Guest post: The United States of Innovation – viewed from Wall Street, it could be a whole lot better Legal Business The other night I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend the FT’s Innovative Lawyers 2013 US awards ceremony.…
Comings and goings – Hogan Lovells financial disputes partner to depart Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells is set to lose financial disputes and legacy Lovells partner Luci Angus from its ranks in four weeks’…
Still in the headlines – Embattled Co-op appoints new GC for bank amid group shake-up Legal Business The Co-operative Bank (Co-op) has announced the appointment of former interim general counsel (GC) of Coventry Building Society Brona McKeown…
141 law firms in final closure warning to gain cover as research claims partners ignorant of insolvency risk Francesca Fanshawe While there are signs of recovery at larger law firms, fresh evidence of the pressure on smaller practices has emerged…
141 law firms in final closure warning to gain cover as research claims partners ignorant of insolvency risk Francesca Fanshawe While there are signs of recovery at larger law firms, fresh evidence of the pressure on smaller practices has emerged…
Revolving doors: Strategic growth for Mishcon, Hill Dickinson, Herbert Smith Freehills, Orrick Rambaud and Addleshaw Goddard Legal Business Mishcon de Reya this week (25 November) announced that it is to completely restructure its tax offering, consolidating its real…
Consolidation continues as Manchester institution Pannone succumbs to Slater and Gordon’s advances Jaishree Kalia After months of speculation, Slater and Gordon has finally announced the acquisition of the consumer services and personal injury (PI)…
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…
