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…
Slaughter and May wins main corporate adviser role as John Lewis Partnership cuts legal panel to four Legal Business High Street retailer John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has cut its external legal panel to just four firms comprising Slaughter and…
Rising star Rodham returns to Linklaters to boost private equity team Legal Business Linklaters has made a rare lateral hire to bring Shearman & Sterling private equity partner Ben Rodham back to the…
Eighteen law firms join latest attempt to improve the profession’s dire social inclusion record Legal Business Eighteen major law firms, including Linklaters, Macfarlanes, White & Case and Sullivan & Cromwell, have joined a new initiative to…
Siri meets GC? Riverview bets big with the launch of a ‘virtual assistant’ for clients Legal Business After spending the last 18 months investing in automated services for in-house teams, Riverview Law has created a virtual assistant to…
Shearman invests in London as City promotions overtake New York Legal Business London provided the bulk of this year’s partner promotions at US law firm Shearman & Sterling, with more lawyers joining…
SRA proposes standardised final examination for all prospective solicitors Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced plans to introduce a new unified exam for assessing trainee solicitors.
Taking Manhattan: Freshfields hires Skadden Arps specialist in US leveraged finance boost Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has continued its recent push in the US with the hire of experienced Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher…
