Law firms

Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP’s) depleted finance department has seen a further partner exit after acquisition finance partner Marcus Jamson this month…

Taking Manhattan – can the Wall Street elite hold out in the age of the $5bn law firm?

As the banking crisis and collapse of Dewey fade from memory, a band of emerging giants continue their long-term push…

‘Like a comfortable old shoe’ – HMRC review attempts to push reset button on its relationship with partnerships

City tax partners have long accused HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of unfairly treating all partnerships as tax avoidance vehicles…

Blue sky thinking – A&O initiative to adopt and roll out new business ideas from clients

Jaishree Kalia

Following on from its roll out of high-end contract lawyer service Peerpoint last November, Allen & Overy is continuing to challenge…

Taylor Wessing loses former insurance head to Edwards Wildman in second US raid

In the second US foray into Taylor Wessing’s partner pool this month, the top 20 firm has lost its former head…

LLP latest – Bird & Bird and Eversheds pay cost of expansion and restructuring

The cost of Bird & Bird’s strategic investment in 2012/13 became apparent today (27 January) with the filing of its limited…

Texas launch – Arnold & Porter opens Houston presence with four-partner Hogan Lovells litigation team

Washington-headquartered Global 100 law firm Arnold & Porter has become the latest to launch in Houston with the hire of a…

Asia Pacific: Slaughters makes first foray into lateral market to launch US securities practice in Hong Kong

Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May has taken the unprecedented step of making a lateral hire, recruiting US securities partner…

LLP latest – Herbert Smith Freehills sees its overdraft rise by 140% as borrowing totals £111m

Significantly increased debt has been a recurring theme for many of the latest limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts filed at…

41 jobs at risk at Keoghs as top 60 insurance firm blames legal services reforms

Legal services market reforms are being blamed for job losses at Bolton-based UK top 60 insurance firm Keoghs, which has…

Deal watch: Taylor Wessing and Freshfields advise on HSBC Jordan bank deal

HSBC’s steps to streamline its business by disposing of non-core global assets has gifted Taylor Wessing and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…

MoJ’s court fee proposals criticised by internal government review

The Ministry of Justice‘s plans to levy sizeable court fees in commercial claims have encountered a setback after the Government’s…

Norton Rose takes pole position as McLaren drops Bakers as global legal adviser

Baker & McKenzie has lost its role as global legal adviser to British automotive group McLaren, which has opted for…

LLP Latest – Freshfields sees drop in equity partners and highest paid earner as Clydes grows across the board

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the second Magic Circle firm to release its 2012/13 limited liability partnership (LLP) filings with Companies…

LLP filings 2012/13 – DAC Beachcroft, Dentons, Olswang and Ince & Co reveal numbers

DAC Beachcroft, Dentons, Olswang and Ince & Co have joined the ranks of leading UK law firms to have filed…

Freshfields supports BITC campaign by removing criminal history question from application forms

Jaishree Kalia

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opted to remove questions relating to criminal history from its job application forms in a bid…

Former Paul Hastings litigator disbarred following Bar Standards Board appeal

A former Paul Hastings consultant and barrister has been disbarred after it emerged that he had lied about his education…

Guest Post: See Talent. Liberate it.

It’s been viewed online nearly seven million times. Sheryl Sandberg calls it one of the most important documents ever to…

Expansion for Global 100 giants as Bakers plans new offshoring centre and Reed Smith launches in Kazakhstan