Revolving doors: Osborne Clarke and RPC strengthen City practices as WFW makes major New York hire Legal Business Several LB100 firms have announced a range of lateral hires this week, with Osborne Clarke, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW),…
Holman Fenwick continues recruitment drive with HSF litigator Foster Sarah Downey Holman Fenwick Willan has recruited another key lateral to its City practice, this time with Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) solicitor…
Financials 2015/16: Revenue growth slows at CMS as group posts 8.4% lift Legal Business CMS has reported revenue and profit growth for 2015, with turnover increasing 8.4% year-on-year to £735.2m, and profits up 6.8%.…
Comment: The Legal 500 perspective on EMEA – more ways than ever to skin a cat Mike Nash The shifting interests of international business are echoed in recent law firm moves across Europe, the Middle East and Africa…
Guest post: US associate pay – welcome to the New Mediocre Legal Business ‘New York To $190!’ was the long-running headline Above The Law printed frequently in more innocent and/or palmier days, with…
Making it official: ISDA appoints Tew Darras to GC role six months after the departure of longstanding Geen Legal Business Three months after it was confirmed the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s (ISDA) longstanding general counsel (GC) David Geen had…
‘It’s all over now’: Terra Firma drops £2.3bn EMI claim against Citi Legal Business Terra Firma Capital Partners has withdrawn its £2.3bn claim against Citigroup just days after the trial started at London’s High…
Another lateral for White & Case as it appoints Freshfields finance partner Rubinoff Madeleine Farman White & Case has continued its rapid recruitment drive, hiring Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer real estate finance partner Jeffrey Rubinoff.
In-house: Transport for London extends current panel by two years Kathryn McCann Transport for London (TfL) has extended its current panel by two years with a plan to re-tender in 2018, Legal…
Updated: Keeping up with the US – Freshfields and Clifford Chance match Cravath associate pay rates Legal Business In a bid to compete with its US rivals, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance have followed in the footsteps…
‘A fundamental change’: Bar Council sets out legal impact of Brexit in neutral report Legal Business The Bar Council has published an analysis of the impacts of Brexit in an attempt to provide a neutral analysis…
Barclays panel latest: More firms to pay up as bank extends value account scheme Legal Business Barclays is planning to extend the value account system it introduced in 2014, where law firms are required to pay…
‘A transformed business’: Mishcon de Reya unveils ten-year strategy Sarah Downey Following a year-long consultation with the partnership and external advisers, high-flying City firm Mishcon de Reya has revealed a refreshed…
Following suit: Four firms match Cravath associate pay boost Legal Business Predictions of a pay war have proved correct after four US firms followed Cravath, Swaine & Moore into bumping up…
Financials 2015/16: Disputes drive Fieldfisher’s 7% revenue growth Legal Business Fieldfisher, which recently released new a strategy homing on in three sectors, has posted a 7% increase in firmwide revenues…
Olswang silent as inquiry reveals Linklaters billed £1.2m to Arcadia in BHS sale Legal Business After MPs in the BHS inquiry called on the law firms involved to disclose further details of their dealings, Olswang…
Revealed: SFO records £2.1m spend on Forex investigation Legal Business Having closed its investigation earlier this year due to ‘lack of evidence’, it has emerged that the Serious Fraud Office…
‘Inappropriate and untrue’: Linklaters defends itself in letter to MPs over BHS inquiry Legal Business Linklaters has complained to MPs over questioning during the BHS inquiry hearings and comments made by Labour’s Frank Field over…
Starting a war: Cravath lifts associate pay for the first time in almost ten years Madeleine Farman In a move likely to trigger similar increases amongst its rivals, Cravath, Swaine & Moore has lifted associate pay for…
Energy boost: Norton Rose and A&O power £10bn Welsh nuclear joint venture Matthew Field Norton Rose Fulbright and Allen & Overy (A&O) have advised as Horizon Nuclear Power has announced its joint venture for…
