‘Tremendous energy and leadership’: Hale re-elected Travers senior partner Tom Baker Travers Smith senior partner Chris Hale has been re-elected for a second term to run from 1 July this year.…
Freshfields promotes 40 to executive assistant but will recruit more in support staff review Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted around 40 of its personal assistants (PAs) to executive assistant after about 80 applied for…
Clifford Chance leads on Shell’s $3bn disposal of North Sea assets Legal Business Clifford Chance, Dechert, White & Case and Watson Farley & Williams have all landed roles on Shell’s sale of $3.8bn…
White & Case and SullCrom advise as Deutsche Bank fined over £500m for money laundering claims Legal Business White & Case and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised Deutsche Bank as Germany’s largest lender has been fined £500m by…
Pinsents’ highest paid member takes home 5% less than last year as key management bank over £5m Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons‘ LLPs have revealed that the firm’s highest paid member took home £810,490, down 5% on last year’s figure…
Revolving doors: Greenberg hires to support new KWM team as A&O and Fieldfisher add to their benches Legal Business Greenberg Taurig has made another lateral play in the City to build on its real estate funds hires from King…
Kaye Scholer takeover fallout: Former London head to exit with team to K&L Gates Georgiana Tudor Just one month after Arnold & Porter‘s takeover of Kaye Scholer went live, legacy Kaye Scholer’s London head has quit…
Stewarts Law LLPs show top earner takes home £1.7m as overseas revenues exceed 20% of turnover Legal Business The highest paid member at Stewarts Law pocketed £1.7m over the 2015/16 financial year, according to the firm’s filings at…
Latham continues City expansion taking Quinn litigator Martin Davies Legal Business In a rare exit, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has lost partner Martin Davies to Latham & Watkins. It is understood…
All over: Morton Fraser and MacRoberts call off merger talks Kathryn McCann Scottish firms Morton Fraser and MacRoberts have called off merger talks in recent weeks, Legal Business has learned.
Clyde & Co continues US expansion with ten partner hire to open in Washington and Chicago Legal Business Clyde & Co has continued its US expansion, launching in Chicago and Washington DC. The firm has taken on a…
RPC elects insurance head Miller as new managing partner to succeed Watmough Matthew Field RPC has appointed insurance head James Miller as the firm’s new managing partner, effective immediately.
US financials: London growth sees modest rise in Dechert’s global revenue and PEP Georgiana Tudor Dechert‘s financials for 2016 show revenue has risen 3% to $911.5m, while profit per equity partner (PEP) increased by 2%…
‘A period of significant change’: Law Society appoints former housing body boss as interim chief executive Matthew Field The Law Society has appointed non-lawyer Paul Tennant as its interim chief executive following the resignation of Catherine Dixon at…
Supermarket sweep: Freshfields and Clifford Chance line up on Tesco takeover of Booker Madeleine Farman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance are advising on Tesco’s £3.7bn merger with Booker Group, the UK’s biggest food wholesaler.
Former Ashurst securities head emerges at Fieldfisher to launch alternative legal business Legal Business Fieldfisher has formed a new business focused on offering alternative legal services aided by document-reading software. The new business unit,…
In-house: Open banking group appoints first GC and picks Hogan Lovells as sole adviser Legal Business An open banking initiative funded by the UK’s nine biggest banks has appointed former Lloyds and Halifax lawyer Marcus Ezekiel…
SDT clears News of the World lawyer of spying claims Legal Business The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has dismissed claims against Farrier & Co partner Julian Pike, a solicitor accused of advising…
Greenberg reveals list of European relationships gained through KWM hires Legal Business Following the collapse of King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) European arm last week and the lateral moves of all but…
Slaughters and Cravath pick up roles on $30bn Johnson & Johnson bid for Actelion Legal Business A string of firms including Slaughter and May and Cravath, Swaine & Moore are acting on Johnson & Johnson’s $30bn…
