Last orders – Addleshaws gets behind its new leader, but can it regain its form? Kathryn McCann National thoroughbred Addleshaw Goddard has consistently struggled to find its form since the credit crunch. Kathryn McCann assesses if new…
DLA Piper’s Canada merger to build on west coast roots and target Toronto Legal Business DLA Piper ended its long wait to seal a merger in Canada last month after partners at Vancouver-based Davis voted…
Winston & Strawn pulls in corporate and finance teams Legal Business Mass hire from Pillsbury sees 15 partners defect. Winston & Strawn, which had been looking to bolster its finance and…
Q&A: Mishcon de Reya’s Kevin Gold talks peers, New York and international strategy Legal Business High-flying City firm Mishcon de Reya recently kicked off a review of its strategy, aiming to create a ten-year vision.…
Gibson Dunn partner suspended after misleading High Court Legal Business Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Peter Gray was found to have deliberately misled the High Court regarding evidence presented in…
Links, A&O and HSF win roles on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB takeover Legal Business Less than a year after Lloyds floated TSB Bank, Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) all…
Cross-border £1.1bn Liberty Living deal sees raft of firms pick up mandates Legal Business The trend of foreign money flowing into the UK real estate market continued last month. This time the investment came…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in March 2015 Legal Business CC, LINKLATERS AND LATHAM & WATKINS WIN KEY ROLES ON PIRELLI TAKEOVER Advised by Clifford Chance (CC), China National Chemical…
Latham halves its offices in the Middle East Legal Business DWF picks Dubai for first international office and puts three-year growth plan in place With just 35 lawyers spread across…
Pinsents launches infra-focused Australia outpost Kathryn McCann After much speculation, Pinsent Masons announced the launch of an infrastructure sector-focused practice in Melbourne and Sydney last month, with…
News in brief – April 2015 Legal Business SLATER & GORDON SPENDS £637M ON QUINDELL’S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIVISION Australian law firm Slater & Gordon signed a £637m deal,…
Guest blog: Human Rights and the Battlefield Legal Business Policy Exchange has produced an interesting report – Clearing the fog of war: saving our armed forces from defeat by…
Significant hires: KWM lands JP Morgan’s Asia-Pacific vice chairman Legal Business Eager to convince Western investment banks, hedge funds and private equity houses that it has the lawyers to handle the…
US expansion: Dentons and McKenna Long set to combine Sarah Downey Having just announced its combination with Chinese firm Dacheng in January, a deal which will establish a 6,600 lawyer giant…
A 30% drop: Co-op Legal Services sees revenue slide by £10m Legal Business Co-operative Group Legal Services (CLS) has seen its revenue decline by almost a third to £23m in 2014 from £33m…
Winning work: TLT picks up Halliwells dispute as Irwin Mitchell loses out Kathryn McCann TLT has been gifted with a key mandate to defend a group of 26 former Halliwells partners in a dispute…
Partner promotions: Ashurst 20-strong round includes 45% females while Macfarlanes reduces round to five Sarah Downey Ashurst has this morning (8 April) announced its 20-strong partner promotion round, which will take effect from 1 May 2015,…
A £47bn deal: Slaughters and Freshfields win key roles on Shell’s acquisition of BG Group Kathryn McCann Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both won key roles advising on Royal Dutch Shell’s £47bn acquisition of…
In-house: Graham Vinter set to retire as BG Group appoints a new GC Kathryn McCann In-house heavyweight Graham Vinter is set to retire as the general counsel (GC) of BG Group later this year, with…
No judicial experience required: Judiciary rolls out diversity initiative for deputy High Court judge roles Legal Business In a move to boost diversity within judicial ranks, the judiciary has begun piloting a new initiative to allow candidates from…
