‘Driven by client need’: Kennedys continues aggressive LatAm expansion with Chile and Colombia offices Kathryn McCann Kennedys has continued with its aggressive Latin America (LatAm) expansion, opening two more offices in Chile and Colombia, following the…
Irish ambitions: Pinsents eyes Dublin base as UK firms look to capitalise on post-Brexit market Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons is eyeing up a Dublin base, to complement its existing offering in Belfast and provide a full UK…
In-house energy switch: senior BG Group lawyer Thomas Smith moves to Centrica Tom Moore With BG Group having been taken over by Shell for £35bn in February, BG’s deputy general counsel Thomas Smith has…
Macfarlanes gets the gig as firms line up on Verizon’s $2.4bn purchase of Fleetmatics Legal Business Just days after the headline grabbing acquisition of Yahoo!, Goodwin Procter, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, A&L Goodbody and Macfarlanes…
Revolving doors: Mishcon makes key City hire as K&L Gates boosts Fintech practice Legal Business Ahead of the expected summer slowdown, UK firms have made a spate of City hires, with Mishcon de Reya, K&L…
‘Cut through the noise’: Nextlaw partners with AI firm for Brexit contracts system Legal Business In the latest play for Dentons‘ tech joint venture, Nextlaw Labs has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) programme with London…
Growing the Pi: Gibson Dunn and A&O act on improved US offer for Premier Farnell Matthew Field Allen & Overy (A&O) and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have advised on an improved bid for UK-based electronics manufacturer Premier…
Weightmans performance disappoints as PEP slips 19% and revenue misses £100m target Legal Business Weightmans managing partner John Schorah has slapped a £100m revenue target on the firm for 2016/17 after a year of…
Woodward’s deal streak continues as Linklaters takes first instruction for BC Partners in $1.6bn acquisition Legal Business Linklaters has landed its first private equity mandate for BC Partners, with private equity star Alex Woodward leading alongside Vincent Ponsonnaille…
Mishcon de Reya City PEP climbs to £1m as firm undergoes Brexit review Legal Business High flying City firm Mishcon de Reya has announced robust profits for the 2015/16 financial year, with profit per equity…
Making it in Manhattan: A&O pulls off four-partner finance hire to boost US presence Matthew Field Allen & Overy (A&O) has made a major addition to its US finance practice with the lateral hire of four…
Upping the ante: Latham appoints former A&O leadership contender Kensell Tom Moore Latham & Watkins‘ unrelenting assault on the City market has seen the US firm land one of London’s most high-profile…
Growing pains: ongoing investment sees PEP at Penningtons Manches tumble 16% Kathryn McCann Sustained investment and the costs of bedding down a merger impacted on profits at Penningtons Manches, which posted a lift…
Paying up: KWM partners vote to inject £14m of extra capital Legal Business An overwhelming majority of King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) European and Middle East partnership has voted in favour of recapitalising…
Travers Smith and Norton Rose face off in Lehman’s multimillion dispute with ExxonMobil Legal Business Commerical litigation heavyweights Travers Smith and Norton Rose Fulbright have been instructed by the administrators for Lehman Brothers International Europe…
A tale of two law firms: Charles Russell sees PEP grow 20% as Trowers records dip in profits Victoria Young Top 50 Legal Business 100 firms Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) and Trowers & Hamlins have posted mixed results this reporting…
Merger mania: Addleshaws and CMS discussed combination before entering current talks Matthew Field Despite both firms now being in merger talks with other suitors, Legal Business understands CMS Cameron McKenna and Addleshaw Goddard…
‘A natural and necessary next step’: Pinsents to launch infra-focused practice in Johannesburg Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons is to launch an infrastructure-focused practice in Johannesburg, with two partners hired from local firm Bowman Gilfillan.
Q&A: Alan Mason – Freshfields ‘rest of continental Europe’ managing partner on Brexit, cross border M&A and more Legal Business Following his appointment as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s first regional managing partner for the ‘rest of continental Europe’ – for offices…
Cracking the whip: Addleshaws Joyce forced into action to push through recent partnership changes Sarah Downey Noted for introducing a more assertive style of management to Addleshaw Goddard since being elected as managing partner two years…
