Cleary, CC and Covington lead as EC fines Google €2.4bn for online shopping abuse of dominance Tom Baker Google illegally favoured own online shopping comparison service, demoting rivals On 27 June, the European Commission (EC) fined Google a…
‘Cavalier’: former Clyde & Co litigator struck off roll after string of misleading failures Legal Business The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has struck off former Clyde & Co senior associate Rajpal Ahluwalia from the roll and…
S&C and Wachtell lead on Amazon’s $13.7bn Whole Foods buyout Tom Baker Amazon moves into food sector with swoop on 460 shops Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz led…
‘Hugely complicated’: Watson Farley, White & Case, A&O line up on $14bn shipping deal Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams has advised a group of 27 international and local banks acting as financiers on a $14bn…
Linklaters advises L’Oréal on €1bn Body Shop sale Madeleine Farman Linklaters, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Baker McKenzie led as L’Oréal looked to sell The Body Shop for €1bn to…
‘Most important strategic step’: DWF breaks into Asia with Singapore start-up Legal Business DWF takes on four-lawyer Singapore Eversheds team to set up new regional hub DWF has broken into Asia for the…
Hogan Lovells opens new Boston office in Collora buyout Legal Business Hogan Lovells is acquiring Boston-based litigation and investigations firm Collora on 1 September, taking on 15 partners in a move…
In-house: Daily Mail’s GC Claire Chapman departs after five years Kathryn McCann Claire Chapman (pictured), the general counsel (GC) and company secretary of the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has left…
Travers, Macfarlanes and Jones Day boost junior lawyers pay while HSF and CMS freeze associate salaries Legal Business Travers Smith, Macfarlanes and Jones Day have all boosted their junior lawyers pay in this year’s review, in contrast to…
Revolving doors: Simmons appoints CC capital markets veteran as firms boost London ranks Legal Business The arrival of July marked a heightened pace of lateral hires by UK firms boosting their London bases. Simmons &…
Shearman and Mayer Brown retain fewer trainees than previous years’ newly-qualified solicitor intake Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Mayer Brown have recorded lower retention rates for their trainees due to qualify this autumn, from full retention last…
Co-op Group kicks off panel review as former Dixons Carphone GC takes top legal role Kathryn McCann The Co-operative Group has begun reviewing its corporate and commercial legal panels, as well as its property law and litigation…
CMS launches Monaco office with local merger to service international investors Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has continued to expand by opening its Monaco office through a combination with Pasquier Ciulla…
Dentons advises Total on $5bn Iranian oil deal in first long post-sanction contract Legal Business Dentons has taken the lead advising French oil and gas company Total in signing a £4bn ($5bn) contract with Iran’s…
Clifford Chance turns to Clydes as SRA launches probe into firm on Excalibur litigation Tom Baker Clifford Chance (CC) has instructed lawyers at Clyde & Co to represent it in an investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority…
‘A bit unsettled’: Lloyds legal team to report to finance arm after latest restructure Kathryn McCann The legal team at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) will now report to the bank’s finance team in the group’s latest…
LB sister brand The Legal 500 launches new global recruitment service Legal Business Legal Business’ sister brand The Legal 500 is to launch a new recruitment service.
‘Willingness to adapt’: Macfarlanes defies Brexit effect with PEP up 8% Legal Business In a challenging but ‘good year’ for the firm, Macfarlanes has continued growing with revenues up 4% to £167.6m.
Financials 2017: Weightmans posts stable turnover with 21% profit increase to £11m Kathryn McCann Top 50 national firm Weightmans has today (6 July) posted a flat turnover of £95m, while profit is up 21%…
Financials 2017: Mixed results for BLP as revenues up 7% while PEP falls Tom Baker Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has posted mixed financial results for the year, with revenues up 7% while profit per equity…
