Major LIA mandate for Enyo ends as SocGen settlement reached Tom Baker The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) represented by Enyo Law, has settled its longstanding dispute against Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) client…
Quinn, Macfarlanes, Hogan Lovells and Milbank gear up for $1bn competition Libor case Legal Business A host of City firms are lining up for a $1bn claim being brought against a set of financial institutions…
Partner promotions: Bird & Bird and Simmons both announce increased rounds Legal Business Simmons & Simmons and Bird & Bird have both announced their partnership promotion rounds for 2017, with both firms seeing…
HSBC deputy GC moves to ex-Barclays chief Jenkins’ start-up in latest GC switch to fintech Legal Business HSBC’s head of legal for worldwide operations and deputy general counsel (GC), Richard Given, has left the bank to join…
Weightmans triples promotions as Kingsley Napley’s round makes women majority of partnership Legal Business National law firm Weightmans has tripled its fixed share member promotions since last year, while Kingsley Napley has also announced…
Partner promotions: Dentons ups global round by 15% with twice as many promoted in Europe Legal Business Dentons announced today (3 May) that it has promoted 54 partners across Canada, Europe, Singapore, UK and the US, a…
Quinn continues City growth with Clifford Chance tax investigations head Liesl Fichardt Legal Business Ever-expanding disputes powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has turned to Clifford Chance for tax investigations and disputes head Liesl…
‘You have to go with one brand’: CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang ditch legacy names as merger goes live Madeleine Farman CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang have merged together under the CMS brand, ditching the names of their legacy firms.
HSF reaches settlement with eight White & Case-bound partners over exit terms Legal Business A court battle between Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and eight of the firm’s former partners who quit to join White…
Partner promotions: DLA halves London round, as HFW makes up three Legal Business DLA Piper announced today (2 May) that it has promoted 46 to its partnership across the US, EMEA and Asia…
‘A major step forward’: Osborne Clarke extends Asia footprint with Shanghai launch Legal Business Osborne Clarke (OC) has opened in Shanghai under the name Zhang Yu & Partners, bringing on two partners and six…
Shearman hikes UK associate pay following 14% increase in City revenue Legal Business Shearman & Sterling‘s UK associates will see another increase to their salaries with newly qualified (NQ) lawyers taking home £10,000…
Knights posts 64% revenue growth to move into the LB100 Tom Baker Alternative Business Structure (ABS) Knights has recorded 64% growth in turnover in the last year to achieve £33.5m in revenue.
Revolving doors: DLA Piper, Ince & Co bulk up in Germany while Shearman and Fox Williams bring in City partners Legal Business DLA Piper and Ince & Co have made team hires in Germany this week, while Shearman & Sterling and Fox…
Forsters upbeat as it posts 9% revenue growth despite flat real estate market Legal Business Forsters has weathered a slowdown in the real estate market to record 9% revenue growth, although the result brings to…
Morgan Lewis latest to boost white collar offering with two NRF partners Legal Business Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has hired Norton Rose Fulbright‘s global head of investigations Chris Warren-Smith and litigation partner Melanie Ryan…
‘What clients need’: CC to close Bangkok and ends Jakarta association to focus on Singapore Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has announced today (28 April) it is closing its office in Bangkok, and will dissolve its exclusive…
RBS rights issue litigation narrowed as 40% of Signature’s claimants take settlement Legal Business A significant portion of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) investors represented by Signature Litigation in the ongoing £4bn rights…
Partner promotions: Eversheds Sutherland promotes half outside the UK in reduced round of 20 Kathryn McCann Eversheds Sutherland has made 20 partner promotions, with 50% of these promotions outside the UK in countries such as Austria,…
Fieldfisher makes major structured finance play with Freshfields hire Legal Business Fieldfisher has picked up Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s former Paris finance head Dougall Molson. The appointment follows the Magic Circle firm’s…
