Partner promotions: Slaughter and May invests further in Hong Kong with out-of-step promotion Legal Business Having already announced a double partner promotion in Hong Kong at the start of the year Slaughter and May today (23…
Stress testing the strategy – post-merger Ashurst calls in Bain for ‘market insight’ Jaishree Kalia It’s been a bumpy road into the Global Top 50 but with a high stakes merger with Australia’s Blake Dawson…
GE’s top lawyer holds on to first place in compensation rankings with new entries from Blackstone and Coca Cola Legal Business The latest US general counsel (GC) compensation rankings have seen General Electric’s (GE’s) top lawyer Brackett Denniston hold on to…
Women in law: Quinn Emanuel’s name partner Kathleen Sullivan and London MP Sue Prevezer QC talk diversity Legal Business With leading international firms including most of the Magic Circle nailing their gender diversity targets to the wall, Quinn Emanuel…
Financial results 2013/14: Shoosmiths posts 7% increase in revenue to £93m as Sackers drops 2% to £23.8m Sarah Downey LB 100 firms Shoosmiths and Sacker & Partners have unveiled their financial results for the 2013/14 year, with top 50 firm…
Guest post: A profession not at ease with itself or the world? The Bar’s working life survey Legal Business I took a little time to browse the Bar’s working life survey. It’s a large survey. Although it’s not immediately…
A&O, Addleshaw and Hogan Lovells line up on Co-op’s £620m pharmacy spin-off to Bestway Tom Moore As the Co-operative Group moves to reduce its £1.2bn capital deficit and focus on core business lines it has turned…
Financial results 2013/14: RPC posts mixed results with revenue up 3% against 9% drop in PEP Legal Business RPC has this morning (21 July) posted mixed financial results for 2013/14, with revenue up 3% to £84.1m – representing growth…
Deal Watch: Freshfields and HSF lead on Liberty Global’s £481m acquisition of stake in ITV Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s London managing partner Julian Long has advised Liberty Global on the US media group’s £481m purchase of BSkyB’s…
Revolving doors: High profile hires for DLA; Chadbourne; Dentons; Osborne Clarke; Simmons and Winston & Strawn Legal Business High profile lateral moves between some of the largest global law firms last week saw DLA Piper hire a four-strong real…
‘Private wealth is at the heart of the merger’ – Charles Russell Speechlys talks strategy Sarah Downey As the partnerships of both Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell this week voted ‘overwhelmingly’ in favour of a merger that…
Financial results 2013/14: Speechly unveils 1% revenue drop to £56.8m with PEP up 5% Legal Business Speechly Bircham has unveiled its financial results for the 2013/14 year, with preliminary figures showing that revenue was down slightly…
Nabarro settles professional negligence claim for £10m Sarah Downey Nabarro has agreed to pay £10m to settle a £130m professional negligence claim brought against the firm by a former…
In-house: BT Global Services GC moves to Serco Jaishree Kalia UK outsourcing company Serco has hired BT Global Services general counsel (GC) David Eveleigh as its group GC and company…
Clyde & Co’s ambitious strategy for China and global arbitration behind double trophy partner hire Legal Business Clyde & Co’s ambitious Greater China strategy has been credited with the trophy hire this week of Clifford Chance’s (CC’s) co-head…
Comment: Advice for the new managing partner – don’t consult, just do Legal Business Given the amount of time I spend hanging out with managing partners it’s not unusual to be asked by law…
Real estate: Ashurst and Reed Smith lead on prime £300m New Bond Street acquisition Tom Moore Ashurst’s head of real estate investment David Jones has advised opposite Reed Smith on the £300m purchase of a 50,000 sq…
Financial results 2013/14: Travers achieves record turnover up 13% to £97.2m with PEP up 12% Legal Business Top 45 LB 100 firm Travers Smith today (17 July) announced its strongest financial results to date, with turnover for the…
Deal Watch: Cleary London advises opposite Paul Hastings Milan on Whirlpool’s $1bn Indesit acquisition Legal Business Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s London office has advised Whirlpool, the world’s largest manufacturer of home appliances, on its $1.04bn purchase…
Guest post: DRIP – a torrent of mass surveillance seems more likely Legal Business Last week, the Home Secretary announced that, with all party agreement, the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill – (DRIP…
