Consolidation: DWF to merge with City-based insurance practice Watmores Kathryn McCann The acquisitive DWF shows no signs of slowing down with the announcement today that it is to acquire niche insurance…
Succession planning: Lloyds GC Whittaker steps down with deputy Cheetham picked as successor Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group group general counsel (GC) Andrew Whittaker (pictured) is stepping down from his role after two years and…
Partner promotions: Olswang makes up five in an expanded all-female round Legal Business Olswang has continued the trend of firms improving their partnerships’ gender diversity by promoting a five-strong all-female round after promoting…
Mounting departures: CC sees further German exits as capital markets partner leaves for SZA Schilling Sarah Downey Clifford Chance (CC) has this week seen another exit from its German operations with longstanding capital markets partner Markus Pfüller…
Office closures: Paul Hastings picks up Fried Frank’s Asia head in Hong Kong Legal Business Rival firms have been keen to pick up talent following Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s exit from Hong Kong and…
Guest post: The Conservative Party manifesto and human rights Legal Business The Conservative Party manifesto states that the terms of British EU membership will be renegotiated and an in/out referendum held.…
Guest post: Ed can enter No. 10 without Nicola’s keys Legal Business This election looks a close-run thing – very close run indeed. As I write, polls and forecasts suggest strongly that…
Building the team: Withers boosts Connecticut office with 11-strong hire from US outfit Legal Business After undertaking a signifcant push into the Asia-Pacific market since the start of this year, Withers has now enhanced its corporate,…
Partner promotions: Wragge Lawrence Graham promotes six to partner Kathryn McCann One year on from its merger, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has promoted six new partners across the firm’s corporate,…
Asia: Norton Rose Fulbright takes on five-strong Fried Frank disputes team in Hong Kong Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has recruited a team of five lawyers from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s disputes practice…
Partner promotions: CMS makes up 39 in international partnership round Legal Business The CMS international network has this year made up 39 lawyers to partner across Europe and the Middle East, including…
Partner promotions: DAC Beachcroft makes up 47% of 15-strong round in Bristol Legal Business UK-top 25 firm DAC Beachcroft has announced its partnership promotions for 2015, making up almost half of its intake in…
In-house: Lloyds’ disputes head Simmons exits as Dixons Carphone appoints BT’s Paterson after merger Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group has seen the exit of disputes chief Philippa Simmons as the bank undergoes a consultation of the…
Partner promotions: Taylor Wessing makes five up to partner in UK as Clydes global round sees 13 made up Legal Business As it shifts to an all equity structure, Taylor Wessing has this year promoted five lawyers to partner in its…
Targeting London: Ropes launches City commercial litigation practice with K&L Gates hire Legal Business Five years after setting up in London, Ropes & Gray has launched a City-based commercial litigation practice with the hire…
Middle East: DLA Piper opens second office in Saudi Arabia with plans for a third Kathryn McCann Following its Canada merger last month with Vancouver-based Davis, DLA Piper has embarked on further international expansion opening a second office…
Revolving doors: CC loses another German partner as Ashurst hires from Reed Smith and HFW turns to Orrick Michael West Last week saw K&L Gates become the latest firm to pick up a partner from Clifford Chance’s (CC) Germany practice,…
Expanding the board: BLP adds two to its board including first overseas member Tom Moore With the leadership of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) set to change on 1 May, the firm’s new managing partner Lisa…
Comment: Being right in real life is much harder than being right intellectually Legal Business A long, long time ago when I used to report on fund management, one of the defining figures was Tony…
Partner promotions: Weightmans makes an all-female round as BLM cuts its to six and Browne Jacobson’s partnership passes 100 Kathryn McCann This week saw Weightmans carry out its first all-female promotions round, making four women up to partner level, while BLM…
