Placed in the ‘bad bank’: Quinn Emanuel, Akin Gump and Bird & Bird lead on $835m Espirito loan dispute Sarah Downey Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Bird & Bird have been gifted lead instructions…
Leadership: Freshfields veterans Braham and Pugh set to go head-to-head in senior partner elections Legal Business A contest between the firm’s disputes and corporate partners is set as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s former disputes and corporate heads…
Building the team: Paul Hastings hires Ashurst banking partner Jaishree Kalia Paul Hastings, which is intent on bulking up its English and US law finance practice in the City, has boosted…
International ambitions: Kennedys enters formal association with Chilean boutique Kathryn McCann Insurance specialist Kennedys, which has been boosting its international ties in recent months, has entered into another formal association –…
Comment: A new model, a new game as US firms secure a decisive victory Legal Business ‘We’re not a corporate firm, we’re an investors’ firm.’ That simple statement by one partner stood out more than any…
Revolving doors: Specialists and US firms build up in the City Legal Business Last week saw specialist and US firms strengthen their presence in the City and Europe as Kingsley Napley strengthened its…
Significant mandates: Hogan Lovells among raft of firms on GE’s financial restructuring Legal Business Hogan Lovells plus a host of US firms have won roles on GE’s major financial restructuring, including the $26.5bn sale…
Guest post: Letter from Sao Paulo – How the Brazilian legal market is shaping up Legal Business Just back from a week of meetings with law firms in Sao Paulo, and a few impressions are worth reporting. First…
‘A natural complement’: Cahill launches City litigation practice with Shearman hire and ABS licence Jaishree Kalia Cahill Gordon & Reindel has launched an English-law City-based litigation practice after hiring litigator Richard Kelly from US rival Shearman…
The Third Wave – high stakes City deals for Akin and Cooley highlight changing tactics Tom Moore With Akin Gump and Cooley securing multimillion-pound teams, a wave of new entrants to the City are re-writing the playbook…
Game theories – many approaches as European firms tackle the City Legal Business Rising transactional activity has given European firms in the City renewed confidence but playing in London remains a tricky game.…
Global London 2015 Legal Business Menu Game Over – Global London firms make winning moves as US players secure their breakthrough Global London 2015: Main…
Game Over – Global London firms make winning moves as US players secure their breakthrough Jaishree Kalia 2014 found US firms in London gaining even more ground. Legal Business’ 13th annual Global London survey charts the key…
The Third Wave – high stakes City deals for Akin and Cooley highlight changing tactics Tom Moore With Akin Gump and Cooley securing multimillion-pound teams, a wave of new entrants to the City are re-writing the playbook…
Global London 2015 Legal Business Menu Game Over – Global London firms make winning moves as US players secure their breakthrough Global London 2015: Main…
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…
The window opens for Addleshaws but only for so long Alex Novarese One of the biggest mysteries of the UK legal industry since the wipe-out of 2008/09 is whatever happened at Addleshaw…
A new model, a new game as US firms secure a decisive victory Legal Business ‘We’re not a corporate firm, we’re an investors’ firm.’ That simple statement by one partner stood out more than any…
The Last Word: Players old and new Legal Business With the publication of our annual Global London report, leading figures at foreign firms in the City assess their performance…
