Dentons European partners to stump up €7m for capital injection Tom Moore The European arm of Dentons has made a capital call to raise an additional €6m to €7m in a move…
‘Huge opportunities’: CMS launches in Hong Kong in Asia arbitration play Legal Business International law firm grouping CMS has today (1 September) opened in Hong Kong through its German arm CMS Hasche Sigle,…
Tamara Box takes the reins of Reed Smith’s European practice in management restructure Legal Business Reed Smith has carved up Roger Parker’s role as managing partner for Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with London…
DLA innovator Stephen Allen resurfaces at Hogan Lovells Matthew Field Hogan Lovells has hired former DLA Piper director Stephen Allen following his exit from the firm in March this year.
Succession planning: Marks & Spencer’s Chase to take over as longstanding GC Ivens retires Kathryn McCann One of the legal industry’s longest-standing leaders and regular GC Powerlist member Robert Ivens has retired from his role at…
MoFo and Gibson Dunn take a partner each from Proskauer’s City practice Kathryn McCann Following the news yesterday (20 August) that Proskauer Rose had hired from Dentons‘ private equity practice, the firm has lost…
Guest post: The Apple story – a wider perspective Legal Business It really does have it all, yesterday’s Apple story. But you don’t want to read 5,000 words and I don’t…
Top KWM funds partner exits for Clifford Chance in Germany Matthew Field Clifford Chance (CC) has tapped King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) for its highly-regarded Germany head of funds Sonya Pauls.
Shanghai savings: HSF first Western firm to open alternative legal services hub in China Legal Business With international law firms intent on carving up pricey mandates so that chunks can be processed more mechanically by cheaper…
In-house: New Merlin Entertainments GC launches first-ever formal panel Kathryn McCann Leisure company Merlin Entertainments has kicked off its first ever formal panel review in a process overseen by new general…
Akin Gump and Proskauer pick apart Dentons’ City private equity team Tom Moore Two leaders in Dentons‘ private equity practice in the City have quit the firm, with Igor Krivoshekov departing for Akin…
Revolving doors: Gibson Dunn adds New York PE strength while Bakers hires two in tax Legal Business US hires were on the cards for Baker & McKenzie and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, while Withers added in Hong…
Q&A: Allen & Overy’s Scott Zemser talks leveraged finance, lockstep and competing in the US Madeleine Farman Legal Business caught up with Allen & Overy’s (A&O) new global co-head of leveraged finance, Scott Zemser.
Reassuringly expensive: Freshfields and Linklaters take biggest gulp from $260m legal fees on AB InBev deal Tom Moore City lawyers have taken a handsome share of the $1.94bn in advisory fees generated by Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB InBev) $108bn…
Freshfields and Baker Botts steer CVC and Liberty through £6.4bn Formula One deal Madeleine Farman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Baker Botts have won spots advising as CVC Capital Partners looks to sell off Formula One…
Asian ambition: A&O moves capital markets partner Miller to Hong Kong for regional head role Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy has boosted its Asian offering with partner Stephen Miller moving from London to Hong Kong to take…
‘The biggest gun in town’: MasterCard picks Freshfields to defend landmark £14bn class action Legal Business MasterCard, which is facing a £14bn lawsuit in the first major US-style class action in the English courts, has replaced…
Guest post: Tax avoidance penalties – a few notes of caution Legal Business Last week the government published a consultation document which took two big steps to tackle two different, but related, problems.…
‘A short term issue’: Irwin Mitchell profits dip as firm beds in takeover Kathryn McCann Irwin Mitchell has posted a disappointing profit result after last year’s merger with Thomas Eggar, with profit down by more…
Slater and Gordon narrows loss to A$1bn after UK performance improves Legal Business Beleaguered Slater and Gordon has announced it expects to post an A$1.01bn net loss for the 12 months to 30…
