Dentons opens in Munich and looks to Warsaw for back-office Legal Business Three NRF laterals boost German practice Dentons has targeted two more regions for European growth, launching an office in Munich…
Clyde & Co acts for Liberty House in bid to acquire Tata Steel’s UK assets Legal Business Clyde & Co is advising global metals group Liberty House Group, one of the key UK bidders looking to acquire…
Big month for renewables as Linklaters acts on offshore windfarms with combined worth £3.9bn Legal Business Linklaters has advised on the development and financing of the first two UK offshore wind projects to obtain financing under…
David made Goliath – Kerr on Bird & Bird’s re-invention as a leading global TMT shop Legal Business Victoria Young talks to veteran chief David Kerr about growing pains and going even more global There’s no doubt chief…
Life during law: Apostolos Gkoutzinis, Shearman & Sterling Legal Business Describe myself in three words? Passionate, impatient and aspirational. I come from a small fishing town in northern Greece most…
News in brief – June 2016 Legal Business ADDLESHAWS IN MERGER TALKS WITH US FIRM Addleshaw Goddard has turned to the US for a potential merger, having entered…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in May 2016 Legal Business SULLIVANS AND WACHTELL ADVISE ON $62m BAYER DEAL Sullivan & Cromwell, Allen & Overy (A&O), and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &…
Nokia appoints first global legal panel Tom Moore Shearman, Reed Smith, Dentons and Eversheds among firms to win places Shearman & Sterling, Reed Smith, Dentons and Eversheds are…
Sidley secures TowerBrook work despite K&E charm offensive Legal Business Tussle continues over lucrative work after K&E raid After a high-profile tussle and one of the biggest team hires in…
Pinsents scraps leadership for life amid top-down management restructure Kathryn McCann Changes include new board responsibility for strategic decision-making Pinsent Masons has made a series of changes to its management structure,…
Shell global panel slashed from 11 to six Legal Business Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Baker & McKenzie and Norton Rose big winners Royal Dutch Shell has cut its global…
Ashurst’s next global head right for the role despite challenges Jaishree Kalia A power shift towards Australia was seen at Ashurst last month when the firm announced its next global managing partner…
Magic Circle’s ‘disappointing’ approach to apprenticeships Kathryn McCann Magic Circle firms have taken a ‘disappointing’ approach to the government-backed scheme, the Trailblazers Apprenticeship in Law initiative, with both…
From offshore to Big Law: the Panama Papers’ lasting imprint on the legal landscape Legal Business Tom Moore argues profession must deal with changing attitudes on tax and reputation The offshore market is being redrawn following…
HSF and Jones Day lead firms on £1.4bn London housing JV Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Jones Day were among a raft of firms that advised the investors behind residential schemes at…
Magic Circle take the lead as Glencore sells $2.5bn stake in agricultural arm Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters advised on Glencore’s $2.5bn sale last month of a 40% stake in Glencore Agricultural Products…
Mirror images: Goodwin expands in Europe to recreate London practice Legal Business US firm returns to King & Wood Mallesons to staff Paris offering The first quarter of this year has proved…
DAC Beachcroft deepens relationship in Malaysia with application for joint venture Kathryn McCann Last month DAC Beachcroft became one of a few firms to take advantage of the liberalisation of the Malaysian market…
‘We have enough of a say’: Squire’s Peter Crossley on retirement, leadership and the US Legal Business Victoria Young talks to the long-serving Europe and Middle East managing partner When Legal Business last profiled Squire Patton Boggs’…
Life During Law: Stephen Paget-Brown, Travers Smith Legal Business My career couldn’t be better. Nice work, nice clients, good money… The culture of this firm lends itself to being…
