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…
Divestment deal: A&O wins mandate as Asahi makes bid for Peroni and Grolsch ahead of mega beer merger Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has advised as Japanese beer giant Asahi has made a bid to acquire SABMiller’s well-known European beer…
US financials: London launch sees firmwide Cooley revenues rise 14% Legal Business Cooley‘s financials for 2015 show revenue has risen 14% to $912m, while profit per equity partner increased by 9% to…
Aussie exodus: Skadden closes sole office in Sydney Jaishree Kalia Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has confirmed it is closing its Sydney office – the US firm’s only base…
Private equity play: Mayer Brown makes major move with the hire of Reed Smith’s Europe head Yam Legal Business US firm Mayer Brown has hired Reed Smith’s Europe and Middle East head of private equity Perry Yam (pictured) to…
Cooley continues City expansion with Mayer Brown finance partner Clark Legal Business US firm Cooley continues to recruit major lateral hires into its year-old London office as it has announced today (11…
Dundas & Wilson acquisition helps boost CMS turnover by more than 25%, accounts reveal Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna has revealed a 26% rise in group turnover to £259.2m from £206.1m, boosted by the acquisition of…
BPP Law School changes hands in $1.1bn private equity deal Legal Business The dean of BPP University Law School Peter Crisp (pictured) says its ‘business as usual’ as the education provider has…
Cutting back: Ashurst’s highest paid member hit with 11% pay decrease, as other staff costs fall Jaishree Kalia Ashurst‘s highest paid member pocketed 11% less in the 2014/15 financial year compared to 2013/14, the firm’s LLP accounts show.…
KWM under scrutiny for administrative error in £40m real estate deal for Better Capital Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has come under scrutiny for an ’embarrassing’ error made on a £40m real estate finance…
A job half done for Green QC as UK Serious Fraud Office director signs up until 2018 Legal Business The director of the UK Serious Fraud Office, David Green QC (pictured) has had his contract extended by two years…
Akin Gump more than doubles City revenue in first full year since Bingham acquisition Legal Business Revenue at US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld rose by 7% to $930m in 2015, with London contributing…
‘A valuable contribution’: all change Down Under at CC as founding duo depart firm Legal Business Two of the founders of Clifford Chance‘s (CC’s) Australian arm, including the firm’s Sydney managing partner, are stepping down from…
Dentons UKMEA posts 6% revenue lift as profit jumps 12% Legal Business Dentons LLP accounts for the UK, Middle East and Africa have revealed the firm’s revenue increased by 6% for the 2014/15 financial…
Latham & Watkins lures CMA director of mergers to broaden London offering Legal Business Latham & Watkins has hired the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s director of mergers Jonathan Parker as it rounds out…
LLP latest: NRF accounts show modest profit rise for international business as turnover stalls Legal Business In its third year post-merger, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s LLP has revealed flat turnover of £391.7m while overall pre-tax profit rose…
London overlooked: Dentons creates one new City partner amid US-heavy promotion round Legal Business In a move that goes against its accelerated global expansion this past year, Dentons has promoted just 47 associates to…
‘Reaped the rewards’: latest accounts underline strong year for expansive Pinsents Legal Business Pinsent Masons‘ highest-paid LLP member took home 38% more last year than in 2013/14, as the firm posted double-digit growth…
Comment: Doing something radical – how Dentons sort of won me over Legal Business Everywhere I go in legal circles these days, people ask about Dentons. How incredible it would have been even 18…
Revolving doors: team hires galore as Stephenson Harwood, Dentons and Clydes all add to their benches Legal Business In a busy week for international hires, several firms have made key team hires around the globe, with Stephenson Harwood,…
