UK projects teams earn their stripes as MoD makes key changes to army deal Madeleine Farman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and CMS Cameron McKenna reprised their advisory roles as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) made a £1.1bn…
‘We learnt a few lessons’: Fieldfisher tries again in China Legal Business Firm completes Beijing merger, plans Shanghai return in 2017 Fieldfisher re-established its China practice in November by merging with 12-partner…
Dentons cracks Central America as key local player Muñoz Global joins network Legal Business Dentons has scaled up its Central American ambitions with plans to combine with regional firm Muñoz Global. The combination, if…
Snakes and ladders: Magic Circle tweaks lockstep but is it enough to hold off US firms? Legal Business Madeleine Farman reports on recent remuneration changes among the City elite With the growing threat of losing star partners to…
Finance view – White & Case reinvents its London banking practice with some success Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman and Victoria Young assess the firm’s reboot after a tough post-2008 run Traditionally a strong lender side practice…
Can Shearman finally get ahead of the curve after 15 years of diminishing returns? Legal Business Georgiana Tudor assesses the New York-headquartered firm’s sluggish development Like all major global law firms, Shearman & Sterling has had…
News in brief – December 2016 Legal Business PARTNERSHIPS AT RISK IN AUTUMN STATEMENT Chancellor Philip Hammond signalled a change to partnership taxation in November’s Autumn Statement, which…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in December 2016 Legal Business TRAVERS AND W&C LEAD ON LATEST BRIDGEPOINT DEAL Travers Smith advised long-time client Bridgepoint as it sold off Oasis Dental…
Addleshaws launches arbitration against former real estate chief Haywood Sarah Downey Nabarro to cover costs of defending claim two years after lateral hire Management at Addleshaw Goddard has launched arbitration proceedings…
Clifford Chance begins review of lockstep points to encourage high achievers Sarah Downey Nearly 18 months after voting through modifications to its remuneration system, Clifford Chance (CC) has kicked off a firmwide review…
EMEA GC leads legal restructure following $16.5bn Tyco-Johnson Controls merger Kathryn McCann Eversheds sole adviser mandate to be reviewed next year David Symonds, EMEA general counsel (GC) for merged entity Johnson Controls…
KWM looks outside the City as it elects new European leaders during turbulent period Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) European partnership chose two new leaders last month, electing corporate partners Tim Bednall and Michael…
‘No mood for a contested election’: Clydes opts for stability with new senior partner Konsta Legal Business Insurance head steps up as Burns switches roles The partnership at Clyde & Co has avoided a divisive leadership contest…
Dentons Nextlaw becomes largest global referral network of more than 290 firms Matthew Field Dentons has officially launched its free-to-use Nextlaw Global Referral Network, signing up 291 firms to make the largest referral network…
‘I didn’t see anyone not put their hand up’: CMS, Olswang, Nabarro vote for merger Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman, Matthew Field and Kathryn McCann speak to those inside and outside the fence ‘A merger was definitely going…
Norton Rose and DLA lose out as Lloyds finalises UK roster Kathryn McCann Lloyds Banking Group panel shrinks from ten firms to eight Last month saw DLA Piper and Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF)…
Search for BP legal head begins as Bondy departs for Reckitt Benckiser Kathryn McCann BP’s group general counsel (GC) Rupert Bondy, one of the most high-profile in-house leaders, is to step down from his…
Freshfields and Linklaters lead on largest post-Brexit IPO Legal Business ConvaTec’s $1.8bn float bright spot in a subdued autumn market Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are advising on medical products…
Skadden impresses as it takes lead on Abbey Life acquisition Sarah Downey US firm takes first-time instruction from Freshfields client Phoenix Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is in line for a…
Hogan Lovells becomes third firm to launch in Shanghai Free-Trade Zone Legal Business Association with Fidelity Law to lead to joint office offering Chinese law advice Hogan Lovells is the third international law…
