KWM to hold elections as Europe managing partner Boss stands down after less than a year Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is to hold managing partner elections for its European practice as William Boss has resigned…
Changing places: Barclays names new UK/EME general counsel Legal Business In another round of musical chairs at Barclays, the banking giant has appointed Victoria Hardy as general counsel (GC) for…
‘When the time is right’: Ashurst puts Seoul launch on hold Jaishree Kalia Having first signalled intentions to set up a base in South Korea back in 2011, Ashurst has put plans to…
Guest post: How to run up a $1.6bn legal bill – the Nortel bankruptcy should be a wake-up call for the insolvency industry Legal Business What is a fair and equitable distribution of $7.3bn of global bankruptcy assets between multinational creditors where no legal mechanism…
Linklaters and Ashurst win roles as housebuilder Countryside Properties prepares to float Jaishree Kalia Linklaters and Ashurst have landed roles advising UK property developer Countryside Properties as it prepares to list on the London…
Fintech play: Hogan Lovells hires Pinsent Masons financial services chief Salmon Legal Business Hogan Lovells has made a key hire in the City with Pinsent Masons financial services chief John Salmon, in a…
Lockstep transfer: Freshfields Japan partners face profit cut as part of global review Jaishree Kalia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to transfer partners in its Tokyo office from its traditional lockstep to its second-tier lockstep…
Best in class: One Crown Office Row tops QC appointments list with six members taking silk Legal Business Public and civil law set One Crown Office Row (1COR) has seen six of its junior barristers take silk in…
Killing the golden goose: City concerns as review backs online courts and regional court hearings Legal Business A landmark review of civil justice has backed the creation of an online court for claims worth up to £25,000,…
A&O and Linklaters win mandates as spread-betting company CMC Markets plans float Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have landed roles advising online spread-betting company CMC Markets as it plans to float…
‘Need to secure value for money and quality’: industry groups welcome competition probe into legal market Legal Business In a move welcomed by industry groups, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the legal…
Guest post: Law land annual reports -has the partnership model been outgrown? Legal Business With the release last week of the Annual Report from Georgetown Law’s Center for the Study of the Legal Profession,…
Bird & Bird’s net debt rises by a fifth, as highest paid member gets 12% more Sarah Downey Bird & Bird‘s net debt rose by 21% in the last financial year to €46.3m from €38.3m in 2014 following…
MAB set to close as corporate and property teams move to Veale Wasbrough Vizards Sarah Downey Having endured an exodus of partners in recent weeks, Matthew Arnold & Baldwin (MAB) has confirmed it is to close…
Revolving doors: DLA Piper makes commercial contracts play, as Global 100 firms make key hires Legal Business In a busy start to the year, DLA Piper has strengthened its commercial practice with the appointment of two lawyers…
Law firms win pay battle with RBS as Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Allen & Overy reappointed Legal Business The tug of war between The Royal Bank of Scotland and its go-to law firms over a proposed pay freeze…
In-house: Barratt promotes deputy to top legal role as GC Keevil retires Legal Business Barratt Developments has reshuffled its internal legal team following the retirement of general counsel (GC) Tom Keevil, promoting his deputy…
Finance push: DLA Piper ramps up City offering with Latham hire Legal Business Fresh from hiring Slaughter and May’s ex-head of derivatives Mark Dwyer and Baker & McKenzie’s former head of structured capital…
Taking silk: Quinn, Gibson and Freshfields heavyweights among new QCs in 107-strong round Legal Business A trio of City heavyweights has been appointed among 107 new Queen’s Counsel (QC) announced today (11 January), an increase…
Partner promotions: Reed Smith focuses on London in 24-strong round, as MoFo promotes just one in the City Legal Business London dominates the latest promotions round at Reed Smith, with a quarter of the 24 newly-made partners at the US…
