pinsent Masons were among those to make strategic additions both in the UK…
Pinsents calls for level playing field and more transparency as it reveals partners gender pay gap Hamish McNicol Pinsent Masons has disclosed the earnings gap that hands male partners 22% more than female colleagues on average as it calls…
‘We are no longer just making up males in London’: Linklaters increases female partner count to ten in 27-strong promotions round Marco Cillario Linklaters has increased the size of its promotions round for the fifth year in a row, adding 27 lawyers to…
Deal watch: Latham, Baker McKenzie and HSF return to dealmaking as Pinsents keeps it local Thomas Alan After a turbulent period outside the deal rooms for some of the world’s largest corporate firms, Latham & Watkins and…
Promotions dip again as Slaughter and May announces four new partners Thomas Alan As the latest firm to unveil its new partners, Slaughter and May has announced four promotions, a drop from last…
Rampant Kirkland surges past Latham to become world’s top-billing law firm as PEP closes in on $5m Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis has hiked revenues by more than $500m to overtake Latham & Watkins as the world’s highest-earning law firm,…
Freshfields trounces rivals as Global 100 firms release gender pay stats Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the penultimate Magic Circle firm to publish statistics on the disparity between male and female…
‘Obviously unsustainable’: High Court intervenes to cut £900-an-hour Weil Gotshal fees Tom Baker Lord Justice Leggatt of the High Court has been forced to scale back legal costs after US firm Weil, Gotshal…
Comment: After shock Voge departure, Latham has a #MeToo problem and so does the profession Alex Novarese Latham & Watkins and William H Voge are fortunate in one regard. The looking-glass glaze that appears when law firms…
Corporate trumps disputes again as Palmer wins second term as HSF senior partner Tom Baker Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) lifer and incumbent James Palmer has seen off a challenge from disputes partner Mark Shillito to…
CMS dismisses Singapore head and reports to SRA amid ‘confidential matters’ Marco Cillario CMS’ Singapore head has been dismissed from the firm and the matter reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Legal…
Pinsents posts largest partner round for three years but female promotions dip Hamish McNicol Pinsent Masons has lifted its 2018 partner promotion numbers after a slight dip last year, but the proportion of female promotions…
A&O recruits fintech specialist in rare City lateral while Freshfields loses one in Germany to Latham Nathalie Tidman The old days when the only ways in and out of a Magic Circle partnership were promotion and retirement (forced…
‘Clients want greater choice’: Fieldfisher’s Condor spreads wings through Integreon deal Tom Baker A year since its much-touted launch, Fieldfisher’s alternative legal services platform Condor has agreed a partnership with pioneering legal outsourcer…
#MeToo hits the highest levels of law as head of Latham quits over ‘sexual communications’ Alex Novarese The #MeToo campaign has had a number of brushes with the legal industry but nothing like the shock news today…
Moving on: Pinsents sells early New Law investment to Dow Jones Hamish McNicol Pinsent Masons has sold one of its earliest New Law investments to financial information giant Dow Jones for an undisclosed sum,…
Upping the ante: City Law feels pressure on transparency as Big Four includes partners in gender pay stats Thomas Alan The Big Four accountancy firms have set a precedent for their legal counterparts by disclosing updated gender pay gap figures…
Former Cobbetts partners fined by SDT for their role in firm’s downfall Thomas Alan Six former Cobbetts partners have been fined by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) after an admission of failings relating to…
