Management shuffles: Freshfields names new financial co-head as KWM appoints chiefs in Hong Kong Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made another change in management before the year ends, appointing head of the firm’s retail sector…
US partner promotions: Sidley Austin and Dechert place different weight on City Legal Business Dechert made London a core focus in its promotions this year with three associates making the grade in the City,…
‘You don’t have them at hello’: Linklaters London corporate chief talks getting the right people in the room and tackling the US Legal Business Stuart Bedford became head of corporate at Linklaters‘ London HQ in September after his predecessor, Sarah Wiggins, was promoted to…
H1 2014/15: Nabarro posts 3% revenue increase for half year Sarah Downey Having posted broadly flat financials in recent years and endured a tough period, more than many top-30 firms, Nabarro has…
‘In 2015, we will be talking about cyber security a lot more’: Cyber risk moving up the in-house agenda Mark McAteer General counsel (GC) are increasingly involved in handling cyber security issues at board level, reflecting a more comprehensive shift towards…
Old acquaintances: Stephenson Harwood enters alliance in Guangzhou with former partner’s firm Legal Business Following on from closing its office in Guangzhou in Greater China in September this year, Stephenson Harwood has entered an…
International ambitions: Penningtons Manches launches office in San Francisco Legal Business It’s been little over a year since the high profile takeover of Manches by Penningtons, and the combined firm now…
Selling icons: Linklaters and Michelmores lead on New Scotland Yard sale Legal Business The HQ for London bobbies for almost 50 years, Magic Circle firm Linklaters was charged by Abu Dhabi Financial Group…
‘High risk, poorly supervised and inadequately controlled’: CC’s Simon Davis publishes findings on FCA insurance scandal probe Legal Business Following the high-profile inquiry carried out by Clifford Chance litigation partner Simon Davis, the keenly awaited report on the Financial Conduct Authority’s…
Rushing to launch: High Court cases for law firm professional negligence claims jump 192% in a year Legal Business The number of High Court cases against law firms for professional negligence has almost tripled in the last year, increasing…
A $150m award: Baker Botts loses another Russian case as Quinn Emanuel secures pay-out against gas giants Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan‘s Alex Gerbi and Stephen Jagusch have secured a $150m award for Danish engineering firm Core Carbon,…
Guest post: An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington and gives him some advice Legal Business Law is pretty abstract. Unlike the role of a doctor or a builder, that of a lawyer is difficult to…
US promotions round: Shearman & Sterling focuses on finance and arbitration with London duo Legal Business Mirroring last year, Shearman & Sterling has elected two London associates to partner as part of its promotion round which has…
Dealwatch: Baker & McKenzie and Ropes & Gray lead on Merck’s $8.4bn superbug takeover Legal Business One of the world’s biggest pharma groups, New Jersey-based Merck, instructed an all-female partner team from Baker & McKenzie to…
Revolving doors: International hires for Allen & Overy, KWM and Morgan Lewis while Gibson Dunn turned to GE Legal Business A host of international hires last week saw Allen & Overy (A&O) and Morgan Lewis & Bockius enhance their Frankfurt…
Comment: Bringing greed to law – our part in the profession’s downfall Legal Business In our 25-year anniversary coverage, Cass Business School’s Laura Empson repeats a familiar refrain about the negative impact of the…
‘No one had done it in the London market’: Clifford Chance’s former head of antitrust launches City boutique Tom Moore Oliver Bretz, former global head of antitrust at Clifford Chance, is leaving after 15 years at the Magic Circle firm to…
Going in-house: Jardine Matheson hires Linklaters’ Parr as general counsel Legal Business It’s one in one out for London-listed conglomerate Jardine Matheson, owner of upmarket UK car dealership Jardine Motors, as the…
Guest post: Christmas comes early – SFO scores 1st Bribery Act convictions Guest Blog The SFO has successfully prosecuted its first series of Bribery Act convictions. On Friday the SFO reported that ‘Gary Lloyd…
Q&A: A&O capital markets co-heads talk innovative solutions and sharing leadership Jaishree Kalia Six months on from being elected co-heads of Allen & Overy’s (A&O) capital markets global team, David Benton and Simon Hill…
