Joyce stands for re-election as Addleshaw partners vote through Scottish merger Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard managing partner John Joyce is to stand for re-election for a second term beginning May 2017, it was…
‘A combination of poor decisions’: KWM’s plan to recapitalise European business fails Legal Business Legacy SJ Berwin on the brink as global managing partner stands down Persistent troubles at King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM)…
Quinn Emanuel’s Jagusch says modern arbitration has become ‘riddled with rogues and corruption’ Legal Business Arbitration today is full of routine corruption and rogue elements disrupting the process, argued Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s Stephen…
Slaughters and Addleshaws follow Simmons in developing fintech funds Legal Business Slaughter and May and Addleshaw Goddard are targeting the fintech market, following in Simmons & Simmons’ footsteps to develop funds…
Burness Paull defends multimillion-dollar claim relating to legacy business Kathryn McCann Long-running dispute reaches Court of Session One of Scotland’s leading independent firms, Burness Paull, is defending a $210m claim relating…
United states: Kaye Scholer/Arnold & Porter union sees reshuffle in City practice Legal Business Merger will create a $1bn firm with over 1,000 lawyers In what is the largest announced US law firm merger…
Excalibur judgment leaves dispute funders with £20m bill Legal Business In November the long-running Excalibur litigation came to a head as London’s Court of Appeal (CoA) found the third-party funders…
Doubling up: Freshfields scores roles on Europe’s largest real estate transactions this year Legal Business First-time instruction for Kirkland in €2.4bn purchase Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised on two of the largest European real estate…
UK projects teams earn their stripes as MoD makes key changes to army deal Madeleine Farman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and CMS Cameron McKenna reprised their advisory roles as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) made a £1.1bn…
‘We learnt a few lessons’: Fieldfisher tries again in China Legal Business Firm completes Beijing merger, plans Shanghai return in 2017 Fieldfisher re-established its China practice in November by merging with 12-partner…
Dentons cracks Central America as key local player Muñoz Global joins network Legal Business Dentons has scaled up its Central American ambitions with plans to combine with regional firm Muñoz Global. The combination, if…
Snakes and ladders: Magic Circle tweaks lockstep but is it enough to hold off US firms? Legal Business Madeleine Farman reports on recent remuneration changes among the City elite With the growing threat of losing star partners to…
Finance view – White & Case reinvents its London banking practice with some success Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman and Victoria Young assess the firm’s reboot after a tough post-2008 run Traditionally a strong lender side practice…
Can Shearman finally get ahead of the curve after 15 years of diminishing returns? Legal Business Georgiana Tudor assesses the New York-headquartered firm’s sluggish development Like all major global law firms, Shearman & Sterling has had…
News in brief – December 2016 Legal Business PARTNERSHIPS AT RISK IN AUTUMN STATEMENT Chancellor Philip Hammond signalled a change to partnership taxation in November’s Autumn Statement, which…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in December 2016 Legal Business TRAVERS AND W&C LEAD ON LATEST BRIDGEPOINT DEAL Travers Smith advised long-time client Bridgepoint as it sold off Oasis Dental…
Global London debate: The eagle has landed Mark McAteer Legal Business teamed up with Scottish Development International for a progress report on US law firms in the City. Has…
Too big to fail? The battle to keep ring-fencing reforms on track Legal Business Envisaged in the wake of the financial crisis, ring-fencing reforms will tie up banks and legal advisers for years. Legal…
Sideways – A lateral move in leadership and big US ambitions for Clyde & Co Legal Business Clyde & Co has been on a terrific run of growth in the last five years. With a new senior…
Watching the watchmen – at the sharp end with the lawyers on public inquiries Matthew Field Public inquiries have the power to seek truth in tragedy and scandal, but could a rigid process and weak leadership…
