Always a bridesmaid: can Nabarro revive itself post-Lehman without a partner? Legal Business Sarah Downey reports on the property leader’s attempts to position itself. With its five-year financial performance standing out as one…
OC joins Magic Circle on Dixons Carphone tie-up Legal Business Carphone Warehouse and Dixons merge along with DEMB and Mondelez Major M&A mandates have over the past month seen Linklaters,…
Hogan Lovells second global firm to exit Prague in a month Legal Business Transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells has become the second top-ten Legal Business 100 firm in recent weeks to announce it is…
Clyde & Co to launch in South Africa with Webber Wentzel hires Jaishree Kalia Clyde & Co has launched two offices in South Africa with the hire of a four-partner team from Linklaters’ local…
‘The right to be forgotten’: Cleary client Google dealt a blow by ECJ’s privacy ruling Legal Business Decision contradicts EU advocate general’s previous non-binding guidance. After years of attempts by Brussels to tighten up Europe’s data privacy…
Clyde & Co whistleblower case sees Supreme Court hand partners protection Legal Business Partners who expose malpractice in their own law firm will now be protected by whistleblower legislation, the Supreme Court ruled…
Barclays’ Americas chief Michael Crowl set to join UBS Legal Business Barclays’ high-profile managing director and general counsel (GC) for the Americas, Michael Crowl, is to head UBS’ US wealth management…
Sainsbury’s unveils new panel as Lloyds appoints insurance GC Legal Business Significant in-house announcements in May saw King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin and TLT awarded first-time spots on Sainsbury’s panel,…
Life During Law: Nilufer von Bismarck Legal Business There were different challenges during the downturn, you had to look to different markets. Challenges are always there and you…
Asia-Pacific: Taylor Wessing launches in South Korea with local tie-up Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing last month became the latest international firm to set up in South Korea, establishing an association with local…
Energy lawyers welcome Queen’s speech as Infrastructure Bill set to open pathways to fracking Legal Business Energy lawyers are expecting a hike in UK shale gas projects after the Queen’s speech yesterday (4 June) outlined plans…
Financial results 2013/14: CMS unveils flat revenues with profit up 3.3% Legal Business CMS has unveiled a marginal increase in revenue for the 2013/14 financial year, with turnover up by under 1% from €837.7m…
‘Create an environment where you’re not necessary’ – Grayling tells LSB to work towards its abolition Legal Business The Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling yesterday (4 June) outlined plans for the Legal Services Board (LSB) to wind itself down…
Financial results 2013/14: Clydes revenue growth slows but records another strong year Jaishree Kalia Clyde & Co has maintained its strong financial performance of recent years by today (5 June) announcing a 9% increase…
In-house: Ben Sherman’s GC moves to Myla; DfT’s former GC Muttukumaru joins Monckton Tom Moore Lee Gage has left Ben Sherman after five years as general counsel (GC) to join luxury lingerie retailer Myla in…
18 months’ notice commuted to eight – Field Fisher’s Eduardo Ustaran joins Hogan Lovells Sarah Downey Field Fisher’s high profile former head of privacy Eduardo Ustaran joins Hogan Lovells today (4 June), almost a year before the…
EY hires Freshfields’ Richard Norbruis to head global transaction group Legal Business EY has made its third senior private practice hire in three months months with the announcement that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner…
Financial results 2013/14: Taylor Wessing’s PEP up 21% alongside 7.4% increase in UK revenue Legal Business Taylor Wessing yesterday (2 June) became one of the earlier UK movers in disclosing its financial results for the 2013/14 year,…
International expansion: openings for Charles Russell in Saudi; Eversheds in Durban; Osborne Clarke in Amsterdam Sarah Downey A trio of UK firms have this week expanded their international office base as Charles Russell agrees a formal association with…
Know your client – Home Office targets professional advisers with tougher organised crime laws Caroline Hill City law firms may face increased red tape when accepting new clients onto their books after the Home Office today…
