Comment: As specialists thrive in law’s Darwinian age too many drift on Alex Novarese There are times in my career as a legal pundit where I’ve gone against trend to argue the unpopular view.…
Revolving doors: NRF loses insurance team to DAC Beachcroft as Taylor Wessing taps Fieldfisher for life sciences co-head Muna Abdi In an otherwise sedate week for City legal recruitment, DAC Beachcroft has proved the exception to the rule for August hiring,…
In-house: former Worldpay GC becomes FTSE 100 company’s first legal head as BlackRock’s European GC departs Anna Cole-Bailey Adding to a recent spate of high-profile in-house moves, Ruwan de Soyza (pictured) has joined FTSE 100 company Halma as…
Insurance business sale reduces Hill Dicks revenue 7% as shrinking partnership boosts profit Thomas Alan Profit and profit per equity partner (PEP) increased at shipping specialists Hill Dickinson last year but revenue dived following the sale…
Kingsley Napley, Clydes and Howard Kennedy instructed as Bakers and former London head Senior face SDT prosecution Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie and its former London head Gary Senior have instructed partners at law firms Kingsley Napley and RadcliffesLeBrasseur as…
Comment: Profit per equity partner and law’s other enduring hypocrisies Alex Novarese No-one got into journalism to be consistent, the trade typically being more attractive to trouble-makers than those hunting for enduring…
No-deal Brexit could trigger £3.5bn revenue drop in UK legal market Muna Abdi The UK legal services market could experience a 10% fall in revenue following a no-deal Brexit, according to a Law…
Hogan Lovells losing bulk of South African practice as merger partner breaks away Marco Cillario Hogan Lovells’ South African headcount is being slashed as its merger partner splits from the firm following a troubled six-year…
Dentons to enter New Zealand legal market through merger with 100-lawyer Kensington Swan Marco Cillario Dentons is to grow its global headcount further past the 10,000-lawyer mark after announcing a merger with 113-strong full-service New Zealand…
Deal watch: LSE acquisition and aviation industry spell busy summer for the Magic Circle Marco Cillario The deal teams of elite City firms have seen a busy end of July amid several multibillion-pound deals, as the…
‘Money well spent’: DWF revenue climbs 15% as £20m IPO cost weighs on profit Hamish McNicol DWF chief executive Andrew Leaitherland (pictured) says the £20m cost of its London Stock Exchange listing is ‘money well spent’ after…
SRA refers Bakers and former head Gary Senior for prosecution over ‘inappropriate’ behaviour as #MeToo cloud hangs over firm Marco Cillario The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has referred Baker McKenzie and its former London head Gary Senior for prosecution to the…
HFW profits drop 9% as investment costs weigh in ‘tough’ market Thomas Alan UK top 50 firm HFW has had a tougher year which saw revenues flatline as profits and profit per equity partner…
Revolving doors: Eversheds ups City disputes investment as White & Case hires Latham duo in Milan Hamish McNicol Eversheds Sutherland has added to recent investment in its London litigation and dispute management practice with a lateral hire from…
Withers’ profit drops as revenue approaches £200m amid Asia and America expansion Marco Cillario UK top 30 firm Withers has seen partner profits fall 12% while its top line passed the £190m mark amid a…
Latham turns focus to Manhattan as chair Trobman relocates from London Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins’ leadership is moving out of London after four years with City-based chair and managing partner Rich Trobman…
Scotland: Art of the possible Margaret Taylor Wherever you look, there are women filling legal roles that had previously appeared closed to them in Scotland: Lorna Jack…
Top Trumps, City-style – Who holds the cards in private equity? Georgina Stanley If there’s one City practice that has barely paused for breath in recent years, it is private equity (PE). Global…
The Global 100: The devil you know – The two visions for Freshfields Nathalie Tidman ‘Some of the management are dinosaurs. They don’t understand how important this is.’ So speaks one loyalist Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Global 100 overview: Escape velocity as the world’s largest firms pick up momentum Marco Cillario Compared to the dramatic events that have defined each of the three previous years, 2018/19 was relatively benign for the…
