Dwindling partner promotions at A&O and Freshfields fail to maintain current partnership levels Legal Business The UK’s elite law firms often point to their rigorous partnership promotion process as a natural selector of the best…
Q&A with HSF’s new global head of disputes Justin D’Agostino Legal Business Justin D’Agostino has taken over as global head of dispute resolution at commercial litigation heavyweight Herbert Smith Freehills. Here the…
Blake Lapthorn and Morgan Cole announce July merger Legal Business Tie-up to create a strong platform in south of England and Wales Despite talks over the giant south-east combination between…
‘We’ll see who wants to step up’ – Burch on growth, ambition and managing partners Francesca Fanshawe Francesca Fanshawe talks to Addleshaw Goddard’s senior partner ahead of big strategic decisions There is a lot riding on the…
Freshfields remains bullish in wake of heavyweight arbitration departures Legal Business Magic Circle firm will continue to work with Three Crowns spin off An undisputed leader in the field of arbitration,…
Those thoroughly fashionable provinces – vogue for City players to hit low-cost regions becomes the new black Sarah Downey Sarah Downey reports on how a regional arm became the hottest accessory for London firms How the fashions in professional…
Spanish leaders Uría and Cuatrecasas hike fees as confidence returns to battered market David Stevenson Despite Spanish M&A values dropping significantly in 2013 and amid the country’s continuing well-publicised debt crisis, two of Spain’s big…
Singapore: QFLP renewals, hires for Milbank and a new office for Harneys Legal Business Singapore has over the past month dominated much of the legal agenda in Asia, starting with the renewal process early…
Adviser cheer as City float boom builds momentum with a string of major IPOs Legal Business Retail IPO surge on back of increasing confidence Capital markets partners attest to an end to the jitters that have…
Irwin Mitchell replaced by Shakespeares on National Grid’s UK panel after review Legal Business Top 30 UK firm Irwin Mitchell last month lost its place on energy giant National Grid’s legal panel to Shakespeares,…
Virgin Media completes leadership reshuffle with new legal head as Weight Watchers unveils its new GC Legal Business Home entertainment company Virgin Media has completed an overhaul of its executive following its £15bn acquisition by Liberty Global in…
Life during law: Phil Sanderson Legal Business I used to pretend I decided to be a lawyer at 16. My sister made a visit to me in…
With an external legal spend in excess of $1bn since 2010, BP launches panel review Sarah Downey Energy giant BP, which has paid around $1bn in external legal fees in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil…
The new ASOS? Boohoo.com announces new panel after expectation-surpassing AIM listing Francesca Fanshawe Just a couple of weeks after online fashion retailer Boohoo.com became a stock market sensation, seeing its stock soar 50%…
Revolving Doors: Brodies hires Transocean former GC as Squire Sanders and Bird & Bird make key hires Legal Business The past week was one for lateral hires outside the City, as Brodies boosted its oil and gas practice with the hire…
Eversheds pursues Africa expansion with Morocco partnership Legal Business Eversheds has made good on its African expansion strategy by signing a partnership agreement with existing relationship firm CWA Morocco, establishing…
Management elections at Pinsents as firm makes up 15 new partners Legal Business Pinsent Masons is getting ready for its first management elections since current managing partner David Ryan was elected in 1999, after…
Diageo’s consolidated panel unveiled as Slaughters, Addleshaws and Pinsents win a place Francesca Fanshawe Global drinks brand Diageo has appointed Slaughter and May, Addleshaw Goddard and Pinsent Masons as its ‘general preferred suppliers’ for the UK…
Squire Sanders reveals almost flat US turnover and profits as Patton Boggs talks ongoing Legal Business Squire Sanders has unveiled largely flat 2013 results in the US, with revenue at the top 15 LB100 firm, which is…
Succeed or fail, the merger talks between China’s Zhong Lun and Jun He are something of a game changer David Stevenson With the weight of economic power widely-regarded to be shifting east, a tie-up between Chinese merger talks partners Zhong Lun and…
