Their kind of town: White & Case hires in Chicago as firm launches in the Windy City Nathalie Tidman More than 100 lawyers are eventually expected to join the new office White & Case is continuing its dynamic growth…
Ashurst sets sights on funds and Brexit fallout work with new Luxembourg arm Nathalie Tidman Ashurst is targeting a significant uptick in its European funds offering, having received licence approval for a new Luxembourg office…
Another big-dollar mandate for Travers as Micro Focus sells software business to EQT Marco Cillario Extending beyond its reputation for outstanding mid-market deal work, Travers Smith has once again put its name to a multibillion-dollar…
Dealwatch: Europe provides rich pickings for City firms and US giants Legal Business White & Case and a group of Italian elite independents advised CVC Capital Partners on the €3bn acquisition of a…
Eversheds wins key Rolls-Royce mandate as Norwegian group lands marine business Marco Cillario Nigel Cooke leads the team advising the UK giant on its £500m sale Engineering giant Rolls-Royce turned to long-term adviser…
Freshfields and King & Spalding secure mandates as Equitable Life completes its turnaround with £1.8bn sale Marco Cillario Equitable Life put pensions at risk when it nearly collapsed in 2000. But 18 years on it has completed its…
Who Represents Who: The data behind the story David Burgess Kirkland & Ellis’ Fortune 100 representation Everyone knows Kirkland has strong ties with financial institutions, but you don’t get to…
Life during law: Richard Crump Tom Baker Never wanted to be a lawyer. I was persuaded to read law at Oxford by my school. I wanted to…
Refreshing revamps: EDF and Co-op Group look to new firms in panel reviews Hamish McNicol One of the UK’s big six energy suppliers, EDF Energy, has nearly halved its external advisers in a bid to…
Veteran Novartis GC Ehrat steps down over ‘error’ in Trump lawyer agreement Hamish McNicol A longstanding and well-respected member of the in-house community, Felix Ehrat has abruptly stepped down from his role as general…
Focus: Wild West or new frontier? Securities counsel divided as the cryptocurrency ‘float’ rears its blockchained head Marco Cillario Marco Cillario sizes up the pros and cons for legal advisers of the current ICO boom ‘We are in an…
Full disclosure: Links and HSF usher in personal relationship policies in bid to face #MeToo demons Nathalie Tidman City firms Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have been spurred into action by the swathe of sexual misconduct allegations…
Paul Hastings doubles up in the City as A&O loses global IP head to Kirkland Thomas Alan Paul Hastings pulled off two headline lateral hires in London in a week as the US firm strengthens its corporate…
Moves of the month Legal Business White & Case maintained its recent hiring spree in its litigation practice with the recruitment of Chris Brennan from Addleshaw…
Rosenblatt unveils third-party funding ambitions following £43m float Tom Baker London litigation specialist Rosenblatt became the fourth UK firm to list in May, simultaneously revealing plans to establish a third-party…
Europe’s elite continues robust performance as multi-site firms prosper Marco Cillario The mood among most managing partners at independent law firms from Lisbon to Moscow is certainly upbeat. And for good…
Asia calling: Linklaters and CMS confirm local law capability in Shanghai and Hong Kong Marco Cillario Recent announcements from Linklaters and CMS have provided a fillip to international firms looking to gain a surer footing in…
DLA joins Brexit march to Dublin after finding the right kind of leader Hamish McNicol William Fry’s David Carthy will join the firm to head new office The decision of DLA Piper to join a…
Fieldfisher continues European push with Luxembourg and Frankfurt offices Thomas Alan Legal Business 100 pacesetter Fieldfisher has further extended its European reach with the opening of a new office in Luxembourg,…
