Dentons becomes world’s most lawyered firm with Dacheng tie-up Legal Business Firms set to create a 6,600-lawyer, $1.7bn law firm giant In a bid to create the world’s largest firm by…
Withers targets Asia through new Australian presence Legal Business The end of 2014 saw two Legal Business 100 firms open international offices targeting new markets. Private client leader Withers…
Succession planning: RBS and Barclays lose their GCs Kathryn McCann Last month saw both Barclays and The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) put succession planning into place as global general…
News in brief – February 2015 Legal Business KENNEDYS OPENS IN SCOTLAND Last month, Kennedys finally entered the Scottish market with the opening of offices in Glasgow and…
Battle over, war begins Legal Business Clifford Chance set to face professional negligence claim by Excalibur funders Clifford Chance (CC) is to face a professional negligence…
Respected Paris boutique launches London arm to target deal work Legal Business French firm AyacheSalama has launched its first international office in the City with four partners as it looks to advise…
Linklaters reshuffles to boost corporate and disputes Legal Business Magic Circle firm Linklaters has moved its TMT and tax groups from its commercial division into corporate. The firm has…
Cyber risk moving up the in-house agenda Mark McAteer General counsel (GC) are increasingly involved in handling cyber security issues at board level, reflecting a more comprehensive shift towards…
Fried Frank faces multi-million professional negligence claim Legal Business Collyer Bristow pays £24m settlement over Rangers advice US firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson is facing a professional…
‘There is a fundamental tension here’: Lawyers nervous about exceptions to professional privilege Legal Business With government intelligence agencies and tax authorities coming under a spotlight in recent weeks over the sourcing of legally privileged…
A&O and Linklaters scale back in Russia as foreign firms feel the brunt of sanctions Legal Business Law firms scramble to reposition Moscow practice as EU sanctions hit home Russia’s volatile political environment began to have an…
Life During Law: Jason Glover, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) was a great place to be in the 1990s. Geoffrey Howe deserves a huge amount of credit.…
Guerrillas in our midst: LCIA takes action on award delays and obstructionist tactics Legal Business Tom Moore assesses the impact of the new London arbitration rulebook The battle lines between arbitration lawyers and litigators have…
Not always an ‘easy journey’: Q&A with Jonathan Scott, outgoing HSF senior partner Legal Business Tom Moore talks to Jonathan Scott, senior partner and chair at Herbert Smith Freehills, about management, why he’s stepping down…
‘Trophy assets’: Bakers and Taylor Wessing lead on Gherkin sale Legal Business Baker & McKenzie and Taylor Wessing helped finalise the sale of London’s iconic Gherkin building to the Safra Group for…
Freshfields, Linklaters and Taylor Wessing advise on United Biscuits sale to Turkish buyer Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Taylor Wessing have taken the leading roles representing the sale of UK-based United Biscuits to…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in November 2014 Legal Business BATTERSEA POWER STATION SEES BAKER & MCKENZIE AND NRF TAKE THE LEAD In one of the largest real estate financings…
Baker & McKenzie and DLA Piper bet on Mexico’s growing legal market Legal Business DLA combines with local firm while Baker & McKenzie boosts its Mexican office Mexico’s legal market has seen steady growth…
City comp scheme to create first panel Tom Moore The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the UK’s statutory compensation scheme for customers of authorised financial services firms, is currently…
News in brief – December 2014 Legal Business KING & WOOD MALLESONS HIRES HEAVYWEIGHT EVERSHEDS TRIO KWM last month hired former Eversheds senior partner Cornelius Medvei alongside former…
