Edwards Wildman and Locke Lord set to combine Legal Business Fellow US firm Cooley plans London office takeover Dallas-bred Locke Lord and Boston’s Edwards Wildman Palmer became the latest US…
BLP scales back Paris office just eight years after opening as local head departs Legal Business Clifford Chance boosts French corporate offering with HSF and Willkie Farr hires Last month saw much strategic decision-making by Legal…
Uría Menéndez takes stake in first major Latin America tie-up Legal Business As Dentons hires IDB’s general counsel in hunt for regional mergers Last month saw leading Iberian law firm Uría Menéndez…
News in brief – October 2014 Legal Business LORD CHANCELLOR ACTED ‘UNLAWFULLY’ IN LEGAL AID CONSULTATION Kingsley Napley and 11 KBW last month acted for the London Criminal…
Life During Law: Jeremy Hoyland Legal Business I always wanted to be an architect. Unfortunately I’m very messy and that’s a bad combination. Building useful things, such…
Bakers’ Leite set for second term leading world’s largest law firm Tom Moore Eduardo Leite looks set to be re-appointed as chairman of Baker & McKenzie shortly after it regained its position as…
Reviving deal market lifts LB100 as top UK firms edge up profits and fees Legal Business While the headline Legal Business 100 (LB100) results are once again inflated by significant merger activity at every level, there…
Weil, Gotshal & Manges settles multimillion-pound negligence claim with private equity house Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges has paid over £3m to settle a professional negligence claim made against it in late 2013…
Accounts show fee and profits slide at Edwards Wildman in London as partner departures pile up Legal Business Having endured a difficult time in recent months with an exodus of partners from its London office, US law firm…
‘Clifford Chance is brave to be looking at these things’: City giant mulls move towards all-equity Legal Business Latest proposed changes by Magic Circle firm after recent overhaul of governance structure Having taken the summer to vote through…
Hong Kong Law Society president forced to go amid row over independence from China Legal Business Ambrose Lam, president of the Hong Kong Law Society since May last year, was forced to resign on 19 August…
Mishcons set to move to full-equity LLP in 2015 Legal Business Mishcon de Reya is set to bring all partners into the equity and convert to a limited liability partnership at…
Short-term boom but long-term questions loom for lawyers if Scotland votes to go it alone Legal Business Michael West finds mixed feelings on independence from Scotland’s bloodied legal profession It’s long been a hoary cliché to say…
Will $50bn Yukos award lead states to pull out of international arbitration treaties? Legal Business The landmark Yukos decision has forced governments to consider the consequences of entering into international treaties that allow foreign investors…
After a patchy 2013 and a high-profile finance departure, can Weil sustain its City momentum? Legal Business Tom Moore assesses the recent upheaval at Weil and talks to City head Francies about its ambitions Life has never…
A&O joins US firms on Walgreens’ acquisition of Alliance Boots Tom Moore US advisers take the lead on £5.6bn takeover of UK institution The Walgreen Company has instructed New York law firm…
Dechert gains Singapore licence after eight-month wait as PwC completes local tie-up Legal Business Dechert and PwC step into Singapore as global players sustain push into key Asian hub This summer saw continued interest…
Chadbourne closes Kiev arm as Freshfields duo set up in Barcelona Legal Business Political tension and economic turbulence have seen more law firms retrench in the wider European region, with Chadbourne & Parke…
A chance to turn the corner for the SFO but a high-stakes test on ‘blockbuster’ cases could define its fate Legal Business Michael West assesses the prospects for the agency after settlement of the Tchenguiz claims He was always going to have…
Life During Law: Neel Sachdev, Kirkland & Ellis Legal Business I had training offers from a couple of Magic Circle firms, but I chose SJ Berwin because at that time…
