Asia Pacific: DLA hires four-strong Jones Day team in Beijing Francesca Fanshawe DLA Piper has further bolstered its Asia Pacific offering with the hire of a four-lawyer IP team from Jones Day in…
Bircham Dyson Bell ex-partner struck off for £2m client overcharging and false expenses Legal Business A former Bircham Dyson Bell partner has been struck off the Roll after knowingly overcharging clients, misusing client funds and making…
Guest post – Opinion: SFO confirms 8 Bribery Act ‘Projects’ – enforcement rhetoric will convert into action Legal Business ‘We have some 68 cases on our books at present, including matters under development in our intelligence section; these include…
Ever reducing panels: AIG reveals new look firm line-up Legal Business The in-house trend towards panel downsizing is again in evidence as AIG today (26 September) revealed a 25-strong list of…
Approved: Ashurst achieves full financial integration and single profit pool Sarah Downey Ashurst today (26 September) effectively threw down the gauntlet to a number of its newly-merged competitors by announcing it has ‘overwhelmingly’…
Deal round-up: Bakers, Bird & Bird and Simmons advise on multi-billion energy programme as BLP takes on PFI bond issue David Stevenson The UK government may be short of funds but it has generated high value deals for Baker & McKenzie, Berwin…
Skadden and Shearman take lead roles as struggling BlackBerry agrees $4.7bn sale Jaishree Kalia Following dashed hopes that BlackBerry’s new handset would reverse its falling fortunes, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Shearman & Sterling…
Consolidation in the second 50 – Manches and Penningtons confirm talks David Stevenson From within the over-crowded space that is the lower of half of the LB100, beleaguered 139-lawyer Manches has emerged as being…
Virtual law: Mercedes-Benz UK GC sets up Radius Law Sarah Downey The virtual law space has a new entrant after former Mercedes-Benz UK group general counsel and head of compliance Iain…
Tension and infighting as barristers resign from BSB panel over quality assurance scheme Legal Business Tensions surrounding the regulation of the various limbs of the legal profession are at an all-time high as this week…
Trial begins in the SFO’s first prosecution under the UK Bribery Act Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO’s) long-awaited first prosecution under the UK Bribery Act began yesterday (23 September), as four men from…
Herbert Smith Freehills to have a new CEO next year as Bell and Willis step down David Stevenson David Willis and Gavin Bell, joint chief executive officers at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), have announced today (24 September) that…
Surprise and strong words as a nine-partner Hogan Lovells team quits for MoFo’s German launch Sarah Downey While Hogan Lovells has had its integration challenges since the three-year Anglo/American union that created it, the firm’s well-regarded German practice…
Texan draw: Dentons opens in Houston as shale gas draws players in Legal Business Partly thanks to the shale gas energy phenomenon Texas has become one of the most attractive markets in the US…
The Bar: Littleton Chambers QC heads to Kobre & Kim as Ince & Co partner joins Stone Chambers Sarah Downey The increased fluidity between the various limbs of the legal profession has been in evidence over the past few days…
SJ Berwin to collect on unpaid legal fees from Qatari sheikh David Stevenson Middle-Eastern high-net-worth individuals are probably the last clients you would expect to be forced to chase for money but SJ…
Ashurst gears up for new chairman election as Oz merger vote is brought forward Jaishree Kalia As Ashurst nears a crucial vote on full integration with Australian partner Blake Dawson – now known as Ashurst Australia…
Legal aid cuts blamed by Tooks Chambers as set announces its dissolution Sarah Downey Leading civil liberties and human rights set Tooks Chambers has announced today (23 Sept) that it is to wind up its…
Moving in-house: Broker AKJ brings in former LSE-lawyer as first general counsel Legal Business The trend of companies increasingly enhancing their teams to include sophisticated and growing in-house legal departments shows little sign of…
Further PI shake up appears imminent as Pannone votes on Slater & Gordon part acquisition David Stevenson Acquisitive Slater & Gordon looks set to acquire the personal injury practice of Manchester-based Pannone as sources close to the…
