Kennedys ramps up expansion at home and abroad with double hire from Mayer Brown and launch of Bermuda office Kathryn McCann Top-50 insurance specialist Kennedys has continued its rapid expansion both in London and further afield with a double hire from…
Top-tier sports law team spins off from Charles Russell Speechlys as Wiggin acquires IP boutique Redd Tom Baker A four-partner, top-ranked sports law team from Charles Russell Speechlys has spun off to create specialist boutique firm Northridge, while…
HSF launches in Milan with hire of Simmons Italian disputes head Tom Baker Strengthening its considerable European disputes offering, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) will open in Milan with the hire of Simmons &…
Beauty parade in the offing as Government announces launch of £650m ‘legal services marketplace’ Marco Cillario Part of an ongoing and concerted effort to manage the public purse for legal advice, the Government has announced plans…
Ince & Co creates London head role as senior partner Heuvels makes Hong Kong move Tom Baker Following the recent decision to relocate Ince & Co senior partner Jan Heuvels to Hong Kong, the firm has appointed…
Linklaters throws down gauntlet as Latham funds co-head makes rare City switch Marco Cillario In an unusual City move from a US firm to the Magic Circle, Latham & Watkins co-head of investment funds…
Hats in the ring: candidates emerge for Eversheds Sutherland chair contest Kathryn McCann Three UK partners at Eversheds Sutherland, including the Manchester senior partner, will vie for the role of chair after Leeds…
Revolving doors: firms make key in-house hires as partners move in opposite direction Tom Baker In a brisk week for lateral hires, Global 100 firms have looked in-house to boost their senior ranks while private…
Back in the USA: BLP looks stateside again as merger talks with Bryan Cave confirmed Tom Baker Nineteen months to the day since its last attempt to forge a transatlantic union with Greenberg Traurig was abandoned, Berwin…
As rivals retrench Linklaters retains expansive German form as A&O veteran becomes third lateral of 2017 Marco Cillario Linklaters is following up on its recent investment in Germany by strengthening its finance practice with a lateral from Magic…
Partner promotions: White & Case latest round down almost a third as it continues NYLon focus Marco Cillario White & Case has promoted 31 lawyers to partner, three quarters of them in London and the US, as the…
Quest to guard privilege begins as ENRC wins right to appeal SFO order Tom Baker Throwing a lifeline to the increasingly eroded principle of legal professional privilege (LPP), Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has this…
PwC aims to take bite out of contract lawyering market with new flexible resourcing arm Kathryn McCann If the accountants’ forays into the legal market have yet to challenge law firms in key markets, a concern in…
A retrograde step as Bar Council ends nursery scheme after four years Tom Baker Despite launching in 2013 after a six-year campaign effort to support working parents, the Bar Council has this week discontinued…
Looking east: Linklaters cements Saudi partnership as Hogan Lovells shuts Mongolia base Marco Cillario Two Global 100 firms have made opposing international moves this week, with Linklaters signing a partnership with a local firm…
Martyr closes in on 20 years at helm as Norton Rose Fulbright chief gets a sixth term Marco Cillario Having already been one of the longest-serving leaders at a major City law firm, Peter Martyr looks to be taking…
Fieldfisher extends global reach as it launches alternative service Condor in South Africa Tom Baker Fieldfisher’s unrelenting international growth this year shows no sign of slowing, as the firm takes its alternative legal services platform…
Revolving Doors: Hogan Lovells and OC bolster City ranks while Kennedys ramps up US practice with three-partner hire Marco Cillario It has been another busy seven days for senior recruitment, with a host of top 50 UK law firms making…
Gowling WLG and Fieldfisher to train solicitor apprentices as ULaw forges new paths to profession Kathryn McCann Gowling WLG and Fieldfisher are to begin training solicitor apprentices with the University of Law (ULaw) as part of a…
Squaring the Circle: A&O and CC confirm more details as associate pay is stoked higher Tom Baker A little more light has emerged on the going rate for junior lawyers at the Magic Circle, with Allen &…
