Deal watch: HFW acts for Greek government on major state sell-off while US firms score heavyweight mandates Tom Baker In a deal of major national significance, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised the Greek state…
#MeToo: MPs slam ‘utterly shameful’ inaction on sexual harassment amid calls for an overhaul of NDAs Nathalie Tidman A parliamentary select committee has blasted employers and regulators for failing to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace and has…
Revolving doors: Freshfields insolvency veteran heads for the Bar as BCLP and 2Birds beef up global ranks Lauren Almeida It has been another busy week on the lateral market, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer seeing other departures and a raft…
Burges Salmon cautious over challenging market as PEP dips against modest revenue growth Hamish McNicol A ‘challenging market’ led to sluggish revenue growth at Burges Salmon for the last financial year, while profit per equity…
Pearson eyes cost reductions with rejigged legal panel Tom Baker Education company Pearson has consolidated its legal adviser panels into new ‘preferred’ and ‘general’ rosters, moving away from specialised panels…
Withers’ expansion rush comes to an end as revenue grows 1% to pass £175m mark Lauren Almeida After years of convincing growth on the back of its rapid international expansion, private wealth specialist Withers increased its turnover…
CC wins out as Google’s record fine in landmark antitrust case heralds new era Marco Cillario In a case that has put antitrust law on the front pages, the European Commission (EC) has fined Google a…
‘A difficult time’: Ashurst axes 54 City secretaries following redundancy review Nathalie Tidman Ashurst has culled more than half of its secretarial staff in London as its redundancy review draws to a ‘difficult’ conclusion.…
Gowling WLG revenue climbs to £455m in second post-merger financial results Hamish McNicol Gowling WLG has replicated a broadly strong year for law firms after adding nearly 17% to its top line. The firm’s…
Deal Watch: International elite flock to $3.3bn Linde disposal as Paul Hastings hire secures 2nd deal for PE client Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are leading on Linde’s $3.3bn Americas disposals, bringing the German gas group a step closer to…
End of Sir Cliff’s BBC privacy battle ushers in new rules on reporting investigations Hamish McNicol Old-fashioned defamation disputes may rarely create significant precedent these days but the rapidly evolving area of privacy is a very…
Comment: Deal View – DLA moves house in London but can it break free? Hamish McNicol Shifting to an agile-working office is a peculiar experience. Two camps quickly emerge: those excited by change and colleagues happy…
Blistering run comes to an end for Mishcon as PEP falls and revenue growth slows Marco Cillario In what has been a strong reporting year already for a number of mid-market pacesetters, it is perhaps surprising to…
More cuts in the City as Ince & Co slashes more than 30 roles Lauren Almeida Shipping specialist Ince & Co has announced 32 redundancies in its London office in the latest wave of cuts by…
Withers re-appoints longstanding chief Robertson to fourth term after uncontested election Lauren Almeida Private wealth specialist Withers has re-appointed Margaret Robertson as chief executive for a fourth term following an uncontested election, meaning…
‘Hungry and energetic’: Kirkland taps rivals to launch second Texas base in Dallas Marco Cillario Kirkland & Ellis is building on the rapid growth of its Texas operations with the opening of a second office in…
Comment: GCs should grasp that disruption won’t leave their empires untouched Alex Novarese A lively debate over coffee recently with Axiom founder Mark Harris took me back to the discussion that manifests most…
Travers Smith unveils double-digit revenue growth as profitability soars 24% Tom Baker In its ninth consecutive year of revenue growth, Travers Smith has recorded an 18% uptick in turnover to £146.9m, while profit…
Linklaters fails to keep pace up with profit growth as revenue breaks £1.5bn Marco Cillario Linklaters has posted a mixed bag of financial results as revenue grew by a solid 6% to pass the £1.5bn…
Clyde & Co grows revenue for second decade running as profitability sees double-digit increase Tom Baker After a year of major international expansion, Clyde & Co has recorded another robust round of revenue growth with the firm’s…
