Revolving doors: Cooley, Pannone, DWF and K&L Gates all bolster UK numbers Sarah Downey Last week saw a quartet of US and UK firms, namely Cooley, Pannone Corporate, DWF and K&L Gates, all make…
Staying put: A&O Brazil partner remains at the firm having been set for Paul Hastings Jaishree Kalia Banking partner Bruno Soares, who decided to leave Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Brazil offering to join US firm Paul Hastings and…
Partner promotions: Travers Smith adds seven new partners in bumper round Legal Business Following two years of slim promotions, Travers Smith has promoted seven lawyers, over 10% of its existing partnership, to partner…
Emerging markets: White & Case sets up another Indonesia alliance Legal Business Moving on from its former association in Indonesia after it suffered several key exits, White & Case has forged a…
Dealwatch: Linklaters and CC act on New Look sale as South African billionaire Wiese continues UK high street buy-up Legal Business Less than 30 days after advising on the £1.3bn purchase of Virgin Active by South African billionaire Christo Wiese’s private…
Comment: Legal boutiques – unheralded, thriving and coming after your lunch Legal Business The rise of boutiques has been yet another development shaping the legal industry that no-one predicted. Conventional wisdom for years…
Replacing Stewart: Olswang picks IP partner Paul Stevens as new chief executive Legal Business After looking externally for a permanent replacement for former chief executive David Stewart, Olswang has turned internally and elected intellectual…
Mounting departures: Trowers loses another partner in the Middle East as CRS hires a new construction chief Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins’ former head of Bahrain construction Paula Boast has returned to Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) as its Middle…
Stephenson Harwood’s Tony Woodcock: Policing the City – where do in-house lawyers fit in? Legal Business Though one is always on dangerous ground in suggesting that anything was clear or uncomplicated in the Financial Services Authority’s…
Relying on new friends: Dentons to close Singapore office ahead of Dacheng combination Legal Business Within months of announcing a combination with one of China’s biggest law firms, Dacheng, Dentons is closing down its Singapore…
In-house: National Grid launches UK panel review in bid to shrink roster Kathryn McCann Energy giant National Grid has launched its first UK wide panel review for five years and is considering shrinking its…
Targeting Warsaw: Greenberg takes A&O and NRF former Polish real estate heads in 12-lawyer hire Jaishree Kalia Greenberg Traurig has hired real estate teams from both Allen & Overy (A&O) and Norton Rose Fulbright as it bolsters its…
Redundancy watch: Hill Dickinson starts consultation regarding 30 insurance jobs Legal Business The insurance legal market continues to be hard pressed with Hill Dickinson confirming it is set to start a 30-day…
‘First mover advantage’: Gateley reveals details of IPO as it launches UK float Legal Business Gateley has revealed the details of its planned initial public offering (IPO) including its board and lock-in provisions as it…
Promotions round-up: Bond Dickinson and Kingsley Napley promote three as Kennedys makes up female trio in round of four Michael West In the latest round of LB100 firm promotions, Kennedys made a 75% female promotions round as three out of four…
Travers Smith’s Dolman: The mother of invention – why necessity and high prices will push private equity to new heights Legal Business 2014 was a year that saw the number and value of private equity (PE)-backed exits reach unparalleled highs globally. More…
Financial results 2014/15: OC posts 15% revenue growth as strong performance continues Kathryn McCann Osborne Clarke (OC), after being the fastest growing firm in the LB100 last year with a 26% rise in revenue…
‘The first phase’: EY launches financial regulatory service with Bakers hire and 11-strong team Jaishree Kalia EY Law is set to launch a financial regulatory practice in the City with the hire of Baker & McKenzie…
Taking the plunge: Gateley set to be UK’s first firm to float Legal Business After Australian-listed Slater & Gordon demonstrated the benefits of greater access to capital by using a share offer to part…
Listing in London – King & Spalding carries US biotech to AIM listing Legal Business King & Spalding’s recent recruits in the City have helped handle Californian biotech company Verseon £300m stock market listing in…
