Guest post: Notes from the frontline of Grayling Day – ‘The whole system is in revolt’ Legal Business At Friday’s ‘Grayling Day’ demonstration in London, chairman of the Criminal Bar Association Nigel Lithman QC told the audience that…
Nabarro bolsters City disputes capability with DLA IT litigation head hire Legal Business Top 30 LB100 firm Nabarro has bolstered its City disputes capability with the addition of DLA Piper’s IT litigation head Lee Gluyas.…
Race to provide direct legal services sees Allianz convert to an ABS Sarah Downey Last year they hit your television with an advert comparing the stresses of the daily commute and school run to…
Trucking ahead – King & Spalding, Hill Dickinson and Minter Ellison advise on £280m Eddie Stobart majority stake sale David Stevenson Rare in the transport world for having its own television show, King & Spalding, Hill Dickinson and Minter Ellison have secured roles…
Last chance saloon – criminal Bar stage major protest against final legal aid reform package Legal Business Resentment against the Government’s final package of legal aid cuts has reached new heights as hundreds of criminal barristers and…
Clydes, Kennedys and Auntie Beeb latest to back legal apprenticeship drive Legal Business Today (7 March) marks the end of the 7th National Apprenticeship Week, an initiative coordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service,…
Jones Day hires CC Frankfurt head of automotives and McKenna Long Brussels regulatory partner Sarah Downey Fresh from its run of lateral hires from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) in London, Jones Day has made two prominent…
Asia: Herbert Smith rethinks Singapore; EY targets major Asia expansion; CC leads $1.93bn South Korea deal for Carlyle David Stevenson The most notable headlines to emerge from Asia this week include Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) deciding not to renew its…
‘We’re flat out – our strategy won’t change’ – Tinkler on CC’s private equity playbook Legal Business In mid-February, Latham & Watkins confirmed its third London private equity partner hire from Clifford Chance (CC), with Kem Ihenacho set…
Nabarro seeks new French alliance partner after August & Debouzy quits network David Stevenson Top 30 LB100 firm Nabarro has today (6 March) confirmed that French firm August & Debouzy has left its European alliance,…
Global turnover nudges up at Reed Smith while London posts equally steady growth David Stevenson Top-30 global firm Reed Smith has seen its 2013 revenue grow by 6% to $1.075bn from $1.013bn, while its profit…
FBI and Manhattan DA charge four former Dewey managers with fraud Legal Business The long-running investigation into the collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf shifted up a notch today with the announcement that three…
Tax overhaul threatens US firms with four-year cash drain but could boost global mergers Jaishree Kalia US law firms are facing a fundamental overhaul over the way they calculate and distribute their profits that could result…
Orrick duo join DLA Piper to bolster financial regulatory team Legal Business DLA Piper has bolstered its London financial regulatory capability with the appointment of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe duo Tony Katz and…
A&O bolsters corporate practice as PE star follows Lloyd from Ashurst Jaishree Kalia He was singled out as one of Ashurst’s rainmakers of the future but private equity specialist Karan Dinamani has become…
Quinn sees London revenue and profit drop by around 30% as Weil Gotshal’s 2013 numbers decline Jaishree Kalia Expansive US litigation boutique Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has posted conflicting global and London results for 2013, with overall turnover…
Magic Circle leadership: Slaughters appoints Ryde and McClean as head of corporate and finance Legal Business In a week that has seen Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer appoint firm lifer Julian Long as London managing partner, Slaughter and May today announced…
Regulatory coup: Herbert Smith Freehills hires Deutsche Bank’s global head of compliance David Stevenson In a major regulatory hire for Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), the top 10 LB100 firm has hired Deutsche Bank’s global…
LB100 firms review partnership model as HMRC’s LLP changes loom Sarah Downey The impact of HM Revenue & Customs’ decision to overhaul the way salaried partners are taxed is being felt across the…
Eyes on the prize: RFU to commence first law firm panel overhaul in six years Caroline Hill The Rugby Football Union (RFU)’s legal spend may be overshadowed by the majority of City clients but the prestige of advising…
