The Finance View: Bigger, simpler, cheaper? How to position the modern securitisation counsel Legal Business Michael West assesses the impact of the ongoing rehabilitation of structured finance Securitisation lawyers have been hard pressed since the…
A&O and Freshfields win work on Bwin’s bidding battle Legal Business 888 looks set to strike £900m deal Deal lawyers took little respite over the summer as the traditional lull failed…
Host of Global 100 firms advise on Coke bottler’s $31bn three-way merger Legal Business Over ten firms were involved in the complex cross-border merger that saw three of The Coca-Cola Company’s bottlers unite to…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in July and August 2015 Legal Business PEARSON TURNS TO FRESHFIELDS ON SUMMER FT AND ECONOMIST SELL-OFF Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Pearson twice over the summer. The…
DLA splits from SA alliance firm Cliffe Dekker over integration and branding issues Kathryn McCann Last month saw DLA Piper and South African firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr end their ten-year formal alliance over integration and…
Greenberg makes a splash in Europe after two mass summer hires in Berlin and Warsaw Legal Business Greenberg Traurig has made a concerted push into Europe this summer. Having recruited a 12-lawyer real estate team in May…
News in brief – September 2015 Legal Business BAKERS’ 2014/15 FINANCIALS SEE FIRM SLIP BEHIND DLA Baker & McKenzie revealed it generated $2.43bn in the year to 30…
Guest post: Sir John! Sir John! Are we there yet? – lawyerly interventions on Iraq Legal Business One of the absurdities of this year’s ‘silly season’ has been another of Britain’s periodic bouts of Chilcot-bashing. When there’s…
PwC Legal targets £100m turnover by 2018 as revenues rise 15% Legal Business PwC Legal has performed solidly for the financial year ending 30 June 2015 with revenue rising 15% to £41m, while…
Clifford Chance bolsters City disputes practice with Debevoise public law specialist Legal Business Having endured a spate of high profile departures from its corporate offering in recent years, Clifford Chance (CC) has made…
Direct-to-solicitor apprenticeships by September 2016 as government approves plans Daniel Coyne In a move designed to open up different routes into the legal profession, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills…
‘Difficult to see a principled basis for the distinction’: CJC calls for wholesale change of DBA rules Legal Business The Civil Justice Council has recommended a raft of changes in a bid to increase the number of law firms…
Dealwatch: Allen & Overy wins stateside role on merger creating $5.5bn US government IT giant Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy’s (A&O) New York office and Debevoise & Plimpton have won roles advising IT company CSC on its…
New endeavours: Olswang former head of corporate exits after 15 years as firm reveals new C-suite to boost growth Legal Business Olswang has had its fair share of departures these last 12 months with its former head of corporate Fabrizio Carpanini…
Linklaters finance partner Irvine heads to Kirkland in latest exit from Hong Kong office Legal Business For the third time this year and dealing a blow to Linklaters‘ Asian objectives, Kirkland & Ellis has recruited from…
‘A game of jenga’: Market reaction as 200-year old McClures enters administration and partners join raft of other firms Kathryn McCann McClure Naismith appointed joint administrators on Friday (28 August) just twelve days after the firm’s executive chairman Robin Shannan told…
DAC Beachroft gains ABS for claims business as it prepares for ‘complex and challenging market’ Kathryn McCann DAC Beachcroft is the latest firm to enter the alternative business structure (ABS) market gaining a licence for its Claims…
Jenner & Block hires White & Case’s Charlie Lightfoot to front London launch Legal Business As Jenner & Block ramps up its City presence, the US litigation firm has hired White & Case partner Charlie…
Putting things in context: Magic Circle commits to social mobility tool after highly critical report Tom Moore Eight elite City firms have adopted a contextual recruitment tool designed to boost social mobility in their ranks after a…
Mishcon, A&O and Matthew Arnold Baldwin win places as The Co-op Bank unveils 11-strong inaugural legal panel Legal Business The Co-operative Bank has appointed 11 firms to form its legal supplier panel with firms including Clifford Chance (CC) and Pinsent Masons…
