‘It’s just excruciating’: Tesco fraud trial abandoned as one defendant suffers heart attack Tom Baker The trial of three Tesco executives charged with fraud by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been abandoned after one…
Comment: Bakers in a #MeToo bind and big questions on the profession’s record on harassment Alex Novarese Referencing the Presidents Club fallout last month, LB noted that the profession’s record on sexual harassment would receive much tougher…
LLP latest: Taylor Wessing tightens its belt as Pinsent Masons gets expansive Hamish McNicol The latest round of LLP accounts show profit, management pay and remuneration for the highest earning member all fell at…
Revolving doors: Fieldfisher secures Dentons IP veteran as A&O loses New York finance star to Mayer Brown Marco Cillario Last week saw a busy lateral recruitment market pick up again, with Fieldfisher and Mayer Brown making headline deals at…
Gibson Dunn finance veteran Gillespie departs for investment business as GC Nathalie Tidman City finance veteran Stephen Gillespie has left Gibson Dunn & Crutcher after three years to join international investment business Letterone…
#MeToo latest – Bakers to launch review of assault complaint-handling as claim partner to depart Tom Baker Baker McKenzie is to launch a review of its procedures following the handling of an allegation that one of its…
LLP latest: profits fall at Norton Rose Fulbright as Dentons’ top earner sees pay cut Marco Cillario Operating profits at Norton Rose Fulbright’s (NRF) Eurasian business fell 7.5% to £115.8m in the year to 30 April 2017,…
#MeToo: Baker McKenzie partner sanctioned after accusations of sexual assault Marco Cillario A Baker McKenzie partner has been accused of sexually assaulting an associate, it has emerged in the latest of a…
Deal Watch: Simpson, CC and NRF line up as business data firms generates big ticket double Nathalie Tidman As January draws to a close the deal market continues its robust run, with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett leading the advisers…
LLP accounts: Addleshaw Goddard boasts ‘underlying’ growth as top-earner takes a haircut Hamish McNicol LLP accounts show Addleshaw Goddard’s top earner took a 30% pay cut as both profit and income fell in a…
LLP accounts: Freshfields management team takes home £19.1m amid overall profit uptick Nathalie Tidman The management team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer took home £19.1m for the 2016/17 financial year, according to latest LLP accounts filed…
‘Potential is still enormous’: Dentons European arm grows revenue 21% in 2017 Marco Cillario Revenue from Dentons’ continental European practice grew 21% to €288m in 2017, as the firm recorded growth in all but…
LLP latest: Olswang profit fell 76% before 2017 CMS merger as legacy firms’ final accounts revealed Marco Cillario Profits at all three CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang legacy firms fell in the last financial year before their three-way…
LLP round-up: Bird & Bird debt soars as rising partner count freezes top pay at Clyde & Co Tom Baker While top 20 LB100 firms Bird & Bird and Clyde & Co both boosted their operating profit in the 2016/17…
‘We want to be the biggest’: Hausfeld deepens European footprint with new Paris office Tom Baker US litigation specialist Hausfeld has added to its considerable strength on the continent with the opening of a new Paris…
‘Enormous’ £75.5m currency boost flatters DLA Piper LLP accounts Hamish McNicol The dramatic impact of currency markets during the 2016/17 period has significantly bolstered another law firm’s LLP accounts, with…
And then there were three: DLA Piper senior partner finalists named Hamish McNicol DLA Piper’s first senior partner contest in a decade is down to three candidates after the first round of voting…
In-house: Former Aviva leader Risam lands at Blackstone wealth management firm Hamish McNicol The highly-regarded former Aviva UK Life general counsel (GC) Monica Risam has joined Luxembourg wealth-structuring company Lombard International Assurance as…
Societe Generale names a dozen firms to new global law roster Hamish McNicol French financial services group Societe Generale (SocGen) has named 12 law firms to its new international panel, with a further…
HFW strengthens Singapore with South East Asia triple play Tom Baker Energy and shipping specialist HFW has made a major play in its longstanding Singapore office, bringing in a trio of partners…
