Thrusting DWF primed for largest law firm listing yet but eyebrows raised at touted price Hamish McNicol Thrusting national operator DWF is gearing up to be the largest UK firm float yet with a London Stock Exchange…
CMS cites ‘19%’ UK profitability hike as turnover tops £500m in first post-merger results Marco Cillario CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has released a selection of financial highlights for the year following its three-way merger but disappointingly…
Employment partners rue ‘conservative’ Supreme Court judgment in highly-anticipated gig economy case Tom Baker A Supreme Court decision which was expected to have significant ramifications for the ‘gig economy’ has disappointed employment partners who…
Linklaters legal AI partner ropes in market-leading £13m investment Thomas Alan An artificial intelligence (AI) company boasting Linklaters as one of its key clients is targeting the world’s biggest firms after securing…
Deal watch: Westfield GC exits for something ‘very different’ as takeover completes while DLA lands Poundworld administration role Hamish McNicol Retail’s high street struggles are keeping advisers in the sector busy, as multiple firms took roles on the £18.5bn takeover…
Another record year for Fieldfisher as ‘more international’ firm breaks £200m barrier Marco Cillario Fieldfisher’s leader believes the firm has a ‘very happy partnership’ after cementing its position as the mid-market pace setter with…
Deal watch: Slaughters tunes into Sky bidding war as Links and Ashurst waste no opportunity on Cory Riverside disposal Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May has been drafted in by the Walt Disney Company on its Sky News bid while Linklaters and Ashurst took the…
Revolving Doors: Paul Hastings lands Bakers FinReg veteran as Reed Smith hires City IP expert and Mayer Brown appoints Fried Frank’s UK finance head Thomas Alan In what has otherwise been a relatively subdued week for City laterals, Paul Hastings, Reed Smith and Mayer Brown have bolstered their…
Comment: 16 easy steps to making you a great managing partner Alex Novarese Recently a surprisingly popular column in Legal Business took a jaded view of the state of leadership in major law firms. The…
Slaughters’ high-profile move for ex-SFO chief hits watchdog’s review Tom Baker Slaughter and May’s high stakes move on former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director David Green QC is being held up…
Dentons delivers 36% PEP turnaround on ‘strongest ever’ financial results in UK and Middle East Marco Cillario The global management of Dentons are well known sceptics of the significance of profit per equity partner (PEP) but its UK…
‘An impressive background’: high hopes for new SFO director but naming delay criticised Tom Baker The two-month delay in naming the new Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director has been labelled flabbergasting, embarrassing and unsettling by…
‘We can’t grumble’: Osborne Clarke looks to capitalise on double-digit growth streak Hamish McNicol Osborne Clarke (OC)’s leadership duo had two reasons to party in Brussels overnight: it has been five years since the firm…
Comment: A&O merger bid risky but US question can’t be delayed forever Alex Novarese ‘It is an odd couple. I wouldn’t have put them together,’ is one take from a London peer to the…
‘Very selective’: DLA goes to Freshfields for rare City corporate hire in wake of London losses Hamish McNicol It has been something of a one-way street out of DLA Piper’s London office recently but the global giant believes it…
Ince & Co to shed more than 30 business services and fee earner jobs in structural shift Tom Baker Shipping specialist Ince & Co is to cut more than 30 fee earner and business services jobs in a redundancy round…
‘A sufficient war chest’: Knights turn to IPO for acquisition agenda Thomas Alan One of the earliest adopters of the Alternative Business Structure (ABS) model is turning to the public capital markets to…
Milbank bids up associate pay as surprise moves takes City associates to new $190k benchmark Marco Cillario Despite much talk of client pressure on fees the determination to recruit top associates continues to build with one leading…
Revolving Doors: DWF and Fladgate bolster City recruitment as Ashurst goes large internationally Thomas Alan City recruitment was strong last week as DWF and Fladgate followed headline laterals at White & Case and Ashurst with London plays. International…
Tidswell goes unchallenged in securing second term as Ashurst chair Nathalie Tidman Ben Tidswell has been handed another term as chair of Ashurst following an election which last week culminated in his…
