‘The time is right’: ENRC drops Debevoise for Quinn Emanuel on SFO probe Legal Business Mining giant Eurasian National Resources Corp (ENRC) has ceased its working relationship with Debevoise & Plimpton in favour of Quinn…
Freshfields leads the pack as London’s big four continue flat financial trajectory Legal Business Firm posts impressive 8% PEP hike and 7% revenue increase despite headcount drop With the unaudited results of firms in,…
The profession takes stock as Brexit vote sends UK crashing out of EU… and into years of uncertainty Tom Moore Tom Moore and Matthew Field size up the immediate impact of the vote on City lawyers It was the result…
Barclays slashes number of firms by over 60% in global review Kathryn McCann DLA Piper misses out as bank sets out new categories Barclays picked a raft of firms, including Clifford Chance, Ashurst,…
Under fire: Linklaters and Olswang in the spotlight as dealmakers face parliament over BHS collapse Legal Business City lawyers faced the wrath of MPs during May and June in an inquiry over the sale of BHS. The…
Allen & Overy beats UK rivals to top 2015 deal table for European private equity Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O)’s growing private equity (PE) team has had a strong year, topping Dealogic’s European PE table after…
A&O teams up with Deloitte for pioneering joint venture targeted at banking giants Madeleine Farman Axiom and Ashurst follow with similar service to meet regulations In the first marquee joint venture between a Magic Circle…
‘Natural choice’: long relationships see Freshfields and Linklaters bag roles on Poundland bid Legal Business Both Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer scored lead roles on an attempt by South Africa’s Steinhoff International Holdings to take…
Magic Circle firms lead on £615m Swiss takeover of British electronics company Legal Business Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May have advised on the acquisition of British electronics company Premier Farnell by…
American dream: Bond Dickinson seals exclusive tie-up with Womble Carlyle Kathryn McCann The alliance will see all UK work referred to Bond Dickinson With US merger plays by Addleshaw Goddard and Berwin…
Ashurst retreats in Europe, closing Stockholm and Rome Madeleine Farman Ashurst closed the doors to two of its European offices in June, confirming it will dissolve its Swedish offering with…
The finance view: Bespoke and busy – no return to the cookie cutter but plenty of creative lawyering for City’s property finance teams Legal Business Victoria Young reviews the changing property finance landscape Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) head of real estate finance Naveen Vijh surveys…
Life during law: Stephen Lloyd, Allen & Overy Madeleine Farman I haven’t the faintest idea why I became a lawyer. I’d signed up to be a management consultant after university…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in June 2016 Legal Business NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT AND A&O LEAD NUCLEAR JV
Trusts and estates disputes – Back on board Legal Business With high-profile trust and estates disputes providing a rich diet to private client specialists for some time, City firms have…
Welcome to the John Joyce show: Addleshaws’ head aims to push national firm centre stage Victoria Young Victoria Young and Kathryn McCann talk mergers, leaks and pay with Addleshaws’ no-nonsense head For a firm until recently associated…
Global 100: Hitting the wall Legal Business While 2015’s Global 100 showed signs of regained momentum, the intervening year saw some contenders come to a shuddering halt.…
Global 100: Word from the world Legal Business ‘The UK has embraced technology and alternative legal services faster than the US with some innovative and imaginative thinking.’ Kim…
Global 100: Branded – Inside the troubled takeover of SJ Berwin Tom Moore Since merging with King & Wood Mallesons, legacy SJ Berwin has lurched from one disaster to the next. Can the…
Global 100: The stories of the year Legal Business Merger talks, management reshuffles and structural changes – here is our recap of the stories that defined the global legal…
