Comment: 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…
‘We have to find our own place’: Mishcon de Reya kicks off strategy review as it looks for 10-year plan Legal Business After surpassing revenue targets two years early last summer, high-flying City firm Mishcon de Reya has kick-started the process for…
‘A strategic priority’: DLA Piper builds competition team with Dentons’ Sam Szlezinger Legal Business As litigation teams in the City gear up for more competition-based damages cases following recent changes to legislation, DLA Piper…
Building the team: Cooley hires Reed Smith life sciences partner duo Legal Business Cooley has made more recruits to its newly launched London office with the hire of Reed Smith life sciences partner…
Three in London: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer makes up 17 in 2015 promotions round Legal Business In its latest partner promotions, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made up its fewest number of partners in the City since 2009,…
Revolving doors: Magic Circle loses partners in Europe and Asia while Bakers hires in Africa Legal Business Last week saw both Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) lose partners in Europe while, in Hong Kong, Linklaters lost…
A 400-strong partnership: Pinsent Masons makes a record 29 partner promotions Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons has made a record 29 promotions to its partnership, with the majority in four sectors: energy, financial services,…
Singapore scramble: Morgan Lewis teams up with Stamford Law to enter market Legal Business Singapore continues to be an attractive legal market for many Western law firms targeting the fast growing Asia-Pacific region with…
An 11-strong panel: Ashurst and Addleshaws lose out as Carillion finalises adviser review Legal Business Construction giant Carillion has finalised its legal panel review, with Ashurst and Addleshaw Goddard losing spots and Irwin Mitchell gaining…
A $40m award: Clyde & Co client Glencore loses High Court fraud case Legal Business Withers‘ client, Romanian oil company OMV Petrom, has succeeded in its high profile dispute against natural resource giant Glencore at…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, A&O and HSF win places on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB offer Sarah Downey Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have all been instructed on the high profile £1.7bn takeover…
Breaking into law: RSA latest to gain ABS licence as it teams up with Parabis Kathryn McCann UK insurer RSA is the latest business to be awarded an alternative business structure (ABS) licence by the Solicitors Regulation…
Q&A: A long-term commitment – Severn Trent’s in-house team share the thinking behind the new five-year sole adviser mandate with Eversheds Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 water company Severn Trent recently re-appointed Eversheds as its sole adviser for a five-year term, commencing 1 April.…
So much for the rule of law – Ted Greeno on court fees and undermining the City Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan disputes veteran Ted Greeno (pictured) argues that a self-defeating stance on hiking court fees will undermine…
Mounting departures: Another senior exit for Barclays as EMEA investment bank GC steps down Kathryn McCann Barclays’ EMEA investment bank general counsel (GC), Erica Handling, has left the bank, which has already seen global GC of…
Comment: It’s the ‘decade of the lawyer’ – Law firms beware Legal Business Our third annual GC Power List report looks more like a state-of-the profession piece than its two predecessors. While the…
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…
