Senior Clydes ship finance partner joins Curtis Davis Garrard Legal Business Senior maritime player Matt Hannaford is leaving Clyde & Co’s transport finance group with a team of three to join…
‘A treasure trove for potential claimants’ – forex scandal to bring windfall of instructions to UK firms Legal Business US class action filed ahead of DoJ findings targets more than a dozen investors UK financial disputes partners are gearing…
CMS junior partners to pay up to £50k in response to HMRC shake-up Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna has called on its fixed-share partners (FSPs) to make a substantial contribution of capital in light of…
HSF shakes off post-merger politics in favour of sole global corporate head as Ferraro takes over Legal Business Setting aside the notoriously difficult post-merger politics of selecting one partner to run a core practice area, Herbert Smith Freehills…
European deal wave anticipated amid growing market confidence Legal Business Holcim/Lafarge merger and Vivendi’s SFR acquisition lead the way Corporate partners are forecasting the next big European M&A wave after…
ITV pulls in panel firms in new development programme Legal Business ITV is taking steps to embed its law firms in the fabric of the organisation by involving them in a…
Davenport Lyons goes into administration as Gordon Dadds takes on business David Stevenson After two rounds of failed merger talks Davenport Lyons went into administration at the end of April, with Mayfair firm…
Not reached the bottom yet – sanctions on Russia begin to bite for law firms Legal Business Jaishree Kalia reports on the anticipated fall-off in deal work in the wake of Ukraine crisis Russia’s volatile political environment…
Eversheds in talks to extend voting rights as 164 junior partners inject cash Legal Business Fixed-share partners to make capital contributions of 25% of profit share Eversheds started talks in April over the voting rights…
Hogan Lovells gives voice to partners under 45 with new board level role Legal Business Higson elected ahead of move to single global CEO Hogan Lovells has taken a step towards giving its younger partners…
GC appointments for EY, HarperCollins and BNY Mellon Legal Business Reshuffles see trio promoted to fill senior roles Three high-profile in-house counsel appointments in the UK and US last month…
Heineken UK in talks to appoint sole legal adviser Legal Business The UK arm of global cider and beer producer Heineken is actively considering going down the one-stop-shop route for the…
Dwindling partner promotions at A&O and Freshfields fail to maintain current partnership levels Legal Business The UK’s elite law firms often point to their rigorous partnership promotion process as a natural selector of the best…
Q&A with HSF’s new global head of disputes Justin D’Agostino Legal Business Justin D’Agostino has taken over as global head of dispute resolution at commercial litigation heavyweight Herbert Smith Freehills. Here the…
Blake Lapthorn and Morgan Cole announce July merger Legal Business Tie-up to create a strong platform in south of England and Wales Despite talks over the giant south-east combination between…
‘We’ll see who wants to step up’ – Burch on growth, ambition and managing partners Francesca Fanshawe Francesca Fanshawe talks to Addleshaw Goddard’s senior partner ahead of big strategic decisions There is a lot riding on the…
Freshfields remains bullish in wake of heavyweight arbitration departures Legal Business Magic Circle firm will continue to work with Three Crowns spin off An undisputed leader in the field of arbitration,…
Those thoroughly fashionable provinces – vogue for City players to hit low-cost regions becomes the new black Sarah Downey Sarah Downey reports on how a regional arm became the hottest accessory for London firms How the fashions in professional…
Spanish leaders Uría and Cuatrecasas hike fees as confidence returns to battered market David Stevenson Despite Spanish M&A values dropping significantly in 2013 and amid the country’s continuing well-publicised debt crisis, two of Spain’s big…
Singapore: QFLP renewals, hires for Milbank and a new office for Harneys Legal Business Singapore has over the past month dominated much of the legal agenda in Asia, starting with the renewal process early…
