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High-flying disputes boutique Signature Litigation has seen its revenue surge by 70% from £4.82 to £8.17m in 2013/14, despite having…

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In what signals a marked return to favour for the City’s elite players, Magic Circle firm Linklaters has led the…

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Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) partnership vote for its global partnership council has revealed the firm’s post-merger dynamics, with prominent corporate…

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Tom Moore looks at Freshfields’ recent expansion in Manhattan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made growing its US practice its number…

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Scotland’s ‘no’ to independence last month returned confidence to the markets with a spike in sterling and share prices of…

Tom Moore

There was a rushed engagement before the union and there is unlikely to be a long honeymoon for the 26…

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Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and CMS Cameron McKenna landed the key roles when high street retailer…

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King & Wood Mallesons and US firms were the main beneficiaries of the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history,…

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Fellow US firm Cooley plans London office takeover Dallas-bred Locke Lord and Boston’s Edwards Wildman Palmer became the latest US…

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Clifford Chance boosts French corporate offering with HSF and Willkie Farr hires Last month saw much strategic decision-making by Legal…

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As Dentons hires IDB’s general counsel in hunt for regional mergers Last month saw leading Iberian law firm Uría Menéndez…

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I always wanted to be an architect. Unfortunately I’m very messy and that’s a bad combination. Building useful things, such…

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Outside the UK, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and K&L Gates have expanded their corporate and finance practices respectively, while in…

Mark McAteer

Scottish LB100 firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has acquired out of administration the business and assets of 158-year old Tods Murray,…

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An increasing number of solicitors are facing disciplinary matters with the Solicitors Regulation Authority opening 90 new disciplinary proceedings from…

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The Conservative plan for a ‘British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities’ is finally being made clear today. The tone of…

Jaishree Kalia

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy’s high-yield finance lawyer Peter Schwartz is leaving to join Paul Hastings in London, in a…

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Welcome to the latest instalment of our weekly recap of interesting things that happened in law land this week.

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Reed Smith’s managing partner for Europe, Middle East and Asia, Roger Parker, discusses international expansion, Chinese law firms and trying…

Sarah Downey

As Big Four accountancy giant EY continues to grow its legal services offering, it has today (2 October) announced it…