Carillion collapse: Global 100 firms take centre stage as construction giant enters liquidation Marco Cillario Freshfields is acting for the official receiver One of the largest UK insolvencies for years, the collapse of construction giant…
Dealwatch: the Magic Circle players kicking off 2018 Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters advised as media company Informa entered talks to acquire events organiser UBM. Corporate partners Katherine…
The big call from BT to MP Catherine Wycherley Darren Jones discusses leaving his role at telecoms giant BT to sit in the UK Parliament Many were surprised when…
Evolutionary forces – US body for legal ops hits Europe as new breed of client emerges James Wood Disruption looms as James Wood reports on first European conference for CLOC Richard Susskind must have lost count of the…
Cadwalader takes multiple hits in London as Milbank and Brown Rudnick swoop in Marco Cillario It has been an expansive start of the year in terms of partner hires for a group of finance-focused US…
Can Freshfields limit the damage as Kirkland tempts PE heavyweight with $10m transfer? Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman assesses the fallout as M&A veteran quits an unsettled City giant Even for a market grown blithe to…
The month online: our top ten most popular news items through January Legal Business ‘Embarrassed’ Mishcon partner ‘condemns’ Presidents Club conduct as SDT suspends assault solicitor 25 January Magic Circle scrambles as UK…
Client Intelligence Report: Data view – Big talk on legal ops fails to change buying habits Legal Business Anecdotally, in-house budgets are being scrutinised like never before, and law firm billing is starting to catch the attention of…
Who Represents Who: Firms that will be affected by the fall of Carillion Legal Business For more information on Who Represents Who, contact: David Burgess, Publishing Director, The Legal 500 legal500.com/wrw [email protected]
Life during law: Mark Elsey, Ashurst Nathalie Tidman My father was in the Ministry of Defence. There was a naval base in Singapore. Our family moved there when…
A dramatic break with lockstep for Freshfields but will it be enough to galvanise the City giant? Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman assesses the Magic Circle firm’s high-stakes partnership shake-up ‘Freshfields has overhauled its partnership for two reasons – to…
Mid-pack pacesetters go early with half-year financials as performance matches expectations Tom Baker Two of this year’s best-performing mid-pack firms in the Legal Business 100 (LB100), Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) and Fieldfisher,…
DLA Piper chief Picón joins Latham in shock move as Ropes names first female chair Tom Baker In a move that set tongues wagging on both sides of the pond, DLA Piper senior partner and global co-chair…
November spawns more monsters for Ashurst as corporate and disputes partners depart Marco Cillario Three partners exit in two weeks November was not an easy month for beleaguered Ashurst, with the firm hit by…
Moves of the month Marco Cillario As the advance of US players in London continues, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton hired disputes partner James Norris-Jones (pictured)…
Essex Court forced to clarify position after local Bar outcry over its Singapore play Tom Baker Allied branch will act independently to chambers Essex Court Chambers strengthened its Singapore ties in November by bringing in four…
Locke Lord fined, Clydes ex-partner suspended, while Appleby hit by data breach Tom Baker In a tough period for international firms at the hands of legal regulators, US firm Locke Lord received the largest-ever…
Clifford Chance partner Panayides to face SDT over Excalibur involvement Tom Baker In another twist in the Excalibur professional negligence saga and a clear sign of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) clamping…
Keystone becomes second UK law firm to float in 2017 while Gordon Dadds goes shopping Kathryn McCann Recently listed Gordon Dadds acquires tax advisory business CW Energy November saw New Law player Keystone Law become the third…
‘It’s no different to being a deal lawyer’ – Jacobs reflects on a year at Linklaters’ helm Marco Cillario Last October, Linklaters’ Charlie Jacobs took over as senior partner amid high hopes that the rainmaker would bring flair and…
