An opportunity to ‘build something’: KWM’s City litigation head Alex Leitch leaves for Covington Legal Business US firm Covington & Burling has bolstered its European disputes capabilities with the hire of King & Wood Mallesons London head…
Senior appointments: Linklaters appoints new US head as Dentons picks Jones’ successor as UKMEA chief Kathryn McCann Yesterday saw two high-level legal appointments with Linklaters appointing Scott Bowie as head of its global US practice and Dentons…
Panel review: Clyde & Co, DAC Beachcroft and Kennedys among seven on revised NFU Mutual panel Kathryn McCann The NFU Mutual has appointed seven law firms including Clyde & Co, DAC Beachcroft and Kennedys to its revised English…
Global London: King & Spalding hires Latham’s Daniel Friel as it builds City office Legal Business King & Spalding has hired Latham & Watkins’ former European vice chair of tax Daniel Friel, the latest in a…
Mass hires: Fresh wave of Pillsbury partners join move to Winston & Strawn Legal Business Eight more Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partners have resigned in New York, Washington DC and San Francisco to join Winston…
In-house: Severn Trent sticks by Eversheds as sole adviser until 2020 Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 water company Severn Trent has reappointed Eversheds as its sole adviser for a new five-year term, despite having…
Mass hires: Pillsbury sees partners start to move to Winston & Strawn across three offices Legal Business Up to 15 lawyers are set to quit from US firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman for Winston & Strawn, with…
Freshfields plans Manchester hub on radical scale as City leader repositions for changing law market Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s decision to jump on the near-shoring wagon with its first low-cost services hub in Manchester is on…
A £1bn offer: Linklaters, Ashurst and Gibson Dunn win roles on Domino Printing acquisition Jaishree Kalia Linklaters, Ashurst and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have all landed roles on Japanese electronics company Brother Industries’ acquisition of UK…
News in brief – March 2015 Legal Business JP MORGAN TURNS TO GOLDMAN SACHS FOR NEW EMEA GC JP Morgan Chase hired heavyweight counsel, and former lawyer at…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in February 2015 Legal Business SKADDEN, FRESHFIELDS AND SLAUGHTERS LAND KEY ROLES ON £4.3BN CAN MAKER TIE-UP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised Ball…
Human nature – cutting edge legal work looms for the drugs revolutionising healthcare Legal Business As patents for pioneering biotech drugs near expiry, life sciences companies are hunting new and controversial products. Can law firms…
Simon says – DLA Piper gears up for a life after Nigel Tom Moore DLA Piper pushed its regional brands to unprecedented heights under a trailblazing leader only to hit the inevitable grind of…
The 2015 Risk Report – What lies beneath Mark McAteer Law firms have benefited from a relatively settled risk environment, despite a run of crisis-linked claims. But Legal Business’ annual…
Quality, outside scrutiny and Paxman – the LB Awards loom Legal Business Fantastic as I look in a DJ, I wouldn’t say by character I’m a natural awards-type person but I have…
Life after Sir Nigel – They built it, now what? Legal Business DLA Piper’s new head Simon Levine jokes about avoiding becoming the David Moyes to his high-profile predecessor’s Alex Ferguson, but…
The case against value – the virtue that can become vice Legal Business It’s the spirit of the age that law firms feel the need to not only deliver better value and efficiency…
The Last Word – The Team Elite Legal Business To coincide with the annual launch of our GC Power List, we asked the City’s most experienced private practitioners: what…
So much for the rule of law – court fees and undermining the City Legal Business Quinn Emanuel disputes veteran Ted Greeno argues that a self-defeating stance on hiking court fees will undermine London In their…
Freshfields’ northshoring planned on radical scale as City leader repositions for changing law market Legal Business Internal worries as firm’s new low-cost hub could affect up to 800 roles Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s decision to jump on…
