Hillsborough inquest: Birnberg Peirce and other firms take home £63m as government foots legal bill Matthew Field The Home Office has spent £63.6m on the legal costs for the families of the 96 victims of the 1989…
New Johnson Controls EMEA legal head to review Eversheds sole adviser deal following restructure Kathryn McCann David Symonds, EMEA general counsel (GC) for merged entity Johnson Controls International (JCI), is leading a restructure of the company’s…
‘A process of transition’: Slater and Gordon to close more offices as UK restructure continues Kathryn McCann Slater and Gordon‘s (S&G) group managing director Andrew Grech has provided an update on the firm’s UK restructuring programme which…
King & Wood loses five-lawyer energy team to Squire Patton Boggs Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has lost a five-lawyer team including global energy and infrastructure co-head Neil Upton to Squire…
Exclusive: Morgan Lewis holds talks with KWM as Camerons circles Sarah Downey Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has emerged as a potential partner to King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), despite the US giant…
Simpson Thacher taps Freshfields for M&A heavyweight Spiers Legal Business Wall Street leader Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has made a rare London hire after recruiting high-profile Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner…
‘The next generation’: Linklaters appoints new corporate group heads as Comiskey takes charge Legal Business Linklaters has reshuffled the leadership of its corporate team, moving a number of key roles down to rising stars following…
Mishcon succeeds as claimants win Brexit challenge against government Legal Business A group of claimants has landed its first blow in an article 50 case against the government, after the High…
Freshfields continues defence work advising on £1.1bn Project Allenby Connaught extension Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, CMS Cameron McKenna and Pinsent Masons are advising as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has gifted a…
Linklaters votes for Moore’s lockstep reforms but controversial features dropped Matthew Field Linklaters partners have voted today (3 November) to accept changes to the firm’s lockstep that will provide more flexibility in…
‘Thin end of the wedge’: Legal privilege given boost by amendments to snooper’s charter Kathryn McCann Concerns from the legal profession over the threat to legal privilege posed by the Investigatory Powers Bill, also known as…
‘The outcome of the Supreme Court is not foreseeable’: City lawyers react to Brexit challenge Legal Business City lawyers across private practice and the Bar have reacted as the High Court has today (3 November) decided that…
Clifford Chance begins review of lockstep points to encourage high achievers Sarah Downey Nearly 18 months after voting through modifications to its remuneration system, Clifford Chance (CC) has kicked off a firmwide review…
Addleshaws launches arbitration against former real estate chief Haywood Sarah Downey Management at Addleshaw Goddard has launched arbitration proceedings against former head of real estate Mark Haywood, two years after he…
On the bus – Inside the Norton Rose Fulbright masterplan Legal Business NRF chief executive Peter Martyr defied expectations to reinvent Norton Rose as a progressive global player over more than a…
The M&A Report: To have and to have not Madeleine Farman A frenetic 2015 has given way to a subdued deal market. LB assesses the outlook and asks which of the…
The M&A Report: Private equity offers the clients for all seasons Multiple Authors Market turbulence looks likely to only send the private equity bandwagon spinning faster… for those who can get on board…
The M&A Report: Postcards from the edge Legal Business We canvassed M&A veterans for their reflections on a changing environment for advisers as Brexit and uncertainty loom over Europe’s…
The M&A Report Legal Business In a tough year for the deals market who will step up? Menu The M&A Report: To have and to…
Rising Star: David Avery-Gee, Linklaters Legal Business Key clients: Glencore, Lloyds Banking Group, Alinda Partner since 2011 I always wanted to do M&A. I used to look…
