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…
‘Committed to the Russian market’: Chadbourne & Parke hires BLP energy partner to manage Moscow office Sarah Downey After shutting down its Kiev operations last summer, Chadbourne & Parke has boosted its presence in Russia with the hire…
Dealwatch: Bakers and A&O deliver as FedEx looks to buy TNT for €4.4bn Jaishree Kalia Baker & McKenzie and Allen & Overy (A&O) have both won places advising on US delivery service FedEx’s €4.4bn agreement…
Seeking £3.4bn in damages: Clifford Chance and Travers Smith lead on HP High Court contest with Autonomy founders Legal Business Clifford Chance and Travers Smith have taken lead roles advising on the £3.4bn dispute between Hewlett-Packard (HP), and Autonomy founder…
Partner promotions: Trowers promotes nine as Debevoise makes up third of six-strong round in the City Legal Business Continuing the trend of bumper partner promotions by law firms this year, Trowers & Hamlins has made up more than…
Guest post: Parliament dissolved – the fight for power at Westminster commences Legal Business On 30th March, Parliament was dissolved. The coalition government remains in place pending the outcome of the General Election on…
Guest post: How do law firms stay alive? Legal Business As the global financial crisis bit, and (in England and Wales at least) the regulatory landscape shifted for law firms,…
Targeting London: Locke Lord duo depart to launch boutique Foran Glennon in the City Tom Moore Just three years after helping to launch Locke Lord in the UK, insurance litigators Damian Cleary and Gavin Coull have…
International hires: A&O makes first lateral in South Africa as Freshfields bulks up in Hong Kong with Links partner Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has bolstered its project finance offering in its sub-Saharan practice with its first lateral partner hire…
In court: Gibson Dunn faces interim payout over Djibouti court case Legal Business Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has been hit with a £880,000 charge, which it must pay jointly with the Republic of…
Partner promotions: Skadden makes up one in London from 15-strong round Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has increased its promotions round again with 15 new partners being made up though…
Building the team: Proskauer Rose hires Simmons M&A partner as it targets City PE market Legal Business Matt Rees, an M&A partner at Simmons & Simmons focusing on private equity, has resigned from the firm to join…
An opportunity to ‘get involved’: Shoosmiths to move to an all-equity partnership Kathryn McCann National law firm Shoosmiths will move to an all-equity partnership from 1 May 2015 with 76 salaried partners becoming fixed-share…
‘The conversation we never had’ – SRA to give handbook in-house makeover as UCL unveils ethics research Alex Novarese It’s been the debate the profession has avoided over the last decade, but one that finally appears to be stirring.…
Of ‘strategic importance’: Hogan Lovells launches in Australia with Allens partner duo Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells has this morning (31 March) announced that it will establish a presence in Australia with Allens partners Nicky…
Boutiques: Radiant Law revenues double as it plans ‘aggressive’ growth Legal Business Technology and outsourcing boutique Radiant Law is making good on its ambitions to shake up traditionally conservative forms of providing…
Shunning the Bar: Former Olswang head of arbitration opts for JAMS International over chambers Legal Business One of a slew of arbitration lawyers over recent months to desert big law and the client conflicts that come…
In court: Baker & McKenzie prevails and wins costs in Symrise professional negligence case Sarah Downey Baker & McKenzie has succeeded in its £11.7m professional negligence dispute brought by German food flavourings maker Symrise and its…
US revenues 2014: Kirkland’s partner profits top $3.5m as Squires reveals first post-merger results Jaishree Kalia US firm revenues continue to come through with Kirkland & Ellis posting a 6.6% increase in global revenues to $2.15bn…
