White & Case makes another City litigation play with Addleshaw Goddard hire Thomas Alan Expansive US firm White & Case is continuing to walk the talk on its going ‘toe to toe with the…
‘I like new challenges’: Bakers securitisation veteran exits for Ashurst Marco Cillario The rebuild at Ashurst following a complicated end to 2017 in which three key partners left in a fortnight has gained…
New Law pioneer LOD primed for growth as BCLP sells to buyout house Thomas Alan Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has secured new private equity backers in place of parent Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) as…
Bidding opens on UK government’s reshaped £320m public sector legal panel Hamish McNicol The UK government’s bid to trim legal costs for the public sector has taken another step after firms were invited…
Revolving Doors: City laterals pick up pace as Baker McKenzie and DWF make moves while Reed Smith expands in the US Thomas Alan City recruitment kept pace last week as a trio of firms made City hires, led by Baker McKenzie’s corporate hire…
Deal View: Life after Hatchard – does Skadden hunger to take its peerless M&A team to the next level? Nathalie Tidman ‘Theirs is the biggest succession issue faced by any firm in the City,’ says one Magic Circle partner of Skadden,…
Deal watch: Ropes & Gray advises on £1.3bn private equity deal as White & Case and Eversheds score major mandates Tom Baker Major transactions continue to flow after Ropes & Gray’s London arm acted on the largest-ever UK private equity software buyout…
Taylor Wessing finalises leadership overhaul as litigation chief succeeds veteran managing partner Eyles Hamish McNicol Taylor Wessing has completed its management reshuffle with the election of the law firm’s litigation co-head Shane Gleghorn (pictured) to managing…
Paul Hastings turns to Linklaters for hire of second City corporate heavyweight in a week Marco Cillario An expansive Paul Hastings has made its second headline lateral in London in a week, this time at the expense of…
Comment: Star power is core to the law firm sales pitch – clients won’t buy excuses Alex Novarese Within the same week, two Magic Circle firms stressed to Legal Business the same mantra after departures of big-name lawyers:…
‘We continue to look’: Listed Gateley eyes more opportunities after first legal acquisition Hamish McNicol The boss of AIM-listed law firm Gateley is confident investors would support further acquisitions after its third in three years, citing…
Guest post: Is law a franchise or a business? Lessons from Warren Buffett Guest Blog I often look for knowledge outside of the legal profession to help me develop strategy for our [Microsoft’] legal business.…
‘Dubious financial arrangements’: Disgraced ex-Locke Lorde partner struck off and handed £70,000 bill Tom Baker A former Locke Lord partner who played a key role in the US firm receiving the largest ever fine from…
Government backs ‘under-funded’ legal AI and data technology with £20m contestable R&D fund Thomas Alan A £20m government fund for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analysis in law, accounting and insurance is…
Revolving Doors: City laterals pick up with hires at Dentons and Eversheds as international moves maintain momentum Thomas Alan City recruitment picked up after a lull last week as Dentons strengthened its bench in London at the hand of Eversheds…
Freshfields steps up New Law makeover with Euro services hub and Manchester expansion plans Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to build on its mass relocation of support roles to the north with the launch of an…
Looking east: Linklaters gets long-awaited Shanghai approval as CMS launches Hong Kong association Marco Cillario Linklaters and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang have shown Asia is still high on the agenda of global law firms after…
CMS, Fieldfisher and NRF among firms awarded spots on social housing regulator’s panel amid regime shake-up Marco Cillario CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Fieldfisher have been appointed to the Regulator of Social Housing’s…
‘A clear validation of our strategy’: Eversheds bounces back with double-digit revenue and profit growth Tom Baker In its first full financial year since its transatlantic merger, Eversheds Sutherland (International) has recorded a robust increase in both…
Another City loss for DLA Piper as private equity star quits for Paul Hastings Nathalie Tidman Paul Hastings has hired Anu Balasubramanian to lead its private equity team in London, a striking move that sees DLA…
