Targeting Manchester: Nabarro bolsters office with Pinsents and Eversheds hires Kathryn McCann Nabarro has bolstered its recently opened Manchester office with the hire of corporate partner Howard Gill and real estate partner…
Unanimous approval: Blatherwick gets another three-year term at Browne Jacobson Kathryn McCann Browne Jacobson has opted to stick with current managing partner Iain Blatherwick with the firm’s 96-strong partnership unanimously re-electing him…
Old or new BLP: Which way will the firm turn with its next managing partner? Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s (BLP) head of employment Lisa Mayhew will face off against corporate chief David Collins in the battle…
Dealwatch: Freshfields, A&O and Travers act as Asia’s richest man buys UK rail group for £2.5bn Jaishree Kalia Travers Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have won roles advising on the sale of UK’s leading…
Trainee retention: Freshfields keeps on 85% of spring 2015 qualifiers Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the first Magic Circle firm to post its trainee retention rate, with 85% taking up…
‘Looking for new challenges’: KPMG’s GC to depart after 18 years in the role Kathryn McCann Vanessa Sharp, KPMG‘s general counsel (GC), is to retire from the partnership after 18 years in the role. The process…
Cross-border ties: Ropes & Gray and Weil Gotshal act on Bain Capital’s $2.1bn TI Automotive deal Legal Business US firms Ropes & Gray and Weil Gotshal & Manges have won roles advising buyout group Bain Capital on its…
Asia: DLA Piper builds up its Singapore office while Milbank and Sidley expand in China Legal Business DLA Piper, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Sidley Austin have all completed partner raids on rivals in Asia as…
Financials 2013/14: Wragges last accounts show rise in profit as number of staff falls Kathryn McCann Wragge & Co’s last limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts before it merged with Lawrence Graham show that profit before remuneration…
Financials 2013/14: Freshfields’ profits continue to grow as headcount expands Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the third Magic Circle firm to release its 2013/14 limited liability partnership (LLP) filings with…
‘Designed in the 19th century’: Leveson calls for court system reforms Legal Business Lord Justice Leveson has called for reforms to streamline the justice system in England and Wales for greater efficiency.
A €7.4bn enterprise value: Ropes & Gray and Lathams advise on Altice purchase Legal Business US firms Ropes & Gray and Latham & Watkins won roles advising on telecommunications group Altice’s purchase of Portuguese telecoms…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, Davis Polk, and De Brauw act on Vision Express owner’s €1bn IPO Legal Business US heavyweight Davis Polk & Wardwell, Dutch firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Magic Circle firm Linklaters have all scored…
Trainee retention: White & Case keeps on 100% of Spring 2015 trainees as OC retains 89% Legal Business White & Case and Osborne Clarke (OC) are the latest firms to reveal trainee retention rates this month, keeping on…
A public inquiry: Fieldfisher’s Smith serves as lead counsel as Litvinenko inquiry starts Legal Business A public inquiry into the London death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has opened at the High Court this morning…
Revolving doors: Clydes, Quinn Emanuel and Gibson Dunn make key hires Legal Business Last week saw Clyde & Co expand its transportation finance practice in the City, while Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan…
Early stages: Clifford Chance kicks off lockstep review Legal Business Clifford Chance has started a review of its remuneration system at management level, a move which could see the firm…
Feuding brothers: Leading Indian firm Amarchand splits after failing to settle ownership battle Jaishree Kalia India’s largest law firm Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co has agreed to split the 600-lawyer firm…
A €3.5bn arbitration: Shearman, Bakers and White & Case land roles on Finnish nuclear dispute Jaishree Kalia Finnish power producer TVO and construction consortium Areva-Siemens have gone to London’s International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) in a bid…
What’s in a name? Companies House found liable in £8.8m negligence spelling mistake case Legal Business Companies House has today (26 January) lost a major argument at the High Court after a Cardiff businessman argued a blunder…
