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…
Holman Fenwick Willan posts revenue and profit slide in latest LLP accounts Sarah Downey The latest to emerge in a run of recent LLP filings is Holman Fenwick Willan, which has seen its revenue…
‘Not unexpected’: SFO asks for extra funds for fourth time in as many years Legal Business Prosecutors at the SFO have made another request for cash, seeking an additional £21.1m for ‘blockbuster’ cases, after making a…
Trainee retention: Slaughter and May and Nabarro up their intakes for spring 2016 Legal Business Slaughter and May and Nabarro improved their trainee retention figures this month with the latter firm retaining 89%, while the…
‘Tremendous experience’: City M&A heavyweight Steve Cooke elected as senior partner at Slaughter and May Legal Business Slaughter and May, the UK’s most profitable law firm, has elected its longstanding head of M&A Steve Cooke as its…
Further scrutiny: Banks order investigative review of Slater and Gordon’s books Legal Business Australian-listed Slater and Gordon is facing further inquiry as the company’s lenders have appointed their own investigative accountants to look…
Responding to demand: Dentons hires 75-strong Matthew Arnold & Baldwin banking litigation team Legal Business Dentons has (7 January) confirmed the hire of Matthew Arnold & Baldwin‘s (MAB) 75-strong banking and finance litigation team, including…
C-suite roles at Allen & Overy take home 9% more last year as firm raises revenues Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy‘s (A&O) senior partner and managing partner, global practice heads and support directors took home £1.1m more in…
Skadden and Freshfields top global deal tables as M&A figures reach record heights Legal Business In a record year for global M&A, US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Magic Circle firm Freshfields…
‘Tight controls’: LLP filings show strict financial management helps boost Simmons profitability Tom Moore Benefitting from a resurgence of financial work in the City in 2014/15, Simmons & Simmons acted prudently to boost its…
Cutting back: CMS Cameron McKenna, Burness Paull, HSF and Bakers land spots on Weir’s two-tier panel Legal Business Scottish engineering business Weir Group has appointed Burness Paull and CMS Cameron McKenna to its first ever European panel following…
Failure to integrate: Administrators blame poor consolidation for Parabis collapse as unsecured creditors to lose almost £50m Legal Business More than 2,500 unsecured creditors of the now defunct Parabis Group will lose almost £50m, a report from the company’s…
New year promotions: Hogan Lovells upgrades City quintet to partnership in 24-strong round Legal Business Hogan Lovells today (5 January) announced 24 associates have joined the partnership, including five in London, mostly across the firm’s…
Disputes drive: Baker & McKenzie hires Hogan Lovells litigator Lyons Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie‘s push in the UK disputes arena has continued into the new year with the hire of Hogan…
Match of the Day: Jones Day, Herbert Smith and Walker Morris score roles on Crystal Palace FC investment Legal Business Teams from Jones Day, Herbert Smith Freehills and Walker Morris have won mandates as Premier League football club Crystal Palace…
