Life during law: Dominic Griffiths Nathalie Tidman I didn’t plan a career in law. At school I did those career survey things twice and on both occasions…
Sponsored briefing: A risk checkup can help companies fight back against fraud Guest Blog Statistics show that in the UK alone, an estimated 7% of annual turnover is lost to fraud schemes, involving issues…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story Legal Business The Legal 500 2019 UK rankings DAC Beachcroft’s leaders are interviewed here. We look at the firms’ UK tier 1-3…
Associate pay war, anyone? Freshfields sets new Magic Circle standard by raising NQ pay to £100k Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses the City-wide implications of Freshfields’ decision to dramatically hike associate salaries A decade after leading the way…
‘Necessary bandwidth’: Addleshaws lures deal finance veteran from McDermott Anna Cole-Bailey Amid a quiet month for the lateral recruitment market in London, Addleshaw Goddard made the most significant play, bolstering its…
Significant hires Legal Business US giant Kirkland & Ellis has lost private equity duo David Arnold and Gavin Gordon (pictured) to Willkie Farr & Gallagher.…
Despite the doubts listed law pioneers continue to report robust growth Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol tracks the progress of public life for four UK-listed law firms Acquisitions, increased publicity and hires have led…
Ashurst, Slaughters and White & Case re-elect leaders as rivals ring in the change Anna Cole-Bailey The recent spate of leadership elections has seen Ashurst, Slaughter and May and White & Case all sticking with tradition…
‘Independent thinker’ Greenberg Traurig picks Milan as latest step of unusual European footprint Marco Cillario Greenberg Traurig’s executive chair Richard Rosenbaum has pointed to his firm’s track record for independent thinking as it enters Italy…
Addleshaws enters continental Europe through BCLP Hamburg hires Marco Cillario Despite having launched five international offices in Asia and the Middle East since 2012, top-20 UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard…
Global Elite line up on Nestlé’s $10bn skincare business sale to EQT Thomas Alan Latham & Watkins is acting alongside US counterpart Kirkland & Ellis in advising EQT as the private equity house looks…
Dealwatch: Insolvencies provide work for CC and Gateley Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised food chain Pret A Manger as it agreed to acquire all of Eat’s…
Sponsored briefing: With great funding comes great responsibility! Guest Blog Jacqueline Young from Augusta Ventures discusses the challenge litigation funders face to balance support for access to justice with more…
The DAC Interview – Close to the rocks Hamish McNicol Legal Business (LB): You have both been in charge for nearly four years. What are some of the highlights? David…
No Buzz Lightyear complex as Kennedys’ revenue tops £200m for the first time Hamish McNicol Kennedys senior partner Nick Thomas will be ‘very disappointed’ if the firm does not have another year of double-digit growth…
At best, murky: MPs slam ‘legally sanctioned secrecy’ of gagging orders in discrimination cases Nathalie Tidman A parliamentary select committee has condemned the ‘routine cover-up’ of discrimination allegations by employers as calls for a clampdown on…
Ashurst dismisses board member under cloud of misconduct Nathalie Tidman The board of Ashurst has asked Bernd Egbers, a Munich-based board member, to leave the firm ‘as a result of…
CC follows Freshfields with £100k package for junior lawyers as pay war with US rivals intensifies Marco Cillario Clifford Chance (CC) has become the second Magic Circle law firm to raise the starting pay for its associates to…
Deal watch: City teams fly on £4.6bn Rolls-Royce pension deal as Kirkland and Goodwin take multi-billion dollar mandates Nathalie Tidman Big-ticket deals have been fuelling the market in pensions, private equity and fundraising recently with UK top-10 firms and US…
Clydes senior partner Konsta to step down as firm grows revenue 11% in 2018/19 Marco Cillario Clyde & Co senior partner Simon Konsta (pictured) is to step down from his role in October just over half…
