Ex-Slaughters corporate veteran Randell appointed chair of FCA Tom Baker After an eminent career in later years dominated by picking up the pieces of the post-Lehman world, former Slaughter and…
A&O awash with cash as £48m forex boost offsets soaring staff costs Nathalie Tidman With Allen & Overy (A&O) comfortably leading its peer group in the 2016/17 reporting season, the release of its full accounts…
A flying start – Eversheds Sutherland nears first anniversary with trio of corporate deals Hamish McNicol As the transatlantic Eversheds Sutherland tie-up approaches a year since going live, the firm has enjoyed a robust start to…
Partner promotions: Hogan Lovells makes up five in London amid 31-strong drive Nathalie Tidman Hogan Lovells has made up five partners in London as part of a New Year promotions round that ushered in…
Rich rewards on offer – Fieldfisher accounts show top earnings soar over £2m as profits surge Tom Baker It has become established in recent years as one of the most potent performers in the UK top 50 but…
LLP accounts: Clifford Chance leadership team pockets £16m following strong year Tom Baker The 13-strong executive leadership team at Clifford Chance (CC) took home £16m for the 2016/17 financial year, according to its…
‘Totally out of the blue’: Slaughters’ von Bismarck awarded New Year OBE Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May corporate luminary Nilufer von Bismarck has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list…
Tough times, new entrants and mobile talent – A Legal Business year in review Alex Novarese It’s been another eventful year on the front lines of the City and global legal profession marked by mergers, expensive…
Deal watch: Linklaters and Simpson line up on £6bn KKR deal as Ashurst leads on £575m float Marco Cillario Capping off another busy year for European buyouts, Linklaters lined up opposite Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Dentons as Unilever…
Buyout star David Higgins quits Freshfields for Kirkland in landmark $10m transfer Marco Cillario Despite a recent overhaul of its partnership to reward top performers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost private equity heavyweight David Higgins…
Comment: Forget the Silicon Valley guff – can your firm shift course in 2018? Alex Novarese Well, 2017 promised to be a challenging year and it did not disappoint with its disappointment. With the Brexit vote…
‘Established where we need it’: Singapore tie-up sees Watson Farley & Williams round off standout year Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams has capped off an impressive year of financial growth with international expansion, securing a formal law…
Better Call Saul: Osborne Clarke re-elects veteran senior partner Hamish McNicol Osborne Clarke (OC), one of only three firms in the current UK top 100 to have more than doubled its…
Comment: Super growth or decline? Which firm are you? Alex Novarese Everyone knows the legal industry has been a different place since the banking crisis but it is only when you…
Dentons re-elects Cohen as UKME chief as UK managing partner steps down Marco Cillario Jeremy Cohen will lead Dentons’ UK and Middle East operations until 2021 after the partnership approved him for a second…
Mouse grabs a Fox: Global 100 firms take centre stage as Murdoch sells empire to Disney for $52.4bn Tom Baker A raft of transatlantic firms have won roles advising on The Walt Disney Company’s $52.4bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox,…
International round-up: Mayer Brown launches in Japan as Mills & Reeve cements European ties Hamish McNicol Mayer Brown will open a new office in Tokyo next year after hiring the former head of Ashurst’s Tokyo office.…
Comment: Ditching lockstep – better too late than never? Alex Novarese ‘Lockstep in its current form has to go. It’s just not working.’ Legal Business, June 2015 ‘The current incarnation of…
Slaughters unveils five-figure bonus awards as junior lawyers’ pay edges higher Tom Baker In the latest sign of pressure to secure the best young talent, Slaughter and May has confirmed it is to…
‘Another mechanism for unlocking insight’ – Clyde & Co launches tech initiative with UCL Tom Baker Following the trend of tech incubator programmes set by City firms, insurance heavyweight Clyde & Co has launched a data…
