Unilever carries out informal review of panel arrangement Kathryn McCann Consumer goods giant Unilever is currently carrying out an ‘informal review’ of its current panel firms, after the roster expired in…
De Bie restructures Royal Mail legal team as she settles into group GC post Kathryn McCann Royal Mail’s group general counsel (GC) Maaike de Bie has led an overhaul of the postal service’s legal team after…
Life during law: Guy Norman, Clifford Chance Sarah Downey It’s been a long career. I’m amazed at being here 27 years. People think that must be dull but I’ve…
LB100: relative revival for City elite in 2016 as a range of smaller players excel Kathryn McCann The big four Magic Circle firms have posted their strongest performance in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) since the…
SABMiller legal team faces autumn redundancies as £79bn AB InBev deal closes Legal Business As brewing giant SABMiller’s global general counsel (GC) John Davidson prepares to stand down in 2017, up to 35 staff…
Tchenguiz brothers’ legal bill hits £5.1m in court battle against Grant Thornton Legal Business The drawn-out legal battle between property billionaires, Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz, and those they hold responsible for the Serious Fraud…
Eversheds consults on new management structure Kathryn McCann Lee Ranson clear favourite to take chief executive role Eversheds has begun talks to forge a new leadership team as…
RPC Consulting targets £50m turnover in plans to challenge Big Four Legal Business New software boosts expansion plans for firm’s start-up RPC’s insurance management consulting arm is pursuing significant expansion as it bids…
Brexit effect hits home as mid-tier reveals job cuts and pay freezes Matthew Field Large mid-tier firms in the UK were some of the first to feel the sting of the UK’s decision to…
Linklaters PE team scores first-time instruction from BC Partners Tom Moore Linklaters landed its first mandate from private equity (PE) house BC Partners at the end of July, with PE partners…
Tokyo deal wave anticipated following SoftBank’s £24.3bn ARM takeover Legal Business Lawyers working on the £24.3bn ARM Holdings takeover by Tokyo-based telecoms group SoftBank expect more M&A deals to come out…
No more Taylor Who? Flair and a bit of vision take Taylor Wessing to next step but what now? Matthew Field Matthew Field and Victoria Young talk to Taylor Wessing head Tim Eyles and assess the firm’s prospects ‘When Tim Eyles…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in July and August 2016 Legal Business US ELITE LEAD AS VERIZON TAKES YAHOO! FOR $4.8BN Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &…
Recasting finance at Freshfields: high ambition married with gently lowered expectations Victoria Young Victoria Young and Madeleine Farman analyse the changes in Freshfields’ finance practice ‘I could have spent another ten years punching…
Osborne Clarke continues Asia phase of international expansion with Singapore tie-up Kathryn McCann Formal association with former Bird & Bird partner forms OC Queen Street Last month saw Legal Business 100 top 25…
The Italian job: Dentons opens in Rome a year after Milan launch Legal Business With its sights currently set on deepening its European coverage, Dentons has expanded its presence in Italy by opening an…
Freshfields leads the pack as London’s big four continue flat financial trajectory Legal Business Firm posts impressive 8% PEP hike and 7% revenue increase despite headcount drop With the unaudited results of firms in,…
The profession takes stock as Brexit vote sends UK crashing out of EU… and into years of uncertainty Tom Moore Tom Moore and Matthew Field size up the immediate impact of the vote on City lawyers It was the result…
Barclays slashes number of firms by over 60% in global review Kathryn McCann DLA Piper misses out as bank sets out new categories Barclays picked a raft of firms, including Clifford Chance, Ashurst,…
Under fire: Linklaters and Olswang in the spotlight as dealmakers face parliament over BHS collapse Legal Business City lawyers faced the wrath of MPs during May and June in an inquiry over the sale of BHS. The…
