HSF snatches Freshfields former energy co-head Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills has landed a blow on Magic Circle firm Freshfields with the hire of the firm’s former co-head of energy…
Former Freshfields lawyers open boutique following Magic Circle firm’s Barcelona exit Legal Business Two of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s lawyers have set up an IP/IT specialist boutique in Spain following the closure of the…
Financial results 2013/14: Burness Paull posts 20% revenue increase alongside 25% profit rise Sarah Downey Scottish firm Burness Paull is the latest to release its 2013/14 financial results and has today (7 July) announced a…
Guest post: Change is neither good nor bad: It is Legal Business ‘Call it the Great Recession, the Great Reset, or whatever, the world palpably shook in September 2008 and the repercussions…
Dealwatch: Travers Smith and Baker Botts lead on $1bn demerger; Mills & Reeve and Burges Salmon advise on Co-op farm sale Sarah Downey A healthy uptick in transactional activity has brought a handful of players in line for a windfall, as City-firm Travers…
Trainee retention: Nabarro and Fieldfisher maintain high rates while Trowers & Hamlins drops to 64% Legal Business Nabarro and Fieldfisher have kept on a high number of trainees this month with the latter firm retaining 100% of…
Dentons picks up partner as Chadbourne closes Kiev office Legal Business Chadbourne & Parke’s Adam Mycyk has moved to Dentons following Chadbourne’s decision to close its Kiev office.
Financials 2013/14: Ince & Co suffers a 7% fall in global revenues, down to £86.7m Legal Business Ince & Co’s global revenues fell to £86.7m in the 2013/14 financial year from £93.2m in the 2012/13 LB100. Against…
Dentons sues Republic of Guinea in District Court of Columbia for $10.2m in unpaid fees Legal Business Dentons is suing the Republic of Guinea and its Ministry of Mines and Geology for $10.2m over alleged unpaid legal…
Trainee retention: Freshfields keeps on 82% of junior lawyers Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the second Magic Circle firm to post a high retention rate keeping on 82% of…
Revolving Doors: City hires for KWMSJB and Kaye Scholer; international recruits for Dentons and Eversheds Legal Business This week’s lateral hiring has seen international firms King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) and US firm Kaye Scholer…
Stephenson Harwood gets licence to open Seoul office Jaishree Kalia Stephenson Harwood will open its Seoul office in autumn this year after the Korean Ministry of Justice awarded the firm…
Vinson & Elkins snatches BLP arbitration partner ahead of Panama Canal dispute Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner arbitration partner Amir Ghaffari has switched to Vinson & Elkins as the firm looks to gear up…
Redundancy watch: Parabis Law reviews 41 roles across two regional offices Legal Business Parabis Law has placed two of its regional offices under review as of today (4 August) affecting 41 employees.
Monckton Chambers secures largest ever award from European Court of Human Rights in second historic Yukos ruling Tom Moore In what becomes the second multibillion dollar award against Russia in the space of a week, the European Court of…
Simmons & Simmons forms Africa alliance with Fasken Martineau Legal Business Top-20 UK firm Simmons & Simmons has become the latest firm to establish a presence in Africa, by forming an…
Financials 2013/14: Penningtons Manches, Lewis Silkin and Farrer & Co post results Legal Business A trio of LB 100 firms have posted financial results for the 2013/14 year, with newly combined Penningtons Manches revealing…
Sidley Austin and Linklaters lead on Bank of Cyprus €1bn capital raise Sarah Downey The London teams of both US firm Sidley Austin and Magic Circle firm Linklaters have scored heavyweight roles advising on…
PwC beats international law firms to complete tie-up in Singapore with local firm Camford Law Legal Business Big four giant PwC has made a decisive move to enhance its legal offering around the Asia-Pacific region, and has…
Gardening leave is not at your leisure – High Court rules on notices and covenant periods Legal Business It is often forgotten that the received wisdom as the 1990s wore on was that restrictive covenants and other restraints…
