Of ‘strategic importance’: NRF expands African footprint with two new alliances Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is continuing to expand its offering in Africa and has agreed a strategic alliance with both…
So long, Magic Circle: Latham sets blistering pace for global elite as 2014 revenues up over $300m Tom Moore Latham & Watkins‘ global strategy has paid off with its 2014 revenues surging by 14% to $2.61bn in 2014 and…
Revolving Doors: Management hires for K&L Gates and Eversheds plus a high-profile GC appointment Kathryn McCann Last week’s laterals saw a focus on hiring management with K&L Gates bringing in a new finance head in Sydney,…
Showing its teeth: Law Society invokes Magna Carta as it launches legal action against court fees’ ‘flat tax’ Legal Business The Law Society is challenging the government’s decision to increase certain court fees by over 600% and has issued a…
Relying on friends: HSF gives up local law licence as it teams up with Singapore outfit Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has entered into a best friend agreement with Singapore law firm Prolegis after giving up its…
Significant hires: Jones Day bolsters disputes team with Dutch Supreme Court Justice Legal Business The Netherlands’ Supreme Court Justice Coen Drion has become the nation’s first Justice to leave the Dutch court to join…
Bouncing back: Quinn Emanuel City revenues jump by a third Jaishree Kalia Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has become the first US firm to release its London office figures for 2014, boasting…
US financials 2014: King & Spalding breaks the $1m revenue per lawyer figure alongside 8% revenue boost Sarah Downey King & Spalding is the latest US firm to post its financials for 2014, and has unveiled a respectable 8%…
Deregulating education: BSB proposes to put barristers in charge of pupillage Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today (20 February) announced in a new report that chambers and employers are best…
US financials round up: White & Case revenues increase, K&L figures are flat, while Cadwalader partner profits drop Legal Business US financial results for 2014 continue to stream in with White & Case becoming the latest firm to reveal an…
Damned statistics: BLP found massaging trainee retention figures Sarah Downey Berwin Leighton Paisner has been caught manipulating its trainee retention figures for this spring’s intake, with its actual figure dropping…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, HSF and Travers Smith win key roles as Man Group acquisition targets Japan Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) won its first M&A mandate for Man Group, as the hedge fund acquired the investment management…
After four years, oil giant Total looks to slim down panel as it launches review Legal Business French oil major Total has launched a review of its current global legal panel and has informed lawyers involved in…
Opening up new markets: Trowers applies for foreign firm licence in Malaysia Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins has chosen to build on its representative office in Malaysia, following the country’s legal market liberalisation, by…
A £4.3bn deal: Skadden and Freshfields take lead roles on Rexam takeover Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have advised two of the world’s largest beverage can makers…
A broad education: Linklaters renews ULaw partnership with increased focus on business Legal Business After losing two Magic Circle firms as clients, the University of Law has managed to retain Linklaters with the duo announcing a…
‘An opportunity to look at things differently’: AXA UK to review international firms after efficiency drive Legal Business The UK legal arm of French insurer AXA is set to look at its relationships with Magic Circle and international…
Significant departures: DWF loses four-partner team to Scottish firm MacRoberts Tom Moore MacRoberts has defied the depressed Scottish legal market by expanding to 49 partners, the highest in its history, after poaching…
Sticking with your leaders: Norton Rose Fulbright LLP re-elects Stephen Parish as chairman Legal Business Having carried out the high profile re-election of its global chief executive Peter Martyr in autumn, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF)…
Guest post: Meaning in your career – or how to keep lawyers satisfied Legal Business Here at Adam Smith, Esq, we cover the array of law firm management issues from strategy and finance to compensation…
