Who Represents Who: The data behind the story David Burgess Barclays legal advisers, 2017 As Barclays conducts its latest panel review we look at which firms advised on the most…
Legal 500 Data: The data behind the story Legal Business DWF Legal 500 rankings, 2017 DWF announced in June it was considering what would become the largest UK law firm…
Sponsored briefing: An asymmetric approach to litigation PR Guest Blog Tim Maltin of Maltin PR on the importance of getting the balance right between winning the court case and winning…
Trebles all round as Simmons re-elects Hoyland for another term Nathalie Tidman Simmons & Simmons has re-elected Jeremy Hoyland as managing partner for a third term on the back of a year of…
‘Legal catching up’: TLT launches £500k fund to improve tech and consulting lines Hamish McNicol TLT has created a £500,000 investment fund to help test technology and other ideas more quickly before providing them to clients.…
EasyJet GC completes ITV round-trip for head of legal job Tom Baker ITV has appointed easyJet group general counsel (GC) Kyla Mullins as its new head of legal, filling a role vacated…
OC’s Berg prepares for rockier roads following re-election to managing partner Hamish McNicol Osborne Clarke (OC) has elected incumbent UK managing partner Ray Berg (pictured) to a second term in a ‘glowing endorsement’ of…
Baker McKenzie chair Rawlinson temporarily steps back due to ‘exhaustion’ Marco Cillario Paul Rawlinson (pictured) has stepped back from his responsibilities as Baker McKenzie global chair due to a personal medical issue.…
Time to shine: nominations open for the Legal Business Awards 2019 Mark McAteer Could it be your year? Nominations are now open for the most prestigious showcase of talent in the industry, the…
‘Don’t start a war you can’t win’: High Court throws out SRA’s Leigh Day misconduct appeal Tom Baker The High Court has dismissed an appeal by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) which challenged the decision to exonerate Leigh…
Expectations high as Thomson Reuters and Slaughters ramp up legal tech incubator competition Thomas Alan Competition for access to legal tech start-ups is heating up as global multimedia giant Thomson Reuters and City blueblood Slaughter…
World’s top-billing law firm Kirkland finally makes Paris debut with Linklaters corporate duo Marco Cillario After years of internal debate Kirkland & Ellis is to launch in Paris with the hire of one of Linklaters’ key…
Bakers launches low-cost hub in Florida… just after redundancy consultation with 300 City staff Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has announced plans for its third low-cost centre two weeks after putting what is thought to be more than…
Further losses at Ince as Singapore head leaves for Stephenson Harwood in double exit Tom Baker Partners are departing at a rate of knots from Ince & Co ahead of its proposed Gordon Dadds merger, with a…
Revolving Doors: busy City recruitment round sees moves from Reed Smith, DLA, and Eversheds Thomas Alan City laterals were busy last week as an array of firms strengthened their London benches, while Dentons led the way abroad…
Ashurst seeks competitive edge with second new lawyer salary increase of 2018 Nathalie Tidman Ashurst has become the latest City firm to review its trainee and newly qualified (NQ) salaries for the second time this…
Clydes sacks veteran partner after ‘inappropriate behaviour’ investigation Tom Baker The trend of large firms dismissing partners for wrongdoing following internal investigations continues with Clyde & Co today (12 October) announcing…
London gets lion’s share of White & Case’s largest ever partner promotions round Marco Cillario White & Case has promoted 41 lawyers to partner in its largest ever promotion round, with London seeing more promotions than…
Review of Baker McKenzie #MeToo incident finds ‘shortcomings’ but details scant Marco Cillario An under-wraps independent review of Baker McKenzie’s approach to a sexual misconduct incident six years ago has concluded there were…
Vannin Capital shelves IPO as volatile market knocks Aston Martin and Funding Circle listings Nathalie Tidman High-profile litigation funder Vannin Capital has shelved its planned initial public offering (IPO) only one month after announcing its intention…
