Maurice Allen to advise DLA Piper while remaining consultant at Ropes Kathryn McCann Maurice Allen, Ropes & Gray‘s UK office founder and former senior partner is to join DLA Piper on 1 February…
US partner promotions: MoFo and Akin Gump make up one each in London Madeleine Farman Morrison & Foerster and Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer & Feld have both promoted one woman each to their London offices…
Bakers takes on seven lawyer team from KWM including London employment head Matthew Field Baker & McKenzie is to take on two partners from King & Wood Mallesons‘ European partnership including private equity partner…
Hogan Lovells appoints three in London in 29-strong global partner promotions round Legal Business Hogan Lovells‘ round of New Year promotions has seen the firm appoint 29 new partners including three in London.
‘Old fashioned and bureaucratic’: Law Society chief exec Dixon resigns over lack of governance reform Legal Business The chief executive of the Law Society Catherine Dixon resigned last night (3 January) citing a lack of governance reform…
KWM Europe halts pay for 100 staff as it prepares for administration Multiple Authors Today (4 January) the European partnership of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has stopped paying 100 staff as the firm…
‘A great tactician’: Latham City disputes chair exits for boutique Legal Business Boutique disputes outfit Signature Litigation has landed top commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer Simon Bushell from Latham & Watkins.
Leadership pay at Clifford Chance up 7% in 2015/16 after falling the year before Matthew Field Clifford Chance‘s (CC) 12-strong executive leadership group saw their combined pay packets increase by 7% to £15m, the firm’s LLP…
Football start-up Dugout appoints first in-house lawyer Legal Business Social media football start-up Dugout has appointed its first in-house counsel from Perform Group as it gains backing from some…
Trowers LLP accounts show top member takes home less as profits flat in 2015/16 Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins‘ top paid member took home £448,698 for the 2015/16 financial year, down 4% on the year previous,…
‘Our growing European footprint’: DWF launches in Paris with four partner firm Legal Business Following its Belfast merger at the end of 2016, DWF has launched in Paris with the acquisition of four partner…
Linklaters continues litigation push with Goldman Sachs hire Legal Business Linklaters has hired Goldman Sachs managing director Susana Cao Miranda as a partner to strengthen its London litigation offering.
RBS divisional GC leaves following legal team restructuring Legal Business RBS’ general counsel (GC) for corporate & institutional banking (CIB) Dan Williams has left the legal team of the banking…
‘Additional depth’: Kirkland recruits from Freshfields again for real estate finance partner Birks Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has returned to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for another finance recruit, taking Jonathan Birks.
US partner promotions: Cadwalader adds two as Jones Day promotes five partners in the City Matthew Field US firm Jones Day has promoted five to partner in London as part of a 47-strong promotions round, while New…
‘Overwhelming support’: Ashurst votes for annual profit payouts Victoria Young Partners at Ashurst have voted in favour of a single yearly profit payment to replace quarterly distributions.
KWM Europe files notice of intention to appoint administrators Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has confirmed that today (22 December) its European arm has filed a Notice of Intention…
Linklaters joins SullCrom and Cravath on $65bn Linde and Praxair megadeal Matthew Field Sullivan & Cromwell, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Linklaters and Hengeler Mueller have won roles on another potential mega merger, between…
KWM competition trio defects to Macfarlanes in rare lateral play by City thoroughbred Legal Business City firm Macfarlanes has made a rare triple lateral hire with three partners from King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) European…
Victory for Dentons as judge throws out £30m PAG claim against RBS Legal Business Dentons client The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has won a battle over interest rate swaps mis-selling against Bird &…
