Deal View: Goodwin’s City practice goes beyond the clichés with 58% revenue growth Nathalie Tidman The cliché says that you have to start somewhere and so Goodwin Procter’s London branch did in 2011 with a…
Letter from… Hong Kong: Asia’s most-desired village can be tough on the locals but the mood of confidence is back Marco Cillario Hong Kong, notes Mayer Brown Asia chair Duncan Abate, is like a village: ‘If you are good, you can do…
The Last Word – Global London perspectives from inside the shark tank Legal Business To mark the launch of our 2019 Global London report, we ask senior management at the leading US firms in…
Ince Gordon Dadds sees share price fall following critical administrator report Tom Baker Merger vital to saving ‘unmanageable’ Ince business, says Quantuma Newly-merged listed firm Ince Gordon Dadds saw its share price dip…
The head, the tail, the whole damn thing: UK firms suffer again as Global London sharks circle Thomas Alan With recent financial results displaying the added bite of US firms in the City, it appears their approach to the…
Moment of truth: New Law champion Axiom unveils float plans but break up of its business raises doubts Thomas Alan Axiom making good on long-trailed plans to float will be a milestone for New Law. Thomas Alan assesses if the…
Apathy and a multimillion-pound shortfall define beleaguered KWM Europe insolvency Thomas Alan Thomas Alan finds reality setting in for creditors and former partners more than two years on ‘My immediate thought was:…
‘A third way’: Taylor Wessing enters alliance with West Coast leader Wilson Sonsini Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses Taylor Wessing’s alliance with Silicon Valley royalty Wilson Sonsini as RPC forges US insurance partnership While the…
International Arbitration Centre launches: the City finally gets the world-class disputes space it has been waiting for Alex Novarese For years, seasoned practitioners have bemoaned the lack of top-notch arbitration facilities in London, casting an envious eye at the…
Apollo hamstrung as Freshfields helps Berry complete eleventh-hour bid for UK plastics group Thomas Alan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer successfully advised US manufacturing company Berry Global as it completed a late bid for UK-headquartered RPC Group,…
Dealwatch: Global 100 firms share spoils on flurry of private equity and public M&A mandates Legal Business Slaughter and May is acting on the £1.3bn unsolicited bid for doorstep lender Provident Financial. Corporate head Andy Ryde (pictured)…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess Baker McKenzie tops this year’s Global London rankings by headcount. Here we look at the firm’s London rankings in The…
Life during law: Claire Wills Nathalie Tidman I’ve been 27 years at Freshfields. I’m not sure where the time has gone. It’s International Women’s Day on Friday…
Sponsored briefing: Tracing assets – what you need to know Guest Blog K2 Intelligence’s Darren Matthews on what successful asset search and recovery looks like Understanding the form, value and recoverability of…
EY makes further inroads into the legal sector after acquiring Thomson Reuters’ LPO arm Thomas Alan Less than a year after it acquired Riverview Law, EY has maintained its acquisitive form by agreeing to buy the…
‘The glue’: Ince Gordon Dadds secures legacy international branches to network Tom Baker Four months after its headline merger, Ince Gordon Dadds has secured £23m of business by formally incorporating five international legacy…
Freshfields mints eight partners in the City in renewed 22-strong global promotion round Thomas Alan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted 22 lawyers to partner, including eight in London, amid a stronger promotion round for the…
SRA attempts to prosecute A&O lawyer over controversial Weinstein gagging deal Tom Baker An Allen & Overy (A&O) solicitor has been recommended for prosecution by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) over a controversial…
Revolving Doors: Akin Gump does the double, Kirkland boosts funds and Sidley recruits crime veteran as US firms power lateral market Thomas Alan Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld led the way in the City lateral market last week after hiring two funds…
‘Immensely rewarding’: Moore gets second term as Linklaters managing partner Marco Cillario Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore will stay in his role until April 2022 after the partnership re-elected him for a…
