News in brief – May 2016 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS PLANS VANCOUVER HUB After launching a nearshoring office in Manchester, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is planning to open another outpost…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2016 Legal Business FORSTERS AND SLAUGHTERS LEAD ON TATA STEEL SELL OFF Forsters and Slaughter and May acted on Greybull Capital’s rescue deal…
Reform underway as Dentons shakes up profit-sharing arrangement in China Legal Business Following its landmark combination with Dentons to create a 7,500-lawyer legal giant, legacy Dacheng is restructuring its practice to reduce…
Outgoing Slaughter and May senior partner Saul to launch mediation boutique Legal Business Slaughter and May’s longstanding leader, Chris Saul, will launch a mediation boutique once he retires from his role as senior…
Over the Atlantic: London outperforms stateside practices in top US firms Legal Business White & Case edges ahead of Latham in the City with £185m turnover A series of US firms have seen…
Picón prepares to push DLA Piper upmarket as Sir Nigel Knowles makes that last goodbye Legal Business Tom Moore looks to the future of DLA as he meets the firm’s latest leader Juan Picón’s face now adorns…
Q&A: Royal Bank of Scotland general counsel John Collins Legal Business Set to take on the top legal role at Santander UK later this year, The Royal Bank of Scotland’s outgoing…
Life During Law: Chris Saul, Slaughter and May Legal Business Every time my father got a promotion we had to move. It trains you to fit in with new crowds.…
Leadership, strategy and culture: behind the failed merger discussions between BLP and Greenberg Tom Moore Following the fallout of failed merger talks between Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Greenberg Traurig, it has emerged the UK…
Fit for purpose? Critics round on SFO as forex charges are dropped Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been criticised for shutting down its investigation into alleged rigging in the foreign exchange…
KWM to cut 15% of legacy SJ Berwin partnership following major shake-up Legal Business Following a major overhaul of its practice structure, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) said in March it would axe 15%…
The finance view: Scaling up – GCs and finance partners get ready for the grind of ring-fencing reforms Legal Business Victoria Young assesses the approach to implementation of ring-fencing rules Though the deadline for full implementation is over two years…
Freshfields and Linklaters advise as competition issues threaten stock exchange merger Legal Business Börse/LSE tie-up raises regulatory concerns As Europe’s two largest financial market operators, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Deutsche Börse,…
Magic Circle trio land £2bn London City Airport sale Legal Business Three Magic Circle firms have closed the £2bn sale of London City Airport to a Canadian-led consortium of investors. Linklaters,…
Eversheds and Gowling WLG target Singapore with high hopes for booming ASEAN economic region Legal Business International firms target local mergers in regional hub Asia’s burgeoning economic growth coupled with new initiatives from the Association of…
Garrigues ramps up global push with London arbitration play and Chile tie-up Legal Business Garrigues continued its global expansion by hiring its first English-qualified partner in the City with the arrival of Winston &…
‘This is a gritty place’: Macfarlanes’ leaders on the hustle it takes to look effortless Legal Business Victoria Young talks to the singular City player about success and bucking the market ‘Strong culture’, ‘high quality’ and ‘entrepreneurial’…
News in brief – April 2016 Legal Business REED SMITH REPLACED AS SIEMENS REFRESHES PANEL Last month Eversheds and Osborne Clarke were reappointed to Siemens UK’s legal panel,…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in March 2016 Legal Business TRAVERS SMITH ADVISES ON $540M SOFTWARE DEAL Travers Smith and Kirkland & Ellis landed lead advisory roles on the $540m acquisition by Micro…
Shell starts panel review as BG Group legal team undergoes post-acquisition restructure Legal Business Shell external roster set to dominate reconfigured in-house department Royal Dutch Shell has kicked off a review of its external…
