South African sell-down: Slaughters leads as GSK exits Aspen Pharmacare Legal Business Slaughter and May, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Bowman Gilfillan advised GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on the sale of its remaining…
Singles in the City: Goodwin and Covington promote one partner each in London Legal Business US firms Goodwin Procter and Covington & Burling have revealed this year’s partnership promotion figures with both firms promoting one…
Revolving doors: Dechert, Mishcon and Squires strengthen the ranks Legal Business Following the post-summer hiring spree, the latter half of September only brought single lateral hires in criminal, corporate, tax and…
Closing China: Cadwalader to pull out of Hong Kong and Beijing Legal Business Wall Street law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft confirmed yesterday (29 September) it will close its Beijing and Hong Kong…
CMS, Nabarro and Olswang confirm discussions about potential merger Legal Business After much speculation, CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang have confirmed they are in merger talks.
‘We are not trying to be a standalone law firm’ – PwC Legal to integrate into wider accountancy practice through MDP Kathryn McCann PwC Legal is to integrate into the wider accountancy firm PwC UK from tomorrow (1 October), enabling the outfit to…
Forsters defeats professional negligence suit over Siberian oil deal Legal Business Forsters has successfully defended a £70m professional negligence claim taken against it by businessman Rupert Galliers-Pratt at London’s High Court.
Irwin Mitchell exits continue as two corporate partners join OC in London Kathryn McCann Following last month’s exits to Dentons, Irwin Mitchell has lost a further two partners in London, with Edward Persse and…
Clifford Chance scoops Murdoch hacking litigation from Linklaters Sarah Downey Clifford Chance has won the high-profile instruction to defend Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) in its hacking litigation from…
Leading counsel suspended in latest setback to child abuse inquiry Legal Business The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) today (29 September) suspended Matrix Chambers’ Ben Emmerson QC from his role…
‘Exceptional commitment’: Pre-merger leaders re-elected at Charles Russell Speechlys Madeleine Farman Managing partner James Carter and senior partner Christopher Page have been re-elected as Charles Russell Speechlys‘ management team for another…
Olswang and Camerons set for Friday partners meeting amid mounting claims of three-way merger with Nabarro Madeleine Farman Both Olswang and CMS Cameron McKenna are holding partners meetings tomorrow, as indications mount that the duo are gearing up…
Magic Circle trainee retention: Slaughters middle of the pack with 89% rate Georgiana Tudor Slaughter and May is the last of the Magic Circle to post its autumn trainee retention figures, with a rate…
Law Society weighs in on Senior Managers Regime, warns of conflict risk to in-house privilege Legal Business Already a contentious issue among financial companies pledging to tackle poor working cultures, the Senior Managers Regime, which holds executives…
Tax vs corporate: KWM European managing partner contenders emerge Legal Business After extending the nomination period by a week, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) confirmed today (28 September) that tax partner…
Simmons instructs Brick Court to advise on future of EU patent court Legal Business City law firms are supporting an investigation into the future of the UK’s position in the Unitary Patent Court (UPC)…
Skadden, Freshfields and Clifford Chance provide cover as Deustche Bank sells insurer for £935m Madeleine Farman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance and have all won places advising on Phoenix Group…
Dismissed: Junior doctors lose High Court challenge to new contracts Sarah Downey Junior doctors have suffered a major blow after the High Court yesterday (28 September) rejected a judicial review challenging the…
‘Not a decision I’ve taken lightly’: Burns vacates senior partner role as he targets US business for Clyde & Co Legal Business Clyde & Co senior partner James Burns is to step down as senior partner to take on a new board-level…
Jones Day pulls off significant Middle East coup with hire of HSF heavyweight Khan Matthew Field Jones Day has hired Herbert Smith Freehills’ Middle East finance head Nadim Khan, who joined the firm to launch its…
