Private wealth continues to pay as Forsters announces sixth year of double-digit revenue growth Legal Business Despite predictions of tough conditions for mid-tier firms, West End firm Forsters has bucked the trend and announced its fee…
Continued integration: Akin Gump solidifies takeover of Bingham’s London outpost with office move Tom Moore More than 18 months since combining in the City, the 21-partner team that left now defunct US law firm Bingham…
An appetite for renewables: Linklaters advises on £2.6bn Scottish wind farm Legal Business In the second renewables project Linklaters has finalised this month, the Magic Circle firm has advised on the construction and…
SullCrom, A&O and Wachtell advise on biggest M&A deal of the year to date as Bayer makes $62bn bid for Monsanto Madeleine Farman Sullivan & Cromwell, Allen & Overy, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz all won roles, as healthcare and agriculture giant…
Media matters: Magic Circle firms take lead roles on £1bn Argus Media deal Legal Business Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy have all won advisory roles as US company General Atlantic has taken…
DLA Piper takes rainmaker from Linklaters alliance firm for South Africa managing partner role Legal Business DLA Piper has appointed Webber Wentzel corporate partner Johannes Gouws as South Africa managing partner.
‘It’s about getting market share’: TLT continues strong run as turnover increases 15% Legal Business In keeping with the trend for UK firms to announce good financials early, Bristol-based LB100 firm TLT has revealed its…
Fieldfisher senior partner Lohn faces bias allegations over work for British Horseracing Authority Legal Business Matthew Lohn, senior partner at Fieldfisher, has been accused of bias after carrying out advisory work for the British Horseracing…
‘Tough decisions’: Norton Rose Fulbright to open low cost centre in Manilla with 170 roles affected Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is to launch a global service centre in The Philippines in a move that will affect 170…
‘Privacy rights have developed massively today’: lawyers react as court rules on ‘PJS’ celebrity injunction Legal Business Privacy and media lawyers have given their take after the Supreme Court ruled this morning (19 May) that an injunction…
XL Group appoints Lloyd’s GC McGovern into new compliance role Legal Business Global insurance and reinsurance company XL Group has announced its appointment of Lloyd’s of London’s chief risk officer and general…
Just like buses – Dentons latest to relocate support jobs somewhere cheaper with Warsaw move Legal Business With Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) this morning (19 May) announcing an offshoring move expected to hit 170 jobs, Dentons has revealed…
Another bumper round at Travers Smith as City thoroughbred makes up six to partner Legal Business Travers Smith has appointed six lawyers to its partnership in another sizeable promotion round for the City thoroughbred.
Coming out swinging – the Ince fightback continues with team hire for Cologne launch Kathryn McCann Shipping and insurance specialist Ince & Co has opened an office in Cologne with a team of four including two…
Barclays restructures legal team in preparation for retail and investment split Kathryn McCann Barclays has restructured its legal team in preparation for ring-fencing reforms that will split the bank’s retail and investment arms.
Reed Smith the beneficiary as Addleshaw loses second insurance head in two years Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard (AG) head of insurance Mark Pring is leaving the firm to join Reed Smith, less than two years…
Comment: Ashurst’s Ben Tidswell argues a volatile risk landscape is a call to arms for modern law firms Legal Business One of the many lasting consequences of the downturn has been a prolonged expansion of the globalised compliance framework. Increased…
White & Case lands Hogan Lovells rising star Potel as US firm builds corporate practice Legal Business After becoming the first US firm to employ more than 400 lawyers in the City last year, White & Case…
Comment: 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…
Proskauer makes real estate push in London with DLA hire as Latham taps Kirkland in Asia for another PE specialist Sarah Downey Proskauer Rose has made a strategic play to capture work in London’s burgeoning real estate market with the hire of…
