TLT reappoints David Pester as managing partner for fifth term Legal Business TLT’s managing partner David Pester has been reappointed for a fifth three-year term following an uncontested election process, the firm announced…
Heading to The Ivy: Legal Business and RPC team up for GC Power List Summer Reception Alex Novarese We’ve made it no secret that a major aim for Legal Business and its Legalease stable-mates is to better engage…
Davenport Lyons goes into administration as Gordon Dadds takes on clients, assets and partners David Stevenson After a series of failed merger talks Davenport Lyons has gone into administration, with Mayfair firm Gordon Dadds confirming today (28…
Ashurst loses further City corporate partner as Jonathan Earle joins Gibson Dunn Jaishree Kalia Jonathan Earle has become the latest Ashurst corporate partner to quit the top 20 firm, leaving after 16 years to…
In-house: Nationwide replaces GC Kelly with HSBC’s European legal head Legal Business Nationwide Building Society has appointed HSBC’s European legal chief Keith Ford to replace group general counsel Liz Kelly, who announced…
Skadden, Freshfields and Davis Polk take the lead as blockbuster Pfizer/AstraZeneca deal gears up again Jaishree Kalia Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Davis Polk & Wardwell have all landed lead roles advising…
Clifford Chance and Freshfields advise on Bridgepoint’s sale of German chemicals company to Permira Legal Business Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance (CC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the lead on the latest big corporate transaction to come…
Latham recruitment spree continues with key arbitration and private equity hires David Stevenson It’s been another week and another set of significant acquisitions for Latham & Watkins, with the global elite firm announcing…
Guest post: Paralysed by uncertainty? Snap out of it Legal Business ‘Never before has our future seemed so shrouded in fog and noise,’ I’ve written, and discussed its paralytic effects on…
Transatlantic Weil and Milbank teams advise on circa €2bn Flint acquisition; A&O launches Primark in the US Jaishree Kalia Weil, Gotshal & Manges London, German and New York banking teams have advised the lenders on Goldman Sachs and Koch Industries’…
Partner promotions: even split across Australia and London as HSF promotes 23 David Stevenson Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) today announced that it has promoted 23 of its lawyers to the firm’s partnership. The promotions…
First post-merger partnership round for Ashurst sees 15 promoted Jaishree Kalia Ashurst has announced its first partner promotions since its merger with Blake Dawson went live in October last year, with 15…
Sliding doors: Norton Rose Fulbright exits Prague; Kirkland launches in Houston Legal Business In the same week as Kirkland & Ellis announced it is opening in Houston, top 10 LB100 firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF)…
Law Society lines up TLT’s senior partner to take over as president Sarah Downey The Law Society has today (24 April) announced that TLT Solicitors senior partner Robert Bourns has been elected as the body’s…
Partner promotions: Clifford Chance promotes seven in City as part of 21-strong round Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) is the latest Magic Circle firm to unveil its partner promotion figures, making up seven associates in London…
Senior Clyde & Co ship finance partner Matt Hannaford joins Curtis Davis Garrard with team of three Legal Business Senior maritime player Matt Hannaford is leaving Clyde & Co’s transportation finance group with a team of three to join specialist…
First post-merger promotion round sees Norton Rose Fulbright make up 46 Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright has announced its first global partner promotions since the merger of Norton Rose and leading Houston energy firm…
GC appointments for EY, HarperCollins and BNY Mellon Legal Business A trio of high-profile in-house counsel appointments in the UK and US this month has seen accountancy giant EY and global…
Legal regulation: Largest family justice reforms ‘for a generation’ usher in new single court Francesca Fanshawe The largest family justice reforms ‘for a generation’ will come into effect today (22 April), introducing a new combined Family…
Slaughters, Freshfields and Linklaters lead on Glaxo/Novartis multibillion-dollar joint venture Legal Business Magic Circle trio Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have landed lead advisory roles on a multi-billion-dollar joint venture and asset swap…
