Shearman, HSF and Milbank join Deutsche Bank panel as junior lawyer rules prove controversial Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills, Shearman & Sterling, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Reed Smith have also taken places on Deutsche…
HSF promotes 21 to partnership including alternative legal services head Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has promoted 21 associates globally across eight offices, with 12 based in the UK and EMEA…
LLP latest: Travers’ top paid takes home £1.5m as Mishcon ‘shares the love’ Legal Business LLP accounts show City elite firms Travers Smith and Mishcon de Reya both saw double digit turnover growth in 2016.…
Baker McKenzie sees London revenue up to £176m as profits leap Matthew Field Baker McKenzie‘s London office has seen its revenue jump by more than 20% in the firm’s LLP accounts, with turnover…
Global London results: Sidley Austin City turnover hits £75m as Reed Smith sees a dip Legal Business Sidley Austin has seen its London turnover boosted by 17% in 2016, hitting £75.2m for the firm’s last financial year,…
Adviser review: Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells and Ashurst lose out on FCA panel Legal Business RPC, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Squire Patton Boggs have won panel spots at the expense of rival City outfits…
Revolving doors: National recruits for Eversheds and TLT, while Ashurst and DWF bulk up in Europe Kathryn McCann In a busy week for both UK-based lateral hires and those further afield in Europe, Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its…
Hogan Lovells launches global mentoring scheme in latest drive to hook fintech clients Legal Business In the latest in the trend of firms offering free advice to budding fintech start-ups, Hogan Lovells has launched a global…
Freshfields gives power to associates to pitch for fintech clients Legal Business While other Legal Business 100 firms such as Slaughter and May and Simmons & Simmons are giving free legal advice…
‘Needed a degree of reinvigoration’ – Linklaters reviews banking equity points Legal Business Linklaters has undertaken a review of equity points in its finance practice, as banking groups continue to move toward sponsors…
Hogan Lovells’ marriage has settled down but can the union blossom into global power couple? Matthew Field As the Hogan Lovells union matures, Matthew Field and Victoria Young assess the global challenger’s prospects As partners in a…
The blueprint – clients and advisers scramble as the UK kicks off Brexit Anthony Notaras While the outcomes are far from clear, Legal Business asks how advisers and clients can best tackle Brexit ‘There…
To the hilt – Meet the US firms going all in to dominate the City’s leveraged finance scene Madeleine Farman Nowhere has the battle for City legal talent been more intense than in leveraged finance. Will the Americanisation of Europe’s…
Swoop to conquer – a turbulent year for US firms in London but no retreat Matthew Field Legal Business‘s 15th annual Global London survey assesses the impact of a seismic year on the City’s leading US and…
Global London 2017 Legal Business Menu Swoop to conquer – a turbulent year for US firms in London but no retreat Global London 2017 –…
Focus: Dechert Legal Business London office headcount: 165 lawyers, 42 partners Fee-earner headcount change since 2011: +72% London office management committee: Camille Abousleiman (chair),…
Focus: Sidley Austin Legal Business London office headcount: 134 lawyers, 45 partners Fee-earner headcount change since 2011: +17% London head: Matthew Dening Office speciality: Funds,…
Focus: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer Matthew Field London office headcount: 69 lawyers, 19 partners Fee-earner headcount change since 2011: n/a London head: Tim Frazer Office speciality: Life…
The fast fast track – meet the clients of tomorrow James Wood Fast-growth, tech-driven companies are reshaping the economy. But what’s it like to be their general counsel? As the old joke…
