Field Fisher loses construction head to Fladgate weeks after loss of privacy head to Hogan Lovells Legal Business Just weeks after Field Fisher Waterhouse lost its head of privacy Eduardo Ustaran to Hogan Lovells, the 350-lawyer UK top 40…
Negotiations conclude over Simmons’ hire of Mahrie Webb from Burges Salmon Legal Business Long-running negotiations have now concluded between Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons over the start date of funds partner Mahrie Webb,…
Comment: Forget Dewey – in Wall Street star power is greater than ever Legal Business I flew into Manhattan to The New Yorker chronicling the death of Big Law with a pacey dissection of the…
No dishonesty but two Addleshaws partners handed £5,000 fine at tribunal following ‘discrepancies’ Francesca Fanshawe It won’t rank near the summit of publicity-hogging mis-conduct cases seen at major law firms in recent years but two…
High energy – Bracewell & Giuliani continues City push with CC partner hire Legal Business With shale gas emerging as one of the most touted new markets for advisers, one of the leading US players…
Guest post: West Coast, left field and progressive – a conversation with Facebook’s law firm Legal Business One of the more unusual reactions I’ve gotten to my book Growth Is Dead came from Kate Fritz, managing partner of…
London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance halves panel as Pinsents, TLT and Ashford reappointed Francesca Fanshawe The London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance (LBLA) has joined the rising number of organisations to drastically slim down its roster of…
Clifford Chance handed a major role for the Co-operative Bank as A&O faces conflict David Stevenson Clifford Chance (CC) has been handed a role advising the ailing Co-operative Bank on its recapitalisation due to a conflict…
Game changers – the AA enters legal services market via Lyons Davidson tie-up Legal Business Touted as one of the potential game changers likely to enter the post Legal Services Act arena, the AA has…
Ashurst leadership elections draw to a close as board and ExCo unveiled Jaishree Kalia Ashurst’s lengthy governance elections have come to a close as the top 15 firm announces the results of its final…
Hogan Lovells’ ambitious capital expansion draws in second HSF partner Legal Business As Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) continues to lose London partners so Hogan Lovells is in the midst of aggressively bulking…
Closer scrutiny for the Bar as BSB introduces tougher supervision measures Legal Business Undeterred by the Bar’s reaction to its recent grading scheme for criminal advocates, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) today (5…
Administrators give behind-the-scenes insight into Manches takeover by Penningtons Legal Business Penningtons’ takeover of troubled Manches last month says almost as much about the state of the legal market as it…
High yield, high stakes – DLA Piper makes key investment in deal finance with hire of ex-CC partner Legal Business It’s historically proved one of the hardest practice areas for City firms to break, proving often impenetrable for even elite…
SJ Berwin star David Ryland moves to Paul Hastings as US firms reap benefit of UK vets Legal Business Only four days after its merger went live with King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin has lost leading real…
Slaughters teams up with Carillion law venture to cut costs for bluechip clients Caroline Hill As general counsel (GCs) push their advisers to think more innovatively about costs savings, Slaughter and May has begun offering…
Slaughters teams up with Carillion law venture to cut costs for bluechip clients Caroline Hill As general counsel (GCs) push their advisers to think more innovatively about costs savings, Slaughter and May has begun offering…
Bristol tussle over Simmons’ hire of Mahrie Webb from Burges Salmon Legal Business Negotiations are still underway between Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons over the start date of funds partners Mahrie Webb, who…
Pannone presses for S&G deal in wake of failed Cobbetts bid Legal Business Having previously pursued a merger with the now defunct Cobbetts (as it turned out, a lucky reprieve), Pannone’s current discussions…
Ashurst says ‘no’ to Geffen for chairman in surprise election result Caroline Hill A popular long-term board member with the social skills needed to pull together a newly-merged transcontinental firm, Ashurst’s October announcement…
