Taking off: easyJet legal chief Winterton to depart for taxi app company Legal Business After nearly a decade in the role easyJet’s longstanding head of legal and compliance, Andrew Winterton, is leaving to join…
US bonus season: Skadden ups the ante with bonus as Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss and others match Cravath associate pay Legal Business Wall Street’s top firms have announced their bonuses for associates, with many matching the levels of Cravath, Swaine & Moore,…
US partner promotions: Quinn Emanuel makes up one in London in global round of nine Kathryn McCann Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has promoted one partner in the City in a global promotions round which saw the…
Privilege under threat: Legal lobby raises alarm over Snooper’s charter Kathryn McCann Both The Law Society and The Bar Council have called for legal professional privilege (LPP) to receive statutory protection in…
Comment: NRF’s Martyr – ‘Society craves balance but the profession drives our people in a different direction’ Legal Business Our profession is facing a growing tension between the drive for profit – the resurgent guiding principle of the 2000s…
DLA Piper pushes finance credentials with senior hires from Slaughters and Baker Mac Legal Business DLA Piper has made a major finance play in the City with the hire of former Slaughter and May partner…
Weapons down: CC settles high profile Excalibur negligence case Legal Business Avoiding the prospect of a costly and public trial, Clifford Chance (CC) has settled a professional negligence claim against it…
Kennedys obtains Scandinavia cover with Danish merger and Norway and Sweden alliances Legal Business After spending most of 2015 launching new offices and forming international alliances, Kennedys has announced one merger and two formal…
International hires: Hogan Lovells brings in key Hong Kong arbitration lateral as Mayer Brown expands German practice Legal Business Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown have announced significant international recruitment today (9 December). Hogan Lovells has improved its disputes practice…
Comment: Big picture, big mess – familiar turf wars as the legal education debate drags on Legal Business Legal education reform. First principles. Root and branch. It was ever thus. Attending the Westminster Legal Policy Forum (WLPF) seminar…
Comment: The moment of truth arises – will the profession stand up to Gove? Legal Business In business as in life, if you want respect you have to start by expecting it and not putting up…
Market reaction: jury still out on Irwin Mitchell’s £40m takeover of Thomas Eggar Kathryn McCann In a move that demonstrates consolidation is still very much on trend for national law firms, Irwin Mitchell’s continuation of…
Dewey trial: prosecutor offers guilty deals to three defendants as Davis’ lawyers continue to negotiate Legal Business US prosecutors have told a New York judge of new guilty plea deals offered to three senior Dewey & LeBoeuf…
Macfarlanes’ top-earning partner pay leaps by a third, annual LLP accounts show Legal Business The latest LLP filings at Companies House by Macfarlanes have shown the highest-paid member at the firm pocketed £2.04m in…
Top RBS lawyer resigns as John Collins makes surprise defection to Santander Legal Business Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) general counsel John Collins has resigned just 11 months after becoming the top lawyer at…
Cravath kicks off bonus season with associates in line for up to $100,000 Legal Business Cravath Swaine & Moore has set the benchmark for US associate bonuses becoming the first major law firm to announce its…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws strengthens in corporate finance as key players hire in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America Legal Business Addleshaw Goddard has added Squire Patton Boggs partner Giles Distin to its corporate finance practice as it aims to ramp…
Opening up the profession: ITV offers first in-house apprenticeship through employer-led Trailblazer scheme Kathryn McCann ITV has become the first company to offer a solicitor apprenticeship under the new Trailblazers Apprenticeship in Law initiative.
Asia-Pacific: Olswang unveils non-exclusive tie-ups in Singapore and Hong Kong Legal Business Olswang has set its sights on expansion in Asia, today (7 December) announcing non-exclusive associations with local firms in Hong…
Dentons hires former BLP corporate chief Collins as it targets cross-border deal work Legal Business In tandem with its significant global expansion this year, Dentons is targeting greater volumes of cross-border deal work and has…
