News review

Legal Business

Leavers’ provisions in war for talent come under scrutiny While the first round of a case that saw Herbert Smith…

Legal Business

KWM China buys reassurance by taking SJ Berwin name An initial report into the financial affairs of King & Wood…

Legal Business

Magic Circle firm acts alongside Slaughters and Maclays With the asset management market tipped for further consolidation, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…

Legal Business

Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken lead roles as UK energy services giant Wood Group is to acquire its…

Legal Business

Firms retreat as funds raised through IPOs in the region fall 26% Davis Polk & Wardwell and Kirkland & Ellis…

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Dentons is set to combine with Dutch firm Boekel, completing its third phase of European expansion, which has seen the…

Legal Business

Dentons is set to combine with Dutch firm Boekel, completing its third phase of European expansion, which has seen the…

Legal Business

300 JOBS CUT AHEAD OF CMS MERGER Approximately 300 support staff roles are to be cut at CMS Cameron McKenna,…

Legal Business

HSF AND BLP ADVISE ON £1.1BN CHEESEGRATER SALE Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Mayer Brown led…

Legal Business

The 20th annual Legal Business Awards were presented in front of 900 guests in a gala ceremony on 23 March,…

Legal Business

I’ve enjoyed every minute as a barrister and a judge. Two careers. I’ve been privileged. I didn’t want to be…

Victoria Young

It has already been a headline-grabbing start to the year for DLA Piper’s finance team. The firm turned heads with…

Matthew Field

Linklaters has launched a pair of artificial intelligence (AI) products in the latest innovation push for the Magic Circle firm,…

Kathryn McCann

DLA Piper’s finance partners are being encouraged to participate in cross-office and cross-practice collaboration within a new framework called Project…

Kathryn McCann

Lawyers involved to face professional complaint A $210m claim against Burness Paull will go to a full Scottish civil trial…

Kathryn McCann

Insurer to look at Asia once Europe assessment ends The legal team at American International Group (AIG) EMEA is to…

Legal Business

Madeleine Farman looks at the front runners and non-starters as reporting season kicks off As the US financial reporting season…

Legal Business

HSF’s Schaffer to join Magic Circle firm later this year After first breaking its duck three years ago in Hong…

Legal Business

An ambition to improve business services at Travers Smith has seen senior partner Chris Hale re-elected, after completing his first…

Matthew Field

Changes could mean a one-third increase for City offices With bank debt and real estate costs two of the most…