Turning Japanese: Debevoise & Plimpton launches in Tokyo in first new outpost in a decade Legal Business With Japan’s ageing population and cheap debt forcing its biggest corporates to look outside the country for growth, Debevoise &…
State of the industry: UK legal services sector grows 8% as exports rise Legal Business Counter to the UK’s trade deficit widening at the end of 2015, the UK’s legal industry has again outperformed the…
One more name in the ring as Jacobs closes in on Linklaters senior partner position Legal Business Aedamar Comiskey has entered the race to become the next senior partner at Linklaters, facing off against corporate heavyweight Charlie…
Eversheds, Reed Smith and Dentons land spots on inaugural Avis panel Legal Business Eversheds, Reed Smith, Dentons and K&L Gates have landed spots on a seven-firm global panel created by US car rental…
Data deal: Davis Polk advises Markit on US merger Legal Business Longstanding adviser Davis Polk & Wardwell has acted for Markit again as the London-based data provider signed a deal with…
Revolving doors: Holman Fenwick takes Singapore aviation team from BLP as MoFo, Ince and Ashurst make key hires Legal Business As Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) makes a key team hire in Singapore, Morrison & Foerster, Ince & Co and Ashurst…
Cravath and Skadden check-in as Starwood derails Marriott merger to seal Chinese hotel takeover Jaishree Kalia Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher are advising as Westin owner…
Glencore picks Freshfields as mining giant sues Colombia over coal deal Tom Moore Mining and commodities giant Glencore has instructed Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to sue Colombia over claims the government…
A&O names new corporate heads as Ballheimer prepares to join senior leadership Jaishree Kalia Within weeks of electing the firm’s new leadership, Allen & Overy has announced London corporate head Richard Browne has joined…
Barclays bans lawyers from corporate hospitality during panel review Legal Business Barclays has put a ban on its 600 lawyers accepting corporate hospitality as it reviews its legal panel worth around…
Freshfields the latest to post reduced retention rate with 82% of trainees kept on Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the last Magic Circle firm to post its trainee retention rate this spring, posted a reduced figure,…
Dentons lands BLP head of corporate crime and investigations in bid to capture banking disputes Tom Moore Fresh from securing an 11-partner financial litigation team from now-defunct Matthew Arnold & Baldwin, Dentons has landed Berwin Leighton Paisner…
‘Experience and energy’: Corporate head Penney wins Addleshaws senior partner race Madeleine Farman Corporate head Charles Penney (pictured) has been appointed Addleshaw Goddard‘s new senior partner, replacing Monica Burch, who was first…
Winston & Strawn disputes heavyweight joins Garrigues to launch City arbitration team Legal Business Garrigues has hired its first English-qualified partner in the City with the arrival of Winston & Strawn‘s co-head of international…
DLA Piper launches flexible working in Australia as part of LOD roll out Legal Business Fresh from sealing a landmark deal with Lawyers On Demand (LOD) to provide freelance lawyering services to its clients, DLA…
Asia round-up: Stephenson Harwood formalises Guangzhou association as A&O makes FinReg play Victoria Young Stephenson Harwood has formalised its association with Chinese law firm Wei Tu, while Allen & Overy has made a key…
In-house: Lloyds appoints head of legal for ring-fencing as banks prepare for 2019 deadline Legal Business Former Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) corporate partner Frances McLeman has been made head of legal for ring-fencing at Lloyds Banking…
Comment: Time to move on – Savage argues legal education is falling behind the realities of the profession Legal Business Let’s get this in context right off the bat. The Training for Tomorrow proposals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…
Fasken Martineau slashes London lawyer headcount by a third ahead of office move Legal Business Fasken Martineau will close the doors of its Hanover Square office at the end of this week, relocating a significantly…
ABS Fairpoint Group legal revenues hit £30m as firm hunts further acquisitions Victoria Young Finance company Fairpoint Group, which in recent years has pushed into the legal market with the acquisitions of Simpson Millar…
