‘Exactly what Uber needs now’: Beleaguered app hires PepsiCo’s Tony West as chief legal officer Kathryn McCann Just a month after Uber drafted in Hogan Lovells to launch a legal challenge to Transport for London’s (TfL) decision…
Nick of time – controversial judge Smith retires ending conduct investigations Nathalie Tidman Mr Justice Peter Smith, the controversial judge at the centre of two investigations by the Judicial Conduct and Investigations Office…
Profitability drive sees DAC Beachcroft hike bonuses to incentivise top performers Marco Cillario DAC Beachcroft will reward top-performing partners with more generous bonuses after the top-25 Legal Business 100 firm voted through changes…
Could it be your year? Nominations open for the Legal Business Awards 2018 Mark McAteer Now is the time to demonstrate how you have positioned yourself ahead of the pack: nominations are open for the…
Deal watch: Latham and CC advise on billion-pound listing as market confidence starts to return Marco Cillario Global 100 leaders lined up on two billion-pound-plus European IPOs this week, as market confidence continues to return in 2017.…
‘Sector needs to take this seriously’: cyber-attack on offshore firm Appleby sees data on brink of entering public domain Tom Baker The growing threat of cyber-attacks shows no sign of abating, with news that global offshore firm Appleby was the victim…
Partner promotions: Ropes & Gray sticks with tradition as it makes up two in London Nathalie Tidman Ropes & Gray continues to promote London partners two-by-two, adding another duo in finance this year as part of a global…
Kennedys ramps up expansion at home and abroad with double hire from Mayer Brown and launch of Bermuda office Kathryn McCann Top-50 insurance specialist Kennedys has continued its rapid expansion both in London and further afield with a double hire from…
Top-tier sports law team spins off from Charles Russell Speechlys as Wiggin acquires IP boutique Redd Tom Baker A four-partner, top-ranked sports law team from Charles Russell Speechlys has spun off to create specialist boutique firm Northridge, while…
HSF launches in Milan with hire of Simmons Italian disputes head Tom Baker Strengthening its considerable European disputes offering, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) will open in Milan with the hire of Simmons &…
Beauty parade in the offing as Government announces launch of £650m ‘legal services marketplace’ Marco Cillario Part of an ongoing and concerted effort to manage the public purse for legal advice, the Government has announced plans…
Ince & Co creates London head role as senior partner Heuvels makes Hong Kong move Tom Baker Following the recent decision to relocate Ince & Co senior partner Jan Heuvels to Hong Kong, the firm has appointed…
Linklaters throws down gauntlet as Latham funds co-head makes rare City switch Marco Cillario In an unusual City move from a US firm to the Magic Circle, Latham & Watkins co-head of investment funds…
Hats in the ring: candidates emerge for Eversheds Sutherland chair contest Kathryn McCann Three UK partners at Eversheds Sutherland, including the Manchester senior partner, will vie for the role of chair after Leeds…
Revolving doors: firms make key in-house hires as partners move in opposite direction Tom Baker In a brisk week for lateral hires, Global 100 firms have looked in-house to boost their senior ranks while private…
Back in the USA: BLP looks stateside again as merger talks with Bryan Cave confirmed Tom Baker Nineteen months to the day since its last attempt to forge a transatlantic union with Greenberg Traurig was abandoned, Berwin…
As rivals retrench Linklaters retains expansive German form as A&O veteran becomes third lateral of 2017 Marco Cillario Linklaters is following up on its recent investment in Germany by strengthening its finance practice with a lateral from Magic…
Partner promotions: White & Case latest round down almost a third as it continues NYLon focus Marco Cillario White & Case has promoted 31 lawyers to partner, three quarters of them in London and the US, as the…
Quest to guard privilege begins as ENRC wins right to appeal SFO order Tom Baker Throwing a lifeline to the increasingly eroded principle of legal professional privilege (LPP), Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has this…
PwC aims to take bite out of contract lawyering market with new flexible resourcing arm Kathryn McCann If the accountants’ forays into the legal market have yet to challenge law firms in key markets, a concern in…
