BLP targets full financial integration with Greenberg Traurig as merger edges closer Tom Moore As City firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) closes in on its landmark transatlantic merger with Miami giant Greenberg Traurig, the…
City showdown: US firms take roles as Russia and Ukraine’s $3bn debt dispute heads to London court Legal Business City lawyers at US firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan are to face off…
Land Securities to launch panel review following de Souza departure Legal Business FTSE 100 company Land Securities has kicked off a panel review of its external legal roster now that the current…
A win for Wim: Allen & Overy chooses Dejonghe as next senior partner to soothe generational leadership change Tom Moore Allen & Overy (A&O) has opted for continuity in its generational leadership change by electing Wim Dejonghe (pictured), who is…
DLA Piper’s Knowles to retire after 38 years at the firm Legal Business Sir Nigel Knowles (pictured) will retire from DLA Piper at the end of June after nearly four decades at the…
Trainee retention: Perfect scores for Osborne Clarke and Mayer Brown as White & Case figure falls Legal Business Osborne Clarke and Mayer Brown have posted perfect spring retention figures this year, while White & Case’s rate dropped to 87%.
On the right track: Hitachi Rail Europe appoints first general counsel as legal team develops Madeleine Farman Hitachi Rail Europe has confirmed the hire of WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff’s director of legal Jane Mee as the transport firm…
US financials: White & Case in growth mode while revenues up 1% Legal Business US firm White & Case has reported flat revenues for 2015, ticking up 1%, while the firm improved partnership and fee…
Guest post: Legal lobby turf wars – what is the Law Society doing for you? Legal Business It is not a massive exaggeration to say that the Law Society will be fighting for its existence in the…
‘There’s a flat legal market’: Hogan Lovells blames low revenue and profit growth on currency fluctuations Legal Business Nearly six years on from its transatlantic union Hogan Lovells continues to post modest financial growth as its results today…
End of the affair: Addleshaws Scottish takeover called off Madeleine Farman Merger talks between Addleshaw Goddard and Maclay Murray & Spens to create a national practice with combined revenues of around…
Comment: Privacy v transparency – Withers’ Noseda on incoming OECD tax rules opening a new battle front Legal Business In almost every field of legal work, privacy is regarded as a primary and legitimate concern to protect the interests…
Revolving doors: Nabarro makes double disputes hire, as Big Four accounting firms make legal moves Legal Business In a busy week for City hires, Nabarro and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe have added to their ranks, while accounting…
Simmons & Simmons creates general counsel position to ‘prevent unpleasant surprises’ Legal Business City firm Simmons & Simmons has created a general counsel (GC) post, filled by UK employment chief Simon Watson, to…
Asia round-up: Olswang and Bird & Bird build offerings while Slaughters Hong Kong partner Hyman retires Legal Business The past week has seen changes for several UK-headquartered firms in Asia with Olswang appointing a new Asia managing partner…
City corporate push: Dentons makes M&A play with Pinsent Masons partner Levy Legal Business Dentons has made a corporate play in the City with the hire of Stephen Levy, who departs Pinsent Masons after…
Guest post: The great tax debate – towards business accountability Legal Business This is the third in a series of pieces exploring what the Labour Centre might offer to the electorate. The…
Vinson & Elkins ramps up City private equity push with hires from Freshfields and Cadwalader Legal Business US firm Vinson & Elkins has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer finance partner Ian Frost and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft deal doer Paul…
Blank Rome to triple Washington office as it benefits from Dickstein Shapiro’s collapse Jaishree Kalia After a steady decline of its partnership, US firm Dickstein Shapiro has dissolved and ceased from practicing law after 65…
Comment: What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit Legal Business Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
