Tough times, new entrants and mobile talent – A Legal Business year in review Alex Novarese It’s been another eventful year on the front lines of the City and global legal profession marked by mergers, expensive…
Deal watch: Linklaters and Simpson line up on £6bn KKR deal as Ashurst leads on £575m float Marco Cillario Capping off another busy year for European buyouts, Linklaters lined up opposite Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Dentons as Unilever…
Buyout star David Higgins quits Freshfields for Kirkland in landmark $10m transfer Marco Cillario Despite a recent overhaul of its partnership to reward top performers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost private equity heavyweight David Higgins…
Comment: Forget the Silicon Valley guff – can your firm shift course in 2018? Alex Novarese Well, 2017 promised to be a challenging year and it did not disappoint with its disappointment. With the Brexit vote…
‘Established where we need it’: Singapore tie-up sees Watson Farley & Williams round off standout year Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams has capped off an impressive year of financial growth with international expansion, securing a formal law…
Better Call Saul: Osborne Clarke re-elects veteran senior partner Hamish McNicol Osborne Clarke (OC), one of only three firms in the current UK top 100 to have more than doubled its…
Comment: Super growth or decline? Which firm are you? Alex Novarese Everyone knows the legal industry has been a different place since the banking crisis but it is only when you…
Dentons re-elects Cohen as UKME chief as UK managing partner steps down Marco Cillario Jeremy Cohen will lead Dentons’ UK and Middle East operations until 2021 after the partnership approved him for a second…
Mouse grabs a Fox: Global 100 firms take centre stage as Murdoch sells empire to Disney for $52.4bn Tom Baker A raft of transatlantic firms have won roles advising on The Walt Disney Company’s $52.4bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox,…
International round-up: Mayer Brown launches in Japan as Mills & Reeve cements European ties Hamish McNicol Mayer Brown will open a new office in Tokyo next year after hiring the former head of Ashurst’s Tokyo office.…
Comment: Ditching lockstep – better too late than never? Alex Novarese ‘Lockstep in its current form has to go. It’s just not working.’ Legal Business, June 2015 ‘The current incarnation of…
Slaughters unveils five-figure bonus awards as junior lawyers’ pay edges higher Tom Baker In the latest sign of pressure to secure the best young talent, Slaughter and May has confirmed it is to…
‘Another mechanism for unlocking insight’ – Clyde & Co launches tech initiative with UCL Tom Baker Following the trend of tech incubator programmes set by City firms, insurance heavyweight Clyde & Co has launched a data…
Retail property crush as international firms battle to land roles on £18.5bn Westfield bid Tom Baker In what has been a busy week for landmark retail property deals, a host of firms from across the globe,…
Taylor Wessing elects new senior partner as season of change for firm continues Marco Cillario Days after veteran managing partner Tim Eyles announced he is stepping down next year, Taylor Wessing has elected Dominic FitzPatrick…
Global Elite advise Siemens on €40bn German IPO of medical division Tom Baker Latham & Watkins, Linklaters and Sullivan & Cromwell are all advising as German conglomerate Siemens plans to list its €40bn…
Revolving doors: December shopping spree continues in lateral recruitment market Hamish McNicol Lateral recruitment is mirroring the pre-Christmas deal rush after multiple firms announced multiple partner hires last week. Arnold & Porter…
Signature boosts revenue 16% as dispute boutiques sustain their ascendency Tom Baker City litigation specialist Signature Litigation has capped off a run of high-profile mandates to record a 16% uptick in revenue…
GC community to lose a heavyweight as BT’s Fitz steps down Hamish McNicol Widely cited as one of the most influential and admired general counsel (GC) since Legal Business began covering the in-house…
Waiting for Carney – hard times and hard choices for restructuring counsel Nathalie Tidman ‘Restructuring types will tell you the market’s just about to take off. It’s all going to hell in a handcart…
