Comment: Looking forward to Ashurst’s decline – The outlook worsens for a proud City institution Alex Novarese You cannot change the past. Move forward. Be constructive. Focus on making things better. Pick your cliché. And, like most…
The LB100 – A thousand lawyer millionaires and the at-a-glance picture on partner earnings Legal Business It is a well-established point in the legal industry that while much attention is paid to profits per equity partner…
Cleary taps A&O for Frankfurt M&A hire as US law firms sustain Euro push Sarah Downey Top 25 Global law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has bolstered its ranks in Frankfurt with the hire of…
With one hand they give… Greenberg promotes Maher but the name goes in London Legal Business It was an unusual gesture when Greenberg Traurig put Paul Maher’s name in the title of its London practice, even for…
A&O defeats Quinn as $575m Progas energy claim against Pakistan thrown out Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O), Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Withers have advised as a tribunal convened under the UN…
Doubling in Dublin: Expansive Kennedys moves Irish outpost to accommodate growth Kathryn McCann Following a wave of expansion in Latin America, insurance specialist Kennedys is to more than double its office space in…
Comment: LB100 firms forced to make own luck as tough times continue Legal Business The headline isn’t great, but it’s not bad either. Judging our annual Legal Business 100 (LB100) results, the industry has…
‘Adapt or die’ – K&L’s outspoken chief Kalis to stand down after 20 years at the helm of US giant Sarah Downey He has been one of the longest-serving and most outspoken law firm leaders in the conservative US legal market but…
Tchenguiz brothers’ legal bill hits £5.1m in court battle against Grant Thornton Legal Business The drawn-out legal battle between property billionaires, Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz, and those they hold responsible for the Serious Fraud…
US spree: Morgan Lewis hires five-partner team for Shanghai launch as Latham taps A&O for German hire Matthew Field US-bred law firms have kicked off the key post-summer season with a rash of hires, with Morgan Lewis & Bockius…
Taylor Wessing hires buyout partner in latest London exit for Olswang Legal Business Taylor Wessing has moved to bolster its City buyout practice with the hire of a partner from Olswang in the latest in…
KWM’s European head Kon to step down early after turbulent period for global giant Legal Business After a bruising 18 months for King & Wood Mallesons‘ European and Middle East business, regional senior partner Stephen Kon…
LB100: relative revival for City elite in 2016 as a range of smaller players excel Kathryn McCann The big four Magic Circle firms have posted their strongest performance in this year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) since the…
Brick Court continues hiring spree with 20 Essex Street junior star Legal Business Leading commercial set Brick Court Chambers has made another key junior hire with 20 Essex Street rising star Edward Ho.…
Revolving doors: DLA, Simmons and Fieldfisher all look abroad with international hires Legal Business The summer lull is over with a spate of new laterals for firms including multiple hires at DLA Piper, Simmons…
White & Case pulls off £20m team hire with HSF Asia project finance group Legal Business US firm White & Case has landed a 10-partner project finance team from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), led by the…
Redundancy update: DLA to cut 180 jobs in UK as consultation closes Kathryn McCann DLA Piper is to cut 180 business support roles in the UK, following a consultation that was launched in May…
SABMiller legal team faces autumn redundancies as £79bn AB InBev deal closes Legal Business As brewing giant SABMiller’s global general counsel (GC) John Davidson prepares to stand down in 2017, up to 35 staff…
If it ain’t broke… Do A&O’s New Law business lines live up to the hype? Madeleine Farman After a series of ventures Allen & Overy has become the bellwether among the legal elite for innovation. But do…
Taken to the limit – growing risks for law firms Legal Business A buyers’ market for professional indemnity cannot hide law firms’ exposure to growing risks For a profession often accused of…
