Outsourced: Axiom seals five year contract with consumer giant Johnson & Johnson Legal Business Consumer and pharmaceutical goods giant Johnson & Johnson has entered into a five-year deal with Axiom to support the company’s…
White & Case advises as Canadian firm buys UK’s five pound note maker Victoria Young White & Case and Addleshaw Goddard have picked up lead roles as Canadian firm CCL Industries said it would buy…
KWM China in talks with selected legacy SJ Berwin offices to secure European presence Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) China is understood to have bid for an out-of-administration purchase of certain legacy SJ Berwin…
‘A decent first half’: Clyde & Co turnover rises 17% Legal Business Clyde & Co has posted a 17% rise in turnover totalling £224m for the first half of the 2016/17 financial…
Latham acts for Baxter on latest pharma acquisition as HSF picks up new client Claris Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Latham & Watkins won lead roles on Baxter International’s acquisition of Claris Injectables for $625m,…
In-house: Davis Polk added to HSBC global roster as firms retain places Legal Business US giant Davis, Polk & Wardwell has won a spot on HSBC’s global legal panel as a host of firms…
KWM exits continue as DLA and Greenberg pick up teams Legal Business DLA Piper and Greenberg Traurig are the latest to benefit from a swathe of exits at King & Wood Mallesons…
CC and Latham take lead roles as Electra sells Parkdean Resorts Victoria Young Clifford Chance (CC) and Latham & Watkins are among a raft of firms which advised on the £1.35bn acquisition by…
KWM latest: K&L Gates and Orrick take Munich partners as Covington poised to take top litigator Pollack and team Legal Business US firms K&L Gates, Covington & Burling and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are the latest to take on partners from the…
Law Society chief executive appointed to London mayor Sadiq Khan’s Brexit panel Legal Business The chief executive of the Law Society Catherine Dixon has joined a panel of experts instructed to advise London mayor…
‘The clear leader’: Burford Capital merges with US rival Gerchen Keller to create funding powerhouse Matthew Field Litigation funding company Burford Capital is set to acquire Chicago-based investment manager Gerchen Keller Capital for $160m to create a…
Macfarlanes LLPs show profit dip to £82.5m as management pay rises Legal Business After record profitability last year Macfarlanes has reported a 9% fall in profits to £82.5m, while management pay was up,…
Eversheds votes for US merger as Singapore tie-up delayed Kathryn McCann Partners at Eversheds and Atlanta-based Sutherland Asbill & Brennan have voted today (16 December) to create a new global firm…
KWM moves to secure European presence with ‘KWM Deutschland’ spin off Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has incorporated a new limited liability partnership on Companies House called ‘KWM Deutschland’.
Rise of the fintechs: Barclays divisional legal head leaves for Monzo bank Kathryn McCann Barclays’ lead legal counsel for client and customer experience Dean Nash has joined fintech startup Monzo bank as head of compliance.
‘Step change in standards’: CMA sets timeline to improve price transparency in legal services Legal Business The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said clients are struggling to find legal services at the right value following…
Another Freshfields heavyweight moves into banking as former senior partner Lawes joins Lazard Legal Business Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer senior partner Will Lawes is the latest heavyweight from the Magic Circle firm move into investment…
DLA, Slaughters and CC advise on Heineken UK’s bid for Punch pubs portfolio Kathryn McCann DLA Piper, Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance (CC) have all won roles advising on Heineken UK’s proposed £403m acquisition…
Slaughters seeks to maintain no billable hours culture with associate pay revamp Legal Business Associates at Slaughter and May will receive salary increases of up to 10% as of January 2017 following a major…
January deadline looms as KWM Europe sets administration date Multiple Authors Staff at the European arm of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) have been told the firm is expected to move…
