Ashurst hires Freshfields’ Australia head and former Tokyo managing partner to bolster cross-border work Michael West Ashurst has made a rare lateral hire from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, bringing in the firm’s country partner for…
Law firms set to downsize offices as profession faces 4.9m sq ft of lease events in London by 2021 Legal Business The legal profession is set to see a spate of downsizing of its real estate holdings according to CBRE’s Professional…
Gateley valued at £100m as it reveals first investors in landmark IPO Legal Business Documents filed at the London Stock Exchange today (29 May) reveal West Midlands firm Gateley is aiming for a £100m valuation and…
Dealwatch: Bakers wins role alongside Slaughters on Equinix’s £2.35bn takeover of Freshfields client Telecity Tom Moore Slaughter and May teamed up with a Baker & McKenzie team led out of London to help US data giant Equinix in its…
Significant mandates: JTI turns to Freshfields in latest tobacco challenge to plain cigarette packaging Legal Business The latest firm to win work challenging the UK government’s decision to introduce plain cigarette packaging, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Tom…
WLG’s Poole changes retirement plans to take on international head role Kathryn McCann As Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co continues its post-merger integration, stalwart Quentin Poole (pictured) has taken on a new role…
KWM suffers another corporate exit in the City as Woollard leaves for Paul Hastings Legal Business Duncan Woollard has become the latest private equity partner to leave King & Wood Mallesons, heading for Paul Hastings to…
Another management departure at Olswang as GC Callander leaves to take on new role at Addleshaws Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard has hired Olswang’s general counsel (GC) and partnership secretary Simon Callander as it expands its partnership secretary role,…
95p to own a share of Gateley: Firm targets 8 June for admission onto AIM Legal Business Gateley has set 8 June as its expected admission date onto the AIM listing, giving it little over a week…
Hogan Lovells expands Frankfurt office with senior Skadden PE partner Jaletzke and lawyer duo Legal Business Hogan Lovells has bolstered its German operations with senior corporate partner Matthias Jaletzke, who counts Apax Partners among his clients,…
After two year investigation, the trial of Dewey’s senior management kicks off with contest over the cause of the firm’s collapse Legal Business The long-awaited trial against three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, which will in part probe the causes behind the largest…
Dealwatch: US firms line up on the $55bn takeover of Time Warner Cable Legal Business In one of the largest M&A deals so far this year, US law firms continued to show their dominance of…
Rise of the funds: Former Barclays EMEA GC Handling takes role at BlackRock Kathryn McCann Erica Handling, the former EMEA investment bank general counsel (GC) for Barclays, has swapped the bank for a similar role…
Shearman maintains NQ salary gap with Magic Circle as pay rises 6% to £88,000 while trainees get 15% boost Legal Business The first US firm to release its London salaries for the new financial year, Shearman & Sterling has maintained the…
Guest post: Warning signs – Who’s to blame when commoditised legal services go wrong? Legal Business The recent Court of Appeal decision in Proctor v Raleys [2015] EWCA Civ 400 raises the interesting question as to…
Déjà vu: Fried Frank hires Kirkland’s Mifsud alongside partner duo to build funds practice Legal Business After having led a trio of partners to Kirkland & Ellis from SJ Berwin in 2007 and helping build its…
The Queen’s Speech: What it holds for lawyers – devolution, referendum and the Snoopers’ Charter Legal Business While the replacement of the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights was delayed, the Queen’s Speech today…
Asia: KWM relocates partner trio to launch in Singapore as Quinn opens in Shanghai Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has hired Kirkland & Ellis partner Samuel Williamson as it looks to launch an office in…
Weightmans’ growth slows but still manages 2.5% revenue increase to £89.2m Legal Business National firm Weightmans today (26 May) announced a modest revenue increase of 2.5% for the 2014/15 financial year to £89.2m…
Revolving doors: Simmons welcomes back a partner from Cadwalader as Nabarro hires from McGuire Woods Michael West Last week saw a range of firms bolstering key practices areas with a capital markets partner returning to Simmons &…
