‘Remarkable deal’ for tech: King & Spalding, SullCrom line up Delivery Hero’s €1bn IPO Legal Business King & Spalding and Sullivan & Cromwell are leading one online food-delivery service Delivery Hero’s planned initial public offering (IPO) €1bn target, with Freshfields…
‘Areas of strategic importance’: CC strengthens NY arm with two corporate veterans as US hiring push continues Georgiana Tudor As Magic Circle firms strive to bolster their US operations, Clifford Chance (CC) has announced today (19 June) that it has…
Revolving doors: Brown Rudnick hires in UK, Hogan Lovells bolsters Madrid, Ashurst adds to Paris, HSF boosts Moscow Legal Business In a series of banking, finance and tax appointments across the globe, international firms are hiring to boost their financial…
SRA opens tender for ‘super-exam’ provider with 1 September deadline Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) this week opened to tender its search for an assessment provider to deliver the new…
‘Fantastic addition’: Mishcon hires Withers’ wealth planning co-head Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has appointed Withers’ co-head of European wealth planning Filippo Noseda, who joins Mishcon Private on Monday (19…
Comment: Royaume-Uni, nil points – why the true Eurovision is independence Legal Business Compiling our second annual Euro Elite report this month reminded me of when the late Rodrigo Uría, then managing partner…
Clifford Chance loses City finance partner to Vinson & Elkins Madeleine Farman Vinson & Elkins (V&E) has hired London Clifford Chance (CC) finance partner John Dawson, as the US firm strengthens its…
Slater and Gordon serves £637m claim form on Watchstone for misrepresentation on sale Legal Business Slater and Gordon (S&G)’s UK subsidiary has served a £637m claim form on Watchstone Group in London’s High Court, for fraudulently misrepresenting…
‘I am trying to start a conversation’: Pearson law chief’s new book creates playbook for the modern GC Tom Baker While there is a body of writing on how to run an in-house legal team, much of it is dominated…
Hogan Lovells to open new Boston office in Collora buyout Legal Business Hogan Lovells is to merge with Boston-based litigation and investigations firm Collora on 1 September, taking on all of its…
It’s over: German firm Luther calls off Addleshaws merger talks Kathryn McCann Merger talks between Addleshaw Goddard and German outfit Luther have ended after Luther called off the deal, Legal Business understands.
Magic Circle pay watch: Links edges up associate salaries, Slaughters holds and CC gets coy Georgiana Tudor Pay rises continue to ripple through the top-end legal services market despite the uncertain outlook for the City. The latest…
RHA secures Therium funding for claimants in £3.9bn trucks cartel class action Tom Baker The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has secured full funding from Therium Capital for its £3.9bn competition damages class action against…
Norton Rose Fulbright delays Chadbourne merger due to a ‘few material conflicts’ Kathryn McCann Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has delayed its US merger with New York firm Chadbourne & Parke due to a ‘few material…
Key law watchdog slashes rulebook and pushes for more market liberalisation Legal Business Solicitors’ bulging code of conduct looks set to be drastically slashed in length and further liberalisation of legal services ushered…
Comment: Legal education – not broke, fat chance the super-exam will be a fix Alex Novarese Forget the casual observer, even some keen observers are bemused by the current passion for reforming legal education displayed by…
‘Strong result’: Watson Farley posts 20% rise in global revenues Tom Baker In a significant improvement on last year’s financials, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has posted an increase in global revenues…
NRF votes through Henry Davis York Australian merger in second tie-up this year Legal Business Partners at Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Australian law firm Henry Davis York have formally agreed to merge less than…
Gibson Dunn appoints HSF global energy co-head to bolster London energy practice after Houston launch Madeleine Farman Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s London office has appointed Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) global energy co-head Anna Howell as a partner,…
Revolving doors: Reed Smith, Haynes and Boone hire in London, K&L Gates in Washington Legal Business Law firms have continued to grow their London ranks, with Reed Smith and Haynes and Boone LLP hiring in the City, while K&L…
