70 years’ experience: Hogan Lovells adds Baker Botts disputes trio in Houston Legal Business Hogan Lovells has tapped Baker Botts’ disputes team in Houston with the hire of three partners with almost 70 years’…
Guest post: Corporate lawyers under the microscope – the ‘more for less’ delusion and City firms as risk canaries Legal Business Last week I attended a Symposium on Corporate Lawyers organised by Steven Vaughan and his colleagues at the Centre for…
Lewis Silkin on wrong end of £2m judgment for negligent advice to cricket CEO Tom Moore A High Court judge has found that Lewis Silkin was negligent in advising Tim Wright, the former CEO of an…
‘A good little business’: Weightmans completes Leeds merger to create £100m firm Kathryn McCann Legal Business 100 firm Weightmans has completed its merger with local Leeds firm Ford & Warren, creating a combined entity…
Exits mount for King & Wood as Mishcon snaps up veteran IP partner Legal Business The list of partner departures from King & Wood Mallesons’ City office is getting longer each week with Mishcon de…
Financials 2014/15: Stevens & Bolton breaks £20m barrier to nudge top 100 firms by revenue Legal Business South East heavyweight Stevens & Bolton has revealed a 13% hike in revenue for 2014/15 to a record high of…
Team exit for Ashurst in US gifts Paul Hastings added finance strength in New York and DC Jaishree Kalia A nine-lawyer team will be leaving the US offices of Ashurst, including its US managing partner, to join Paul Hastings…
KWM loses second City partner this week as Fried Frank takes funds specialist Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) City office has suffered its second partner exit this week, with financial markets partner Gregg…
Olswang posts a healthy 8% revenue growth after turbulent year Legal Business It has been a year of management and team departures but Olswang today reported that its revenues for the financial…
Further legal exits for Barclays as corporate banking GC departs for Lloyds Kathryn McCann Just a day after Lloyds Banking Group announced the hire of Linklaters’ managing partner Simon Davies, the bank has also…
Strong run resumed as RPC posts double-digit revenue and profit growth Legal Business One of the most consistent success stories of the UK legal market in recent years, RPC has revealed impressive growth…
Herbert Smith Freehills pitches into City salary war with associate pay increases Legal Business London associates at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have had their salaries bumped up by between £4,000 and £8,000 as competition…
Linklaters first magic circle firm to post financials with revenues and profits flat Legal Business The first Magic Circle firm to release its financial results, Linklaters posted a 1% rise in revenue to £1.27bn as…
Morrison & Foerster boosts City practice with Latham hire Legal Business US firm Morrison & Foerster has made a key hire with the recruit of Latham & Watkins’ private equity partner…
Linklaters’ Davies to step down early as managing partner to join Lloyds Legal Business On the same day that the City giant posted its results for the last financial year, Linklaters‘ managing partner Simon…
Goodwin Procter makes second private equity hire from King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business US firm Goodwin Procter has made its second private equity hire from King & Wood Mallesons’ City office with private…
Return to form for Herbert Smith Freehills as profits jump against slight revenue increase Tom Moore Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has registered a sharp increase in profitability in its second full financial year since its merger,…
TLT boosts City financial services offering with Barclays’ team head hire Kathryn McCann TLT has boosted its financial services offering with the hire of Barclays’ investigations and enforcement head Jake McQuitty, who joins…
KWM seeks to rebuild City private equity practice with Fried Frank hire Tom Moore After suffering a series of raids on its renowned City private equity practice, including the announced departure of partner Simon…
Weil makes China lateral move with acquisition of Freshfields’ Ching Kathryn McCann Weil, Gotshal & Manges has bolstered its Shanghai office with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s New York-qualified corporate partner…
