Hogan Lovells in mourning after lawyer killed in Paris attacks Legal Business A young Hogan Lovells associate was among the victims of Friday’s (13 November) terrorist attack in Paris, which has so…
Due south: Irwin Mitchell in takeover talks with Thomas Eggar Legal Business National firm Irwin Mitchell is in merger discussions with LB100 firm Thomas Eggar with a view to extending its reach in…
‘A big part of any growth strategy’: BLP launches in Myanmar with Baker & McKenzie hire Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner has joined the recent rush into Myanmar, launching its fourth Asian office in Yangon with Baker &…
Six frontrunners emerge from pack in A&O management race Jaishree Kalia With next year set to be senior partner David Morley’s and global managing partner Wim Dejonghe’s final terms at Allen…
‘Unfulfilled client demand for alternative resourcing’: A&O launches Peerpoint in Asia Jaishree Kalia Following the success of its high-end contract lawyer service Peerpoint in London, Allen & Overy (A&O) is now extending the…
Cleaning up: Linklaters and Slaughters advise on record-breaking disposal of Northern Rock mortgages Legal Business Linklaters and Slaughter and May have landed major roles advising on the government’s record-breaking £13bn sale of former Northern Rock…
City firms called on as SFO launches Euribor prosecution against Deutsche Bank and Barclays staff Legal Business K&L Gates, Stephenson Harwood, Herbert Smith Freehills are among the City law firms instructed as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today…
Business as usual: WLG’s Andrew Witts wins contested election for chair Kathryn McCann Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) chairman Andrew Witts has been re-elected to serve as chairman for a further four years,…
Middle East moves: Latham loses partner trio to Hogan Lovells in Dubai Legal Business Three of the nine partners in Latham & Watkins’ Dubai office have resigned, just months after the US firm announced…
Former Withers client awarded extra £375k professional negligence damages by Court of Appeal Kathryn McCann The Court of Appeal has awarded a further £375k in damages against Withers while dismissing the firm’s appeal of the…
Comment: In-house counsel: more to do and happy about it Alex Novarese There are familiar themes and a few mixed messages from this year’s in-house lawyer survey but one obvious point to…
‘A watershed moment for enforcement’ – Cleary’s Gadhia sizes up class action competition reforms Legal Business We have begun a journey into the unknown. The new collective action regime for competition litigation, which came into effect…
DLA strikes groundbreaking deal to offer contract lawyering via LOD Tom Moore In a pioneering nod towards calls for the modern legal profession to be more collaborative, DLA Piper has struck a highly…
Slaughters parachutes in to defend Rolls-Royce in SFO probe Legal Business Rolls-Royce has hired Slaughter and May to lead its defence as it faces an SFO probe into alleged bribes paid…
Clifford Chance Libor briefings privileged, High Court rules Legal Business Documents drawn up by Clifford Chance for a special RBS committee dealing with the Libor scandal are protected by legal…
Parabis enters exclusive deal with original founders for Plexus buyout Kathryn McCann The Parabis Group has confirmed the sale of its defendant personal injury firm Plexus Law to a consortium of private individuals,…
Guest post: More questions than answers – the strange case of former Chief Legal Ombudsman Sampson Legal Business The first, and most important, thing to remind everyone before I dissect the events of the last few weeks is…
Comment: Artificial intelligence and the law – mostly believe the hype Legal Business It’s a rarity for the great pre-occupations of our age to intersect so closely with that of the legal profession…
‘Not interested’: Eversheds’ lead US suitor Foley calls time on merger talks Kathryn McCann Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner has ended merger discussions with Eversheds, just over a week after reports Eversheds had identified the US firm…
SFO drops case against Slaughter and May client Olympus Legal Business The UK Serious Fraud Office has dropped its case against Slaughter and May client Olympus two years after charging the…
