Slaughters and Davis Polk face off as MasterCard buys UK payments firm Legal Business Slaughter and May rubbed shoulders with Davis Polk & Wardwell in the second major announced deal this week, this time…
Merger watch: Olswang finds a suitor in CMS Cameron McKenna Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna and Olswang could combine to create a £880m firm as it’s understood the LB100 firms have entered…
The accountants keep coming: EY launches in Belfast with Axiom appointment Kathryn McCann Big Four accountant Ernst & Young (EY) has appointed Axiom’s Aaron Stewart as a director to head up the launch…
BT kicks off panel review following Brexit delay Legal Business BT has kicked off a formal panel review for its UK legal advisers after a five month delay and will…
Latham, Clifford Chance, Milbank and DLA win places on Swiss PE house’s first legal panel Legal Business Swiss private equity house Partners Group has picked Latham & Watkins, Clifford Chance, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, Ropes &…
Cleary, Goodwin and Morgan Lewis win places on Pearson US deals panel Legal Business A quintet of international firms including Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Dorsey & Whitney, Goodwin Procter, Morgan Lewis & Bockius,…
AIM listing good for Gateley with revenues up 10.2% to £67.1m Kathryn McCann AIM-listed law firm Gateley has posted a double digit increase in revenues for this financial year, with turnover up 10.2%…
‘The next stage’: Reed Smith gets local law capability with Singapore alliance Legal Business Reed Smith has entered into a formal alliance with Singaporean firm Resource Law giving the firm the capability to practice…
KWM asks partners for up to £240,000 in cash call to double capital contributions Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has asked its European and Middle Eastern partners to pay in between £80,000 and £240,000…
Kennedys latest to expand in Latin America with Brazil and Peru openings Kathryn McCann Insurance specialist Kennedys has continued its foray into Latin America (LatAm), opening its first greenfield sites on the continent with…
Whiteford becomes the latest to quit KWM after sealing move to Covington Tom Moore Competition litigator Elaine Whiteford has become the second London partner to quit King & Wood Mallesons‘ European practice for Covington &…
Comment: Global 100 – It’s hard going all over Legal Business The headline numbers from this year’s Global 100 report do not make upbeat reading, even before the Brexit effect and…
Slaughters, Freshfields and MoFo chip in on £24.3bn ARM takeover Tom Moore Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Morrison & Foerster have scored roles on Japanese telecoms…
Blame on Brexit: Nabarro acts as Lowcosttravelgroup goes bust Legal Business Nabarro is advising on the administration of Lowcosttravelgroup as the travel agency business left thousands of holiday makers at risk…
Making the point: Lord Faulks quits in protest over Truss appointment as Lord Chancellor Legal Business Conservative peer Lord Faulks QC has quit as Minister of State for Justice after Liz Truss became the third consecutive…
Financials 2015/16: Disputes specialist Stewarts a standout performer with double digit revenue and PEP growth Legal Business Litigation powerhouse Stewarts Law has posted a second consecutive year of double digit revenue growth for the 2015/16 financial year,…
Revolving doors: US appointments from Ashurst and Bakers while DWF and Brodies bulk up in the UK Kathryn McCann Brexit hasn’t put a brake on the lateral market in a busy week for hires which has seen both Ashurst…
Lloyds former head of legal Pithouse takes on deputy GC role at Visa Kathryn McCann The former head of legal at Lloyds Banking Group, Prini Pithouse, has taken the deputy general counsel (GC) role at…
Guest post: The new justice secretary – does it matter that she’s not a lawyer? Legal Business So, as anticipated, our new prime minister has favoured punishing disloyalty over rewarding competence and sent Michael Gove and his…
Here we go again: Law Society to splash £61m on new IT systems after joint project fails Legal Business The Law Society, which has overseen several IT failures in the last decade, has agreed to spend £61m on new…
