Legal Services Board appoints BT general counsel and Ofcom competition director as members Sarah Downey Just weeks after bringing in a former chief executive of Cheshire and Kent County Councils, Sir Michael Pitt, to succeed…
TMT exits continue at Field Fisher as two more partners sign off Francesca Fanshawe Field Fisher Waterhouse‘s TMT practice has taken another hit as technology and outsourcing specialist Stewart Room is leaving for PwC,…
‘There’s no-one of the scale to rival us’ – HSF’s new litigation head talks strategy Legal Business Justin D’Agostino has taken over as global head of dispute resolution at commercial litigation heavyweight Herbert Smith Freehills. Here the…
ABS latest: Kent Legal Services to open the bidding in search for a JV partner this summer Francesca Fanshawe Kent County Council‘s legal arm is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from potential alternative business structure (ABS) joint venture partners in…
Thompson to lead City charge as Eversheds unveils new office leadership Francesca Fanshawe Eversheds has today (10 April) announced its new senior office partners across its London, Newcastle, Nottingham and Cardiff bases, with…
Disputes: NRF hires Orrick litigation heavyweight as 20 Essex Street’s Morpuss QC joins Macfarlanes Sarah Downey Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has today (10 April) announced the hire of Orrick Rambaud Martel’s Philippe Hameau as a dispute…
Guest post: three leading indicators of success Bruce MacEwen This is a sequel, in a yin-yang fashion, to an earlier guest post, ‘Three leading indicators of failure‘. What might…
Deal watch: Nabarro and Addleshaws take the lead on £800m Hermes/Co-Op regeneration joint venture Sarah Downey While major real estate deals are hard to come by, the usual suspects continue to take the lion’s share of…
ABS latest: Fairpoint Group to acquire Simpson Millar for £9m Legal Business Finance company Fairpoint Group has today (9 April) announced its intention to acquire Leeds-based Simpson Millar.
Filling one of Europe’s top legal jobs – JP Morgan hires Nomura’s Piers Le Marchant as new EMEA general counsel Legal Business It’s often said that the finance industry has been in retreat since the 2008 banking crisis but there is no…
Freshfields recruits ex-Cleary partner to bolster US bench in key securities hire Legal Business In a rare partner hire in the City, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added to its capital markets and US corporate…
Eversheds in talks to extend voting rights as 164 junior partners inject cash Legal Business Eversheds has started talks over the voting rights of its fixed share partners (FSPs) after they were asked to contribute…
Africa expansion: Dentons ties up with Cape Town associate firm Legal Business Dentons has announced today (9 April), that it has tied up with local associate firm KapdiTwala to launch an office…
Partner promotions: Wragges and DAC Beachcroft make up significantly more lawyers; Olswang promotes two Legal Business Ahead of its 1 May merger with City firm Lawrence Graham, Wragge & Co has more than doubled the number of…
Revolving doors: Stephenson Harwood, Dentons, Morgan Lewis, Pinsents and Wragges make key hires Legal Business A number of firms have made noteworthy strategic appointments in the last few days, with Stephenson Harwood, Dentons, Morgan Lewis,…
Deal watch: Global elite giants face off in Lafarge/Holcim and Vivendi/Altice European transactions Sarah Downey A handful of Global 100 firms scored key roles on two signifcant European deals this week, as Cleary Gottlieb Steen…
Comment: A truly global City and the fiercest contest in law Legal Business So much for the humbling of the City. Our annual Global London special 2014 finds that the number of lawyers employed…
FCA turns to Clifford Chance’s Davis over handling of proposed insurance industry review Legal Business The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Clifford Chance‘s senior commercial litigation partner Simon Davis to conduct an independent inquiry…
‘There are no “diet-coke” partnerships at Freshfields’: Barry O’Brien on a new career at Jefferies Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer former corporate head Barry O’Brien last month (31 March) hung up his Magic Circle boots to move into…
Emerging markets M&A down as King & Wood tops league Legal Business With the emerging markets continuing to dominate the expansion strategies of many City and international firms, the short term picture…
