In-house wrap: National Grid renews roster as Barclays responds to ring-fencing demands with new appointment Kathryn McCann This week in buy-side news saw in-house teams respond to some of the biggest issues facing clients: bank ring-fencing and…
Simmons & Simmons becomes third international firm to launch in Ireland since Brexit vote with key local hire Marco Cillario While there hasn’t been the anticipated rush of City firms into alternative European financial centres since the UK voted for…
‘The idea is working’: Dentons Europe recorded double-digit revenue growth, LLPs show Marco Cillario Revenue at Dentons’ continental European arm grew 11% to €275.8m in the year to 31 December 2016, according to LLP…
Comment: What ails Freshfields? Time is running out for ‘The Last Champions’ Madeleine Farman The headline of the last lengthy piece Legal Business carried on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer said it all: The Last Champions.…
In the money: Gateley veterans reap six figures in £10m share sale Kathryn McCann For listed law firms, recent months have been a period of brutally mixed fortunes. While Slater and Gordon has suffered…
DWF adds to senior ranks once more as Addleshaws heavyweight Carpenter jumps ship Kathryn McCann A month after recruiting former DLA Piper leader Sir Nigel Knowles, DWF has brought in a senior hand again with…
Australia latest stop on DWF’s belated world tour as it announces local tie-up Kathryn McCann In contrast to the majority of the top 25 of the Legal Business 100, DWF has been a latecomer to…
Freshfields and Kirkland land roles in biggest ever UK airline collapse Marco Cillario Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Kirkland & Ellis have won advisory roles as Monarch Airlines filed for administration in the early…
Lucky 13 in London as Kirkland unveils mammoth partner round and taps City rival for restructuring hire Tom Baker Underlining the meteoric rise of a group of elite US law firms, Kirkland & Ellis has unveiled one of the…
Revolving doors: Dechert makes London play with Kirkland duo as firms strengthen abroad Tom Baker The pace of lateral hiring has picked up during the past week with a number of appointments in the UK…
International moves: Kennedys in double office launch as Bird & Bird plans San Francisco base Tom Baker Top-50 insurance specialist Kennedys has made an ambitious bid to further increase its global footprint, today (2 October) announcing the…
BLM takes 30-lawyer team from Slater and Gordon to launch commercial practice Tom Baker In another blow to the flagging UK arm of Slater and Gordon (S&G), 33 of the firm’s lawyers have departed…
Latham hires New York playmaker to bolster M&A team in significant loss for A&O Tom Baker Latham & Watkins has secured a senior hire from a Magic Circle competitor in New York, recruiting Allen & Overy (A&O)…
Bangs and whimpers – LB100 performance is a lot weaker than it looks Alex Novarese In the wake of the banking crisis, some commentators claimed the legal industry was set for a bloodbath that would…
A step closer to hailing your own lawyer: watchdog to make it easier to be a freelance solicitor Marco Cillario A future of individual lawyers being as easy to flag down for the public as a cab has taken a…
Comment: The associate pay smoke screen is fooling no-one Alex Novarese Associate pay used to be simple. Lockstepped and transparent to the nth degree on both sides of the Atlantic, you…
‘Big shoes to fill’: Bristows appoints Cohen as new joint managing partner Tom Baker Bristows has become the latest Legal Business 100 firm to elect a female leader, today (20 September) appointing life sciences…
Deal watch: US giants line up on European rail mega-merger and largest-ever Asia PE deal Marco Cillario After the Magic Circle, this week it was time for the US players to kick off the autumn deal season,…
Law Society settles ‘mortifying’ market abuse case with training provider Tom Baker In a move that should draw a line under a controversial competition dispute, the Law Society has settled with online…
Deal watch: Magic Circle firms in busy start to autumn as Freshfields and CC take leading roles in global buyouts Marco Cillario Global 100 firms have taken the lead on a trio of multibillion-dollar deals announced this week as the autumn deal…
