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…
Targeting USA: Linklaters reshuffles teams to boost corporate and disputes Legal Business Magic Circle firm Linklaters has moved its TMT and tax groups from its commercial division into corporate. The firm has…
Global London: Respected Paris boutique launches City arm to target cross-border deals Jaishree Kalia French firm AyacheSalama has launched its first international office in the City with four partners as it looks to advise…
Investing in law: Parabis secures £13m from Duke Street to fund upgrades Legal Business Parabis Group has secured a further £13m investment from private equity company Duke Street Capital with the aim to improve…
Battle over, war begins: Clifford Chance set to face professional negligence claim by Excalibur funders Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) is to face a professional negligence suit over the high-profile Excalibur dispute by the case’s funders and…
‘Fits our philosophy and style of practice perfectly’: Three Crowns hires its first female partner from Covington Jaishree Kalia Arbitration boutique Three Crowns has hired its first female partner, Carmen Martinez Lopez, from Covington & Burling as the firm…
H1 2014/15: ‘We don’t want to grow simply to be bigger’ – Taylor Wessing reveals 7.3% UK revenue increase Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing has today (4 December) announced its half-year financial results, posting a 7.3% rise in revenue for H1 2014/15…
