Guest post: Why ‘Big Ideas’ are often wrong and the fallacies of legal myths Legal Business Why do ‘big ideas’ or ‘monolithic ideas’ become so accepted when under analysis and the test of time they so…
Hitting your targets: A&O launches return to work pilot to meet 20:20 gender diversity goal Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has launched a back-to-work initiative for women, using its contract lawyer business Peerpoint in a bid…
Partner promotions: DLA Piper promotes 44 to partner in corporate heavy round Legal Business Nearly 23% of the 44 lawyers making partner at DLA Piper in its 2015 round have been promoted in its…
Kirkland returns to Linklaters to hire UK competition head Riedel Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has turned to Linklaters for the second time this year and taken another leading partner with the…
Those who can: Travers Smith’s former head Andrew Lilley resigns to become teacher Legal Business Travers Smith’s former managing partner Andrew Lilley (pictured) has resigned from the firm after nearly 20 years, and is set…
International ambitions: City firm Lewis Silkin launches first overseas office in Hong Kong Legal Business City firm Lewis Silkin has this morning (30 April) announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong in a…
Partner promotions: Eversheds makes 22 up to partner with nine overseas Kathryn McCann As LB100 firms continue to make efforts to improve the gender diversity of their partnerships, Eversheds has made up 22…
Reshuffles: Hogan Lovells reshapes board as Norton Rose Fulbright elects new chair Legal Business Hogan Lovells has elected three partners to its 12-strong global board while Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has announced the appointment…
Going mainstream: Barclays breaks ground to forge first contract lawyer panel Kathryn McCann After establishing a global two-tier panel last year, Barclays has launched a procurement process to formalise its flexible resourcing usage…
Competing moves: Mayer Brown hires BLP’s competition head as CMA recruits from Freshfields Legal Business Mayer Brown has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP) head of EU and competition, David Harrison, ten years after he joined…
Slaughter and May raises associate pay with NQs getting £5,000 boost Legal Business Traditionally a bellwether of trainee and associate salaries among the Magic Circle, Slaughter and May has made significant hikes to…
Q&A: Pinsents new managing partner Cleland on priorities, understanding the numbers and what he will miss most Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons‘ John Cleland (pictured) takes up the reins as the firm’s new managing partner today (Friday 1 May). He…
Guest post: Why the right is losing the argument on tax – and why it matters to all of us Legal Business Two weeks ago, Labour pledged to tax as income the performance fees (known as the ‘carried interest’) paid to certain…
Q&A: Shearman’s Nick Buckworth talks keeping a focused business, peer pressure and climbing Mont Blanc Legal Business Shearman & Sterling’s London office has outpaced the rest of the firm, with revenue last year growing 7% in the City…
Fee transparency: Olswang, OC, Taylor Wessing and 12 others sign up to service to reduce legal fee disputes Legal Business Taylor Wessing, Olswang and CMS Cameron McKenna are amongst a host of firms to sign up to Apperio – a…
Rumbling on: Barclays sets aside £800m to cover foreign exchange penalties as Deutsche profits hit by legal costs Legal Business Despite the spate of large scale settlements banks continue to set aside large provisions for legal spend with the latest,…
Asia: Nabarro hires Clyde & Co senior disputes partner to head Singapore office Legal Business Joining the spate of firms to bolster their offering in Singapore in recent months, Nabarro has today (30 April) announced the appointment…
One of the giants – Bankruptcy legend Harvey Miller dies at 82 after defining US workouts for decades Legal Business Bankruptcy pioneer Harvey Miller, one of America’s leading commercial lawyers of the post-War period, has died at the age of…
Global promotions increase at Clifford Chance as it makes up six in the City Legal Business Clifford Chance has this year made up 25 lawyers to partner in its annual promotions round, with six associates across…
Staying local: White & Case wins foreign licence renewal in Singapore Legal Business White & Case has been granted renewal for its Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licence. The Singapore government has extended…
