In-house: Lloyds loses wealth management chief to HSBC Legal Business Mired in controversy over the restructuring of its internal legal team, Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has lost another senior figure…
Hogan Lovells triples Australian partner headcount with new hires Legal Business Having long voiced its intention to boost revenues in the Asia-Pacific region Hogan Lovells has recruited four new partners to…
Bar regulator gets green light to approve alternative business structures Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has gained approval from the Legal Services Board (LSB) to become a licensing authority for…
Better in the City: Baker & McKenzie’s London revenues up 9%, as global turnover dips Tom Moore Despite a poor global performance last year, London revenue at Baker & McKenzie rose 9% in the same period to…
DLA Piper loses Venezuela presence, ending local relationship with InterJuris after five years Legal Business DLA Piper has ended its formal relationship with Venezuelan firm InterJuris, reducing its presence in Latin America to Mexico, Brazil…
Doughty Street Chambers barrister to take over civil rights group Liberty Legal Business Doughty Street Chambers barrister and human rights campaigner Martha Spurrier has been appointed as the new director of Liberty, where…
‘A wrong turning’: Lord Chief Justice makes proposals to shift cases away from arbitration Legal Business English law took ‘a wrong turning’ in favouring the use of international arbitration to resolve commercial disputes, the lord chief…
City office grows faster than US as Kirkland posts 7% global revenue hike Legal Business While a handful of high-profile departures has meant Kirkland & Ellis has been the subject of much speculation in the…
A change of mind: 3VB’s Beltrami QC pulls out of move to One Essex Court Sarah Downey Confirmed just days ago, 3 Verulam Buildings‘ (3VB) heavyweight silk Adrian Beltrami QC has pulled out of moving to One…
Slater and Gordon general counsel jumps ship after less than two months Legal Business Australian-listed Slater and Gordon‘s general counsel (GC) and company secretary Moana Weir has resigned after spending less than two months…
Ashurst boosts City TMT practice with double Herbert Smith Freehills hire, including global co-head Jaishree Kalia In a bid to improve its City TMT offering, Ashurst has hired TMT duo Nick Elverston and Amanda Hale from…
Revolving doors: KWM adds one in London while Hogan Lovells makes key international hire Legal Business Despite axing 24 partners from its legacy SJ Berwin practice, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has hired one in London,…
Guest post: How to reduce head count without making new enemies Legal Business With the litigation market soft and the deal market at least momentarily out of breath, there may be more lawyers…
Allen & Overy leadership latest: banking co-heads step down Jaishree Kalia In a run of new leadership announcements, Allen & Overy (A&O) has elected Philip Bowden and Andrew Thomas as the…
RBS hires Shaw as GC as the ex-Barclays veteran takes one of the top roles in finance law Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Michael Shaw (pictured) as its next general counsel with the former Barclays…
Sheffield reaches out to Magic Circle with northshoring campaign Legal Business Sheffield City Council is targeting the UK’s top 100 law firms in a bid to entice them to establish offices…
Heads roll on Queen Street: KWM to axe 15% of European partners in sweeping shake-up Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) told its London partnership this morning that 15% of its European and Middle Eastern partners…
Adviser review: Pinsent Masons added to Land Securities panel Legal Business National firm Pinsent Masons has won a place on FTSE 100 firm Land Securities’ legal panel, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Travers Smith and Kirkland take lead roles as Micro Focus agrees $540m acquisition of Serena Software Legal Business Against sluggish levels of transactional activity of late, Travers Smith and Kirkland & Ellis have landed lead advisory roles on…
One Essex Court takes banking silk duo from 3VB Legal Business One Essex Court has hired banking silk duo Adrian Beltrami QC and Sonia Tolaney QC from 3 Verulam Buildings (3VB),…
