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Pfizer maintains business-as-usual for legal alliance as Rosenthal latest GC to depart

It was recognised at its 2009 inception as the most radical attempt to carve up the way bluechips instruct their…

Comment: Ambition and culture – the key tests CC’s deal team must pass

First, the case for the defence. Given that private equity partners gossip like fishwives, you can be somewhat sceptical over…

Freshfields lifer Julian Long takes over from Rawlinson as London managing partner

Legal Business

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has named current London corporate head and Freshfields lifer Julian Long as its new London managing partner, taking…

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner secures summary dismissal against Barclays in battle over capital loan

Sarah Downey

As the fallout from the demise of Dewey & LeBoeuf continues, the High Court has just dismissed an application made…

Bar news: Blackstone bolsters commercial litigation capability with hire of Brick Court’s Alan Maclean QC

Sarah Downey

Leading set Blackstone Chambers has taken further steps to bolster its commercial litigation and arbitration capability with the hire of heavyweight…

Sole adviser: Eversheds wins Tyco-style primary legal services contract with IATA across 158 countries

Legal Business

Building on the success of its game changing multi-million pound annual retainer with Tyco International, Eversheds has won its largest-ever primary…

And so the tally rises, Jones Day hires fourth BLP partner since August

David Stevenson

Fresh from the news on Friday (28 February) that DLA Piper has hired three Berwin Leighton Paisner partners, Jones Day has added…

PwC forms new law firm in Canada one month after obtaining ABS status

Legal Business

In the first major development since PricewaterhouseCoopers last month received authorisation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to become an alternative…

After South Africa, Hogan Lovells launches nearshoring venture in Birmingham

Legal Business

Following Hogan Lovells announcement at the start of February that it is setting up a business process outsourcing centre in South…

Comment: Paradigm shift vs recession – responding to a sceptical reader

Legal Business

We recently posted a comment piece addressing the issue of whether the forces impacting on the legal market represent a permanent…

US financial results 2013: DLA achieves record revenue of $2.48bn as growth slows

Sarah Downey

The highest-ever gross turnover but reduced growth figures was the message that came out of DLA Piper’s financials today (28 February),…

RBS share sell-off in Direct Line gifts Allen & Overy with £1bn deal

David Stevenson

Just under a year earlier than expected by some in the City, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) this week (26…

Good things come in threes…or fours: DLA Piper secures triple lateral hire from BLP

David Stevenson

Following the announcement last September that Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) corporate partner Patrick Somers had joined DLA Piper, the top five Global 100…

Sochi over, the World Anti-Doping Agency brings in new GC as it looks to tougher 2015 code

Legal Business

As the excitement surrounding the successful albeit controversial Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi fades, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will…

Family marketing teams on DEFCON 1 as Law Commission calls for gold-plated prenups in UK law

Caroline Hill

For marketing teams at the family bar it’s been a tough wait but at last the Law Commission has issued its…

US merger talks: Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders confirm ‘early’ discussions

Legal Business

Washington-based Patton Boggs and transatlantic top 40 Global 100 firm Squire Sanders are in preliminary merger talks, the firms confirmed to Legal…

US results season 2013: Hogan Lovells unveils highest post-merger results with 5.2% increase in turnover

Sarah Downey

Transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells has today (27 February) unveiled its highest post-merger global financial results, posting a fee-income increase of 5.2%…

‘Worst fears confirmed’ as Grayling announces final legal aid reform package

Legal Business

There was never likely to be much compromise and so it proved. The Government today (27 February) confirmed its final…

Reforming the reforms: One-year-on Jackson soundings likely to lead to further calls for overhaul of DBAs

Sarah Downey

The first year bedding down Lord Justice Jackson’s extensive civil litigation reforms was always going to be challenging, but as…

Hogan Lovells eyes growth in South Africa with hire of Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs partner as banking head

Sarah Downey

Transatlantic giant Hogan Lovells has made its first lateral hire in South Africa since merging last December with Routledge Modise, taking…