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City firm Lewis Silkin is to follow in the footsteps of Simmons & Simmons, Covington & Burling and Pinsent Masons…

Disputes round-up: Burford records staggering 109% income boost as SFO branded ‘embarrassing’ by judge

A resounding indication of the impact funders are having on the disputes market, Burford Capital has unveiled impressive financial results…

Progress but still work to do on Bunhill Row as Slaughter and May discloses gender pay disparity

Slaughter and May has become the latest magic circle firm to reveal a difference in pay between its male and…

Seven wonders: Globetrotting Dentons combines with firms in Africa, the Caribbean and South East Asia

The world’s largest law firm by fee-earners, Dentons, is continuing its relentless global expansion as it announces new combinations with…

In-house: CMS breaks new Crown Estate ground as Heineken UK and DLA toast another two years

The legal adviser overhaul of £13bn real estate business The Crown Estate by general counsel (GC) Rob Booth continues with…

Gender diversity: pay gaps revealed at Addleshaw Goddard, Mishcon de Reya and Gowling WLG

A fuller picture of the legal industry’s gender pay gap issue is emerging as Addleshaw Goddard, Mishcon de Reya and Gowling…

Gender diversity: Allen & Overy faring better than rivals as it reveals 20% pay gap

Nathalie Tidman

Allen & Overy has become the latest magic circle firm to reveal the sizeable gulf between male and female employee…

#MeToo: SRA puts foot down on non-disclosure agreements

With the profession rocking from multiple allegations of sexual harassment against law firm partners recently, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…

Macfarlanes launches white-collar practice with Eversheds team head hire

Macfarlanes has today (9 March) announced that Eversheds Sutherland corporate crime head Neill Blundell will be joining the firm in…

Deal watch: Global 100 elite line-up on $6bn GKN-Dana transatlantic union

Marco Cillario

A group of elite firms both sides of the Atlantic, including Macfarlanes and Slaughter and May, face off as British…

Gender disparity underlined as Law Society reveals stark gap in perceptions over equality

It appears the recent wave of awareness over the treatment of women in all industries has done little to dispel…

City of angels: Baker McKenzie launches in LA with Hogan Lovells team hire

Marco Cillario

Baker McKenzie has opened its ninth US office in Los Angeles after recruiting a five-partner employment and litigation team from…

Deal view: Eversheds deal team – so much promise but so much steady

Newcomers to London quickly learn the rules of the escalator: stand still on the right or keep moving on the…

Disputes round-up: Burford launches insurance business while Fieldfisher spin-off begins £100m unequal pay claim

Disputes funder Burford Capital is launching a separate insurance company to cover clients’ adverse costs risk, while Fieldfisher’s consumer-led litigation…

Global London: Sidley Austin launches London life sciences practice with senior hire from Bristows

Sidley Austin has today (6 March) announced the recruitment of Marie Manley, formerly of Bristows’ life sciences team, as it…

Linklaters offers top-of-equity deal to recruit Cleary rainmaker Casati ahead of his 70th birthday

Marco Cillario

In one of the most significant senior moves in the Italian market in recent years, Linklaters has hired Cleary Gottlieb…

Revolving doors: City lateral market’s big freeze means hires further afield

Lateral recruitment was largely left in the cold last week after a flurry of activity in late February, as London…

Panel beaters – Balfour revamps Pinsents partnership as Barclays’ buying shake-up signals its last panel contest

Is big business turning its back on the conventional legal panel? This month at least sees two prominent examples, with…

Howard Kennedy faces £35,000 fine for lax client account handling but watchdog U-turn draws flak