HSF and Jones Day lead firms on £1.4bn London housing JV Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Jones Day were among a raft of firms that advised the investors behind residential schemes at…
Magic Circle take the lead as Glencore sells $2.5bn stake in agricultural arm Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters advised on Glencore’s $2.5bn sale last month of a 40% stake in Glencore Agricultural Products…
Mirror images: Goodwin expands in Europe to recreate London practice Legal Business US firm returns to King & Wood Mallesons to staff Paris offering The first quarter of this year has proved…
DAC Beachcroft deepens relationship in Malaysia with application for joint venture Kathryn McCann Last month DAC Beachcroft became one of a few firms to take advantage of the liberalisation of the Malaysian market…
‘We have enough of a say’: Squire’s Peter Crossley on retirement, leadership and the US Legal Business Victoria Young talks to the long-serving Europe and Middle East managing partner When Legal Business last profiled Squire Patton Boggs’…
Life During Law: Stephen Paget-Brown, Travers Smith Legal Business My career couldn’t be better. Nice work, nice clients, good money… The culture of this firm lends itself to being…
News in brief – May 2016 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS PLANS VANCOUVER HUB After launching a nearshoring office in Manchester, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is planning to open another outpost…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2016 Legal Business FORSTERS AND SLAUGHTERS LEAD ON TATA STEEL SELL OFF Forsters and Slaughter and May acted on Greybull Capital’s rescue deal…
Ports in a storm – Can Ince get back on course? Legal Business Once a leading player in marine and insurance work, Ince & Co has been hit by discord and an ailing…
Set in stone – testing time for mid-tier sets as elite London sets tighten their grip Legal Business The demise of 11 Stone Buildings last summer sparked claims within the Bar that others would face the same fate.…
Less bark, more bite – competition to the fore as tougher enforcement arrives Legal Business New legislation and a tougher outlook from regulators has competition partners salivating, but the old guard maintain their dominance in…
GCs have arrived and all we have to welcome them are platitudes Legal Business Two books of note have just been published by veteran lawyers – The Inside Counsel Revolution: Resolving the Partner-Guardian Tension…
The bottom line is, well, the bottom line – numbers always settle the score Legal Business At a recent drinks evening with a leading City law firm, Legal Business heard a familiar refrain from a veteran…
As the Bar elite thrives, New Law wobbles – scratch some more predictions Legal Business It is a recurring theme in Legal Business commentary that the received wisdom and forecasting for the profession do not…
It’s a risky world out there… and a big chance for a new kind of lawyer Guest Blog Ashurst’s Ben Tidswell argues a volatile, globalising risk landscape is a call to arms for the modern law firm One…
We wanted diversity, we got box-ticking – real change on diversity needs leadership in law Legal Business Fieldfisher’s Michael Chissick says progress on gay inclusion masks a wider diversity failure in law ‘Did you see the game…
The last word – Charlie says Legal Business In response to an opinion piece from Gibson Dunn’s Charlie Geffen in our last issue, we ask management if firms…
Allen & Overy and Linklaters scoop roles as Nestlé launches ice cream joint venture Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy and Linklaters have won roles on the creation of Froneri, a 50/50, €3bn joint venture between global food…
Allen & Overy bolsters US securities offering with former Skadden partner hire in Australia Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has added a three-strong US securities team to its Australian operations. The team joins the firm…
Expansive White & Case taps Ashurst for the second time in two weeks for disputes partner Tom Moore Within weeks of securing Ashurst equity capital markets partner Jonathan Parry, White & Case has tapped the Anglo-Australian firm again…
