Stephenson Harwood pays 30% more to highest-earning member, latest accounts show Jaishree Kalia The highest-paid LLP member at Stephenson Harwood took home £1.3m during the last financial year compared to just over £1m…
Clifford Chance executive committee group pay falls by 7% amid revenue and profit dip, LLP accounts reveal Sarah Downey Clifford Chance‘s (CC) 12-strong executive leadership group saw an average 7% decrease in pay packets in the last financial year…
DLA Piper pay to highest earning LLP member nears £2m despite firm’s profit dropping Tom Moore The highest-paid LLP member at DLA Piper International took home £1.96m last year, 8% more than the biggest payout last…
City focus: A quarter of Akin Gump partners made up in London in latest promotions round Tom Moore Just over a year since US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld took over Bingham McCutchen’s $50m London office,…
Guest post: What’s your theory of the business? Legal Business Year-end is often seen, understandably if somewhat arbitrarily, as a time for reflection. Actually, in my book there’s never a…
Dealwatch: Freshfields acts for Deutsche Bank as it sells ¥25.7bn of Chinese assets Legal Business After winning a place on Deutsche Bank’s global legal panel last year, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is representing the German bank on the…
Making the list: Former A&O and Slaughters lawyers Beringer and Randell awarded CBE Jaishree Kalia A host of figures within the legal profession including former Allen & Overy (A&O) senior partner Guy Beringer QC (pictured)…
Checking in: Freshfields and Stephenson Harwood advise on £1.3bn sale of the Priory Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Stephenson Harwood have led on the sale of the Priory, the rehab clinic known for its…
Twice as nice: Fieldfisher doubles pay to highest earning member, LLP accounts reveal Tom Moore The highest-paid LLP member at Fieldfisher took home £1.24m last year, almost twice as much as last year, following back-to-back…
Comment: The 2015 edit – our favourite Legal Business pieces from this year Legal Business As the Christmas wind-down approaches inertia, in time-honoured tradition along with ghastly jumpers and inappropriate comments on social media, we…
Revolving doors: A&O and Linklaters make key lateral hires as Clydes picks up Aussie team Legal Business Allen & Overy (A&O) has made a key hire for its US securities practice with David Flechner joining the firm’s…
Property panel: Freshfields, Herbert Smith and Addleshaws make British Land roster Legal Business Magic circle heavyweight Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has joined Addleshaw Goddard, Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones Day, King & Wood Mallesons, Mayer…
‘A powerful message of deterrence’: Court of Appeal dismisses Libor scandal trader Hayes’ appeal, while reducing sentence Legal Business In a decision that will provide little comfort for those facing similar charges, the Court of Appeal has refused the…
Comment: After the Harvard Kool-Aid and lost years can Moore galvanise Linklaters? Tom Moore Allen & Overy‘s veteran leader David Morley remarked sometimes that in running a law firm, success or failure is less about…
US partner promotions: Jones Day makes up two in London from 47-strong round Legal Business Jones Day has become the latest US firm to announce its partner promotion round with 4% of the 47-strong round…
Guest post: Law firms going public – one way to stop a Dewey-style run on the ‘bank’? Legal Business It has become commonplace – I have bowed to convention and endorsed the notion myself – to observe that law…
In-house: Singh steps down from GC post at Indian energy giant Essar Global Fund Legal Business Raminder Singh, the London-based general counsel and chief compliance officer of Indian conglomerate Essar Global Fund Limited (EGFL), the holding…
Closing Cologne: Freshfields restructures German offices to create broad offering Legal Business In a bid strengthen its platform in Germany, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is closing its Cologne office, with the bulk of…
In-house: Morton Fraser big winner as firms line up for Edinburgh City Council panel Legal Business Morton Fraser has picked up four places on Edinburgh City Council’s £3.1m panel, being appointed alongside larger firms such as…
Switching sides: Eversheds Manchester banking head departs to take GC role Legal Business Eversheds Manchester banking head Nigel Dale is leaving the firm after 20 years to join specialist lender Together as its…
