Shearman & Sterling plans first African office opening Legal Business Firm prepares for association in Egypt with energy focus US law firm Shearman & Sterling is preparing to open an…
Addleshaw Goddard to establish flexible resourcing capability after strategy revamp Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard (AG) is looking to establish a flexible resourcing capability by creating a pool of qualified lawyers and paralegals…
Tackling ‘passive disobedience’: Layton sets CC course with new strategy Legal Business CC international plan for increases in US and Asia revenue With the partnership keen to improve retention rates and eager…
Weil tops City partner promotions at leading Global London firms Legal Business US firms continue to break ground in London and are increasingly investing in moving their City lawyers up the partnership…
Can Cooley make good on its City ambitions? Legal Business Sarah Downey talks to chief executive Joe Conroy about its high-impact City launch ‘Eight years ago, I couldn’t get anyone…
More outward-facing but does new leadership have a message for Pinsents? Kathryn McCann Pinsents has delivered operational competence at the expense of flair and visibility. Kathryn McCann asks if a more outward-facing leadership…
Life During Law: Ciaran Carvalho, Nabarro Legal Business I decided I wanted to be a lawyer aged 14. My parents’ friends were looking after me while my parents…
From suits to silks: the rise of the solicitor QC Legal Business The five solicitors to take Queen’s Counsel in the latest round of appointments had one thing in common: they were…
A robust year for M&A shows challenge for City leaders in competing with US rivals Legal Business With no single UK law firm having made a significant impact on the US market, it was no surprise that…
Cultural revolution: will the UK Anti-Corruption Plan create a US enforcement regime? Legal Business Michael West reports on how a shift in enforcement will herald a raft of new advisory work At the tail…
Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden cash in on Shire’s biggest ever takeover Legal Business Dublin-headquartered Shire, took to the January sales with the $1.5bn it received in a break-fee from US pharma giant AbbVie…
Birmingham’s £307m NEC sale puts the limelight on Eversheds, WLG and Gateley Kathryn McCann Lloyds’ private equity arm acquires landmark event venue Birmingham City Council brought in the New Year with one of its…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in February 2015 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS, CC AND NRF CALLED IN ON BT’S £12.5BN PURCHASE OF EE Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised telecoms giant BT as…
Dentons becomes world’s most lawyered firm with Dacheng tie-up Legal Business Firms set to create a 6,600-lawyer, $1.7bn law firm giant In a bid to create the world’s largest firm by…
Withers targets Asia through new Australian presence Legal Business The end of 2014 saw two Legal Business 100 firms open international offices targeting new markets. Private client leader Withers…
Succession planning: RBS and Barclays lose their GCs Kathryn McCann Last month saw both Barclays and The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) put succession planning into place as global general…
News in brief – February 2015 Legal Business KENNEDYS OPENS IN SCOTLAND Last month, Kennedys finally entered the Scottish market with the opening of offices in Glasgow and…
Guest post: Dentons/Dacheng – A theory and rationale Legal Business I wasn’t going to write about Dacheng/Dentons until I was. When I first heard about the mega tie-up creating the…
‘The logical next step’: King & Wood Mallesons secures Singapore licence Legal Business Filling in a major hole in King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) Asian network, the firm is set to open an…
Moving up: Walgreens appoints Boots GC as global legal officer Legal Business US pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance has appointed the former general counsel of Alliance Boots, Marco Pagni, as executive vice…
