Southern comfort: Blake Lapthorn, Boyes Turner and Morgan Cole in three-way merger talks Mark McAteer It would create a south-east giant with combined revenues approaching £100m but any potential tie-up between Blake Lapthorn, Boyes Turner…
Guest post: Independence matters – banking and big law in the news Richard Moorhead Lawyers and banks are in the news again. Lawrence Tomlinson, Entrepreneur in Residence at the Department for Business, Innovation and…
Leadership: Watson Farley managing partner Michael Greville stands down Sarah Downey Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW) has announced that longstanding managing partner Michael Greville has stepped down from his role as…
Merger talks: Dentons and McKenna Long partners say no to a tie-up Legal Business Just two days after Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and New York-headquartered Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman called off their potentially game…
Team hire: TLT takes on 30-strong Irwin Mitchell team in Manchester Legal Business TLT is putting its fledgling Manchester office at the centre of its UK-wide growth plans as the top 60 LB100 firm takes on a 30-strong Irwin…
Clifford Chance global managing partner vote: Layton takes the crown Sarah Downey The long-awaited decision over who will replace David Childs as Clifford Chance’s global managing partner (MP) has been announced, with the…
In-house draw: Chris Bown third Freshfields partner to take a corporate wage as he resigns for CVC Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Chris Bown has become the third senior partner in two months to resign from the Magic Circle firm…
No pay for delay: Court of Appeal holds firm on costs decision in ‘plebgate’ case Legal Business The post-Jackson hardline approach to costs budgeting was reinforced by a landmark Court of Appeal decision today (27 November) in…
Investigations: RBS appoints panel firm Clifford Chance to conduct independent review Legal Business Investigations have become big business for the City’s thriving litigation teams although the majority of them happen behind closed doors…
Panel review: Taylor Wessing and KWM SJ Berwin secure spots on property developer Essential Living’s ten-strong panel Legal Business Newly-formed rental property developer Essential Living has appointed a ten-strong panel of law firms to its roster as it focuses…
Merger talks: Orrick and Pillsbury call time on talks after client conflict issues dominate Jaishree Kalia The potentially game changing merger between California-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and New York-headquartered Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is off after the…
Leadership: Andrew Saul takes over as senior partner at Osborne Clarke Legal Business With its half year revenues up by 12% and following a two-year period of international investment, Osborne Clarke‘s (OC’s) UK…
Guest post: ‘Chasing short term profits is the enemy of long-term success’ – A conversation with Freshfields’ Ted Burke Legal Business I recently had the chance to sit down with Ted Burke, outgoing managing partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. I’ve known…
Innovation alert – A&O becomes first top tier player to forge a contract lawyer service with launch of Peerpoint Jaishree Kalia For all the talk of innovation in the profession, experimentation with new models has so far been more evident at…
International expansion: Speechly opens in Paris as Rouse and Tilleke Gibbins launch in Myanmar Francesca Fanshawe The burgeoning Paris market has drawn in another UK name as Speechly Bircham opens in the City while UK IP firm…
Price of good education: University of Law unveils first financial results since PE buyout Sarah Downey The University of Law has recorded a net profit of over £14m in its latest financial results, just a year…
H1 2013/14: Osborne Clarke sees half year revenues jump by 12% Legal Business Osborne Clarke is the latest top 50 firm to announce positive results for the first half (H1) of the 2013/14 financial…
Blood from a stone: Walker Morris withdraws from personal injury market as Co-op Legal announces PI job cuts Francesca Fanshawe The post-Jackson reforms have claimed further victims as Leeds-based Walker Morris has announced it is to close its personal injury…
PwC boosts energy capability with hire of NRF head of nuclear Fiona Reilly Legal Business PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has boosted its nuclear energy capability with the hire of longstanding Norton Rose Fulbright energy partner and head of…
UK IPO uptick forecast for 2014 as Freshfields secures Poundland float Legal Business Partners are forecasting a further uptick in UK initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2014 with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer emerging as the…
