Dealwatch: Phones 4u, with £105m profit and ‘cash in the bank’, enters administration with CC, A&O and CMS acting Sarah Downey Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance and CMS Cameron McKenna have all landed key roles advising on the administration of…
Comment: Converging on boom-time profits without a boom – the big four now and then Legal Business They say averages lie, though in my experience not as much as people, but producing an annual report with 2,000…
Secured: Akin pulls off one of the largest ever City acquisitions with 22-partner Bingham team Tom Moore Bingham McCutchen’s London office, which turned over $52.3m last year, will merge with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in…
‘A key strategic objective’: Shearman continues to build its global M&A/private equity practice with London hire from Addleshaws Tom Moore Addleshaw Goddard partner Ben Rodham, who joined the firm only 18 months ago, has joined Shearman & Sterling’s fast growing…
Guest post: Scotland, the day of the referendum – a look at the consequences of a Yes or No vote Legal Business 18th September 2014 – Referendum Day in Scotland on the question of independence from the remainder of what is now…
BLP brings in Magic Circle veteran Bob Charlton to lead on its Asian expansion plans Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner has parachuted in Bob Charlton to head its Asia group, a role he held at DLA Piper…
Stephenson Harwood scales back on Asia offering with Guangzhou office closure as Hogan Lovells makes another hire Legal Business UK firm Stephenson Harwood has closed its office in Guangzhou as the firm reviews its strategy in China, while Hogan…
Cadwalader grows London team as Ashurst capital markets partner returns to the firm Sarah Downey US firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has made a key hire to its global capital markets practice with Ashurst partner…
Freshfields further bulks out US M&A leadership team with Shearman hire Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is continuing to boost its New York M&A practice’s leadership, installing Shearman & Sterling partner Peter Lyons…
Dentons hires Inter-American Development Bank GC as Latin American chief executive aiming for mergers Sarah Downey Global 100 firm Dentons has made a key strategic hire to enhance its offering in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
Berwin Leighton Paisner scales back Paris office as French head leaves Tom Moore Eight years after opening an office in one of Europe’s biggest legal services market, Berwin Leighton Paisner is set to…
Dissent: Platitudes and a missed debate – how GCs are pushed off their ethical course Legal Business It’s stated so often but never questioned: everywhere you turn, in-house lawyers pay tribute to the holy grail of ‘being…
Revolving doors: HSF appoints Singapore head, while Kirkland and Hogan swap partners in Hong Kong Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) announced its management successor in Singapore, while Kirkland and Ellis, and Hogan Lovells made partner exchanges…
Weil boosts finance practice with Ashurst hire in New York Jaishree Kalia US firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges continues to boost its global finance practice with the hire of Ashurst banking partner…
‘A true litigator’: O’Melveny & Myers hires Asian heavyweight Denis Brock from King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business Litigation partner Denis Brock, who headed Clifford Chance’s Asian disputes practice for nine years, has swapped King & Wood Mallesons…
Linklaters names Stuart Bedford as London head of corporate Legal Business Linklaters has appointed its third London head of corporate this year, with Stuart Bedford stepping up to lead its City…
The Friday edit: Endangered female partners, endangered insurance lawyers and more mergers Legal Business Welcome to the second of our new series the Friday Edit in which we take an informal look back at…
Consolidation in US mid-tier continues as Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman set to merge Mark McAteer The run of consolidation in the US national market continues with Dallas-bred Locke Lord and Boston’s Edwards Wildman this week announcing plans to…
Latam briefing: Garrigues extends local network, foreign players continue push and Brazil leader secures antitrust coup Tim Girven Market developments around the region continue apace: in the Dominican Republic, where the recent tie-up between Squire Saunders and Patton…
Dealwatch: A&O, Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons lead on Lloyds’ £400m Keepmoat homebuilder sale Sarah Downey Allen & Overy (A&O), Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons have all secured leading roles advising on Lloyds Banking Group’s £400m…
