‘Redefining leadership’: Hogan Lovells teams up with Oxford Said Business School on partner leadership programme Legal Business Hogan Lovells has begun piloting a new leadership programme for experienced partners with Oxford Said Business School, an initiative which…
Go your own way: Lawyers at Covington & Burling and DLA Piper leave to launch boutiques Legal Business Having watched an increasing number of their peers depart during 2014 to launch boutique law firms, Covington & Burling‘s co-head…
Routes into law: Queen Mary teams up with Reed Smith on ‘degree with apprenticeship in law’ Legal Business US law firm Reed Smith and Queen Mary University in London have created the first degree with an apprenticeship in…
First claim of the year: Allen & Overy selected by energy giants to sue Spain in large arbitration claim Tom Moore Nine investors in Europe’s largest solar power plant, including German energy giant RWE, have instructed Magic Circle firm Allen &…
Revolving doors: New Year moves at Eversheds, DLA Piper and HFW Legal Business Many City partners got the New Year started at new firms, with Eversheds, DLA Piper and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)…
Planning to ‘make a big impact’: Cooley raids Edwards Wildman and MoFo’s City offices to launch in London Legal Business US firm Cooley has made its long-awaited entrance to the London legal market, taking partners from Morrison & Foerster and…
‘Nothing is off the cards’: Kennedys launches in Scotland with plans to double headcount Legal Business Insurance firm Kennedys has finally entered the Scottish market with the launch of two new offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Asia: Reed Smith establishes South East Asia corporate practice as Greenberg launches in Tokyo Legal Business Reed Smith has hired Stephenson Harwood’s South East Asia head of corporate Matt Gorman to launch a corporate practice in…
‘A watershed moment’: Q&A with Cooley’s CEO on the firm’s London launch and philosophical decisions Legal Business Joe Conroy, chief executive of tech focused Californian firm Cooley, talks to Tom Moore on why it was harder to…
‘The pharma sector is very busy’: Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden win roles on Shire’s $5.2bn acquisition Legal Business Slaughter and May was called upon by longstanding pharmaceutical client Shire on its biggest acquisition to date as it purchased…
Cheers: Heineken UK gifts DLA Piper with principal legal adviser role Legal Business After much speculation and a lengthy review, the UK arm of global beer and cider producer Heineken has announced the…
Asia-Pacific: Cadwalader raids Latham’s Hong Kong office for seven lawyer team Tom Moore Michael Liu, who was co-head of Latham & Watkins‘ Greater China practice and was formerly managing partner of its Hong…
Stepping down: Barclays corporate GC Shepherd to leave role Kathryn McCann Barclays global general counsel (GC) of corporate and investment banking Judith Shepherd (pictured) is to step down in the first…
The Friday Edit: New year, new partners and a new world order in finance Legal Business Happy New Year and welcome to the first Friday Edit of 2015, our weekly review of the top stories to…
Real estate: Macfarlanes and Clifford Chance take the lead on £370m Legal & General acquisition Legal Business Real estate heavyweights Macfarlanes and Clifford Chance (CC) have landed leading roles on one of the New Year’s first major…
Targeting the UK: LegalZoom becomes first US business to gain ABS Legal Business US online legal solution site LegalZoom has become the first American business to receive an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) licence…
League Tables: Gap between US firms and Magic Circle widens as UK firms slump in 2014 deal rankings Legal Business The Magic Circle lost ground in the global M&A rankings as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and…
Dealwatch: Travers Smith and Herbert Smith Freehills on board for thetrainline.com £500m IPO Legal Business Constituting the first technology IPO of the year, Travers Smith and Herbert Smith Freehills have both landed key roles advising…
Investing in London: Reed Smith promotes seven in the City in 24-strong partnership round Legal Business Pittsburgh-headquartered Reed Smith has made its London office the centre of its promotions round by making up seven London lawyers…
‘An investment in Europe’: Latham & Watkins to open nearshoring office in Manchester Legal Business US firm Latham & Watkins has announced internally that it will open a business services office in Manchester during the…
