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…
A ‘transformational opportunity’: Slater and Gordon signs £637m deal for Quindell’s professional services division Kathryn McCann Australian law firm Slater and Gordon has signed a £637m deal for Quindell’s professional services division – a business which generated…
Getting the High Court’s approval: Linklaters, Sullivan and Ropes advise on Towergate’s £1bn restructuring Legal Business Linklaters, Sullivan & Cromwell and Ropes & Gray have advised as Towergate secured approval from the High Court on its plan…
Targeting South Korea: EY Law agrees new alliance as Asia-Pacific growth continues Legal Business EY Law continues to enhance its Asia-Pacific presence with an alliance deal with South Korean firm Apex Legal, in a…
Significant departures: Trowers loses management duo to Baker Botts in Dubai Jaishree Kalia Baker Botts has bolstered its corporate and disputes practice in Dubai with the double-hire of Trowers & Hamlins’ head of…
Partner promotions: Mishcon de Reya announces all-female partner round as firm appoints new chair Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has today (30 March) announced a three-strong all-female partner promotions round for this year, as well as…
275,000 sqft: Clifford Chance and BLP advise on Deloitte lease with Land Securities Sarah Downey Clifford Chance (CC) and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have both landed a significant instruction on accountancy giant Deloitte’s major pre-let…
Revolving doors: Hires in London and Asia plus a significant secondee Kathryn McCann Last week was another busy week for hires both in private practice and in-house, with Bird & Bird investing in…
Dealwatch: Clifford Chance, Travers Smith, Debevoise and BLP advise on £1.2bn BCA sale Sarah Downey A quartet law firms including Clifford Chance (CC), Travers Smith, Debevoise & Plimpton and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have all secured…
Trainee retention: CMS Cameron McKenna keeps on 62% of spring 2015 cohort while Pinsents manages 79% Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna revealed what it described as an ‘uncharacteristically low’ trainee retention rate today (27 March), with only 61.5%…
Selling part of the Queen’s bank: Ashurst and Slaughters advise on RBS sale of Coutts International Jaishree Kalia Ashurst and Slaughter and May have won lead roles advising on the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) sale of its…
Media attention: Quinn Emanuel leads high-profile Clarkson mandate in potential BBC dispute Legal Business Motoring broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson has turned to litigation boutique Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s disputes partner Martin Davies as legal…
‘A significant cultural shift’: Taylor Wessing to move to all equity partnership Legal Business Taylor Wessing is set to convert into an all equity partnership on 1 May following a lengthy review and partnership…
Guest post: Behaving like an ass is a short term play – the merits of being decent Legal Business ‘Taking advantage’ is a phrase I hear a lot when lawyers discuss their work. I think it is linked to…
FOI: Blackstone duo secure Guardian’s Supreme Court win over ‘black spider memos’ Kathryn McCann Blackstone Chambers‘ Dinah Rose QC and Ben Jaffey, alongside One Brick Court’s Aidan Eardley have secured a Supreme Court victory…
Targeting Paris: Mayer Brown boosts its French corporate team with Davis Polk’s Pérès Legal Business Mayer Brown has bolstered its European corporate team with the hire of two former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyers, including one…
Succeeding Paisner: Eisenberg to become senior partner at BLP when managing partner term ends Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Neville Eisenberg, set to be replaced by employment head Lisa Mayhew as managing partner on 1 May,…
OC, Mishcon, DLA Piper and CC major winners at 2015 Legal Business Awards Legal Business Osborne Clarke (OC), Mishcon de Reya and Clifford Chance (CC) were among the major winners at the 2015 Legal Business…
Making partner: Addleshaw Goddard doubles its promotion round to 18 Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard has doubled its number of partner promotions in its latest round, making up eighteen lawyers across six practice…
‘We’re gutted’: Law Society loses appeal over government’s controversial legal aid reforms Jaishree Kalia The Law Society has lost an appeal over controversial government reforms which will introduce a tendering process for 527 contracts…
