HSF brings in two senior non-execs amid shake-up to governance board Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has shaken up its global council to bring in two non-executives. The move sees Commonwealth Bank of…
Orrick strips down on global stage as two German branches are shut Legal Business The apparent international retrenchment of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe continues with the top 40 US law firm announcing this week that…
Promotions round: Clyde & Co and Dentons increase partner intake on last year Legal Business The latest round of partner promotions among international firms sees Clyde & Co and Dentons announce 13 and ten new…
Hogan Lovells expands Tokyo practice with corporate hire from local boutique Legal Business With a mandate to increase its Asia revenues, Hogan Lovells continues to recruit at partner level, today (28 April) announcing…
Grow your own – Signature Litigation plans trainee scheme with other law firms Legal Business On the back of robust financial growth for the 2013/14 year, high-flying boutique Signature Litigation is exploring developing a trainee…
Partnership promotions: Linklaters focuses on corporate practice in 23-strong round Legal Business In a sign that the Magic Circle firm has renewed confidence in its traditional M&A stronghold, Linklaters has promoted nine…
Redundancy watch: Six partners and 10 staff set to leave Ince & Co Legal Business Following a round of redundancies last year which saw 33 roles cut, Ince & Co is restructuring its partnership and…
Partnership promotions: Norton Rose Fulbright makes up 51 in largest promotions round since merger Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has today (27 April) announced a total of 51 lawyers were made up to partner across…
130,382: Solicitors numbers rise led by in-house expansion while training contract numbers continue to slide Legal Business The Law Society today (27 April 2015) published its Annual Statistics Report 2014, showing that while the number of solicitors…
Revolving doors: European hires as HSF recruits in Germany and Bird & Bird focuses on Denmark while Ogier hires from Kirkland Kathryn McCann King & Wood Mallesons real estate team hire from Eversheds may have made the headlines last week, but there were…
Dealwatch: Travers, HSF and Paul Weiss advise on $2.1bn Pace sale Legal Business Travers Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison have all landed roles on the $2.1bn sale…
A €350bn asset manager: Slaughters and Links lead on Santander and UniCredit’s asset management merger Legal Business Slaughter and May and best friend firm Uría Menéndez plus Davis Polk & Wardwell in the US were instructed by…
Winning work: Addleshaws picks up lead role on Tate & Lyle’s joint venture break up Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard has secured a lucrative mandate from British-based multinational Tate & Lyle, a client traditionally associated with the Magic…
Partner promotions: Stephenson Harwood makes up five in London as Ince promotes City duo and one in Dubai Kathryn McCann Stephenson Harwood and Ince & Co are the latest firms to announce their partner promotions, with the former making up…
‘A significant phase of renewal’: King & Wood Mallesons takes real estate team from Eversheds Legal Business Three months after persuading Eversheds‘ heavyweight real estate trio William Naunton, Clive Jones and Cornelius Medvei to stay in Big…
Partner promotions: Herbert Smith Freehills makes up 21 to partner in 43% female round Legal Business For the second time since its UK-Australia merger in 2012, the bulk of partner promotions at Herbert Smith Freehills have…
Significant mandates: Slaughters, Paul Weiss and Hengeler act as Deutsche Bank fined $2.5bn Legal Business Famed for its work on blockbuster M&A, Slaughter and May had five partners working around the clock as Deutsche Bank…
Consolidation: DWF to merge with City-based insurance practice Watmores Kathryn McCann The acquisitive DWF shows no signs of slowing down with the announcement today that it is to acquire niche insurance…
Succession planning: Lloyds GC Whittaker steps down with deputy Cheetham picked as successor Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group group general counsel (GC) Andrew Whittaker (pictured) is stepping down from his role after two years and…
Partner promotions: Olswang makes up five in an expanded all-female round Legal Business Olswang has continued the trend of firms improving their partnerships’ gender diversity by promoting a five-strong all-female round after promoting…
