‘A real privilege’: Squire Patton Boggs’ Leeds office acts for Poundworld on TPG investment Kathryn McCann Squire Patton Boggs lined up opposite Ropes & Gray as both won key roles on TPG’s £150m investment into value…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in May 2015 Legal Business SLAUGHTERS AND LINKS ACT ON SANTANDER AND UNICREDIT’S ASSET MANAGEMENT TIE-UP Slaughter and May, best-friend firm Uría Menéndez and Davis…
Russian market beckons for Kennedys as others continue to ‘adjust’ Jaishree Kalia After several top 25 global firms cut backs their Moscow offerings last year, there have been signs of renewed interest…
Greenberg Traurig builds European real estate team with 12-lawyer hire from A&O and Norton Rose Legal Business In a bid to enhance its real estate offering in Central Europe, Greenberg Traurig last month recruited 12 lawyers to…
Life During Law: Niri Shanmuganathan, Taylor Wessing Legal Business I’ve always been interested in two things. One is people and that is a key part of the business. I’ve…
News in brief – June 2015 Legal Business CLYDES AND SIMPSON & MARWICK IN ANGLO/SCOTS MERGER BID Clyde & Co is in merger talks with former Kennedys target,…
After downsizing Germany Orrick bucks trend with Geneva launch as US firm bolsters arbitration credentials Jaishree Kalia Having recently shut two out of four of its German offices as it refocuses its European strategy, Orrick, Herrington &…
Defendants shift advisers in favour of Quinn Emanuel in Arcadia $335m oil trading case Tom Moore Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s Ted Greeno has been brought in to defend ex-Arcadia Petroleum chief executive Peter Bosworth and…
Having lost two Magic Circle clients, University of Law sold to GUS less than three years after purchase Legal Business Europe’s largest law school The University of Law (ULaw) has been sold by Montagu Private Equity to Global University Systems…
Financials 2014/15: Bond Dickinson passes the £100m revenue mark with 7% growth Kathryn McCann In its first full financial year since its May 2013 merger, Bond Dickinson has surpassed the £100m mark with a 7% growth…
Dealwatch: Freshfields and Mayer Brown win roles on Blackstone’s Centre Parcs sale Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Mayer Brown have won key spots on Blackstone’s sale of a majority stake in Centre Parcs…
Linklaters finance practice knocked as firm loses leading partners in Germany and Hong Kong Tom Moore Linklaters has suffered senior exits in two key financial centres, with former German international board member Eva Reudelhuber departing for…
Mishcon de Reya hires Enyo Law partner in ongoing disputes push Tom Moore After having left Addleshaw Goddard in 2010 to join high-end disputes boutique Enyo Law, partner Annabel Thomas (pictured) is returning…
‘A Chinese firm for Chinese clients’: Michelmores supports first UK launch by Chinese-owned law firm Legal Business YangTze Law has become the first wholly Chinese-owned law firm to launch in London, targeting Chinese corporates investing in Europe…
Mayer Brown teams up with ULaw to launch first ‘direct to solicitor’ apprenticeship Legal Business Mayer Brown has announced that it will be the first City law firm to offer the University of Law’s (ULaw)…
City moves: Kirkland sees another exit as Proskauer hires Howe while Hogan Lovells builds its high yield offering with Dentons hire Legal Business Proskauer Rose has continued to build its London corporate offering, bringing in M&A partner James Howe from Kirkland & Ellis,…
‘Not job done but it is the first step’: Addleshaws’ turnaround emerges as revenues grow 12% to £193m Kathryn McCann After having elected managing partner John Joyce (pictured) to help turnaround what had been a string of lethargic results following…
Withers takes its pick of McKenna Long partners ahead of Dentons tie-up as firm launches three US offices Michael West Withers has launched three new offices in the US with the hire of a nine partner team – the majority…
Taking New Jersey: Riverview Law opens second US office and starts UK recruitment drive Tom Moore Riverview Law, the fixed priced legal services business, is set to open a second US office with a launch in…
Revolving Doors: Hill Dickinson makes a double hire to its real estate team while Hogan Lovells makes a key lateral in New York Legal Business The past seven days have seen Hogan Lovells make a key arbitration hire in New York, Jones Day make a…
