Linklaters’ new global banking chief reshuffles deck in shadow finance push Legal Business Bugg targets renewed growth for Linklaters’ finance team in shake-up at Silk Street Just weeks into his new role as…
DLA Piper partnership votes to overhaul remuneration system Legal Business Firm increases bonus pool and launches three-year lockstep for new partners DLA Piper International partners have approved an overhaul of…
Cooke: ‘Conveyor belt is not a phrase you will ever hear uttered at Slaughter and May’ Legal Business Corporate veteran vows to maintain City focus when he succeeds Saul in May The new senior partner at Slaughter and…
Osborne Clarke still going strong as LB100 firms report first-half results Legal Business 2015 Legal Business Law Firm of the Year Osborne Clarke has continued its sound financial performance of the last few…
1COR tops QC appointments table as female applicants remain ‘stubbornly low’ Sarah Downey One Crown Office Row (1COR) saw six of its barristers take silk in this year’s round of Queen’s Counsel (QC)…
Kennedys global push continues apace as it follows insurance clients to Argentina Legal Business Continental Europe the next priority as firm chases larger international revenues Kennedys formed another international association last month, this time…
Linklaters picks merger targets in Shanghai as Asia exits stack up Legal Business Linklaters has selected Shanghai Capital Law & Partners and Shanghai Kai-Rong Law Firm as targets as management works to establish…
‘An environment conducive to M&A’: global elite anticipate busy year after record 2015 Legal Business Skadden heads US M&A tables while Freshfields leads in Europe Deal lawyers are unsurprisingly predicting another busy year in M&A…
The finance view: Bumpy markets, rising debt funds – direct lending to flourish in 2016 but it won’t be year of the junk bond Legal Business Victoria Young canvasses veteran lawyers on the outlook for bespoke financing in 2016. It’s been flavour of the month for…
Linklaters doubles up on IPOs as UK capital markets move swiftly into gear for 2016 Legal Business Linklaters has got the year off to a flying start for equity capital markets work, leading on the announced initial…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in December/January 2015/16 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS AND STEPHENSON HARWOOD CHECK IN FOR PRIORY SALE Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Stephenson Harwood led on the sale of…
‘This is not ad hoc’: WFW leadership duo aims to drive City specialist ahead of the pack Legal Business Victoria Young talks to Chris Lowe and Lothar Wegener about their ambitions for the firm ‘It’s not about: “Here’s an…
Life During Law: Monty Raphael QC Legal Business My parents were immigrants from Eastern Europe. My father came after being conscripted against his will in the Tsarist army…
News in brief – February 2016 Legal Business CASES AGAINST LAW FIRMS DOWN Figures collated by RPC suggest the post-financial crisis wave of professional negligence claims against law…
BLP on the hunt for a US tie-up as talks with Miami giant Greenberg Traurig confirmed Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is hunting for an ambitious union with a major US practice, with the City real…
BP turns to Herbert Smith as claims over Algeria terrorist attack mount Legal Business BP has instructed Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) to defend it against claims the oil major’s security precautions at an Algerian…
Safe Harbour 2.0: City lawyers warn last minute data transfer deal ripe for legal challenge Legal Business City lawyers are warning an agreement made between the EU and the US yesterday (3 February) replacing the Safe Harbour…
Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk and Bär & Karrer win mandates on $43bn ChemChina-Syngenta deal Legal Business Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and Swiss firm Bär & Karrer have landed key advisory roles on…
‘The next phase’: McDermott Will & Emery names successor to London head Nineham Legal Business Private client partner Andrew Vergunst (pictured) is to become the head of McDermott Will & Emery‘s London office, replacing corporate…
Future UK chief Millar lays out expansion plans as CMS becomes first international firm in Iran Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna‘s incoming managing partner Stephen Millar (pictured) has outlined his key priorities as the firm’s next UK chief,…
