Another senior departure for Shearman’s Euro practice as Links rebuilds French securities team with high profile hire David Stevenson The revolving door at Shearman & Sterling’s European practice was spinning once again today (11 July) with news that capital markets…
Host of top 100 firms disclose increase in turnover as profit proves a more variable metric Legal Business A host of UK top 100 legal firms including Holman Fenwick Willan, Ward Hadaway, Gateley, Shoosmiths and Sacker & Partners…
Comment: The Asian century maybe but not the Asian decade for the Global 100 Legal Business The market for the world’s largest law firms remains as reliably turbulent as ever. As this month’s edition of Legal…
India calling: Freshfields and Linklaters make key India hires as Amarchand opens up its partnership Jaishree Kalia The periodic excitement over the liberalisation of the Indian legal market may currently be reduced to background chatter but the…
Deal Watch: Slaughters, Dentons, Taylor Wessing and Nabarro act on high profile European deals Legal Business Europe and particularly the UK has thrown up a number of high profile mandates from the nationally significant restructuring of…
Litigation heads from Lloyds Banking and Pinsent Masons leave for US and South African LPO providers Legal Business US legal process outsourcing (LPO) provider Clutch has signalled its intentions to expand its UK presence with the hire of…
Guest post: Abu Qatada – a victory for pragmatism and the rule of law Legal Business Only a matter of weeks ago, politicians were seriously discussing the possibility that the UK might need to withdraw from…
Asia Round-up: Field Fisher launches in Shanghai while Global 100 leaders position themselves in Hong Kong and Dubai Legal Business Field Fisher Waterhouse has joined forces with Ryser & Associates in Shanghai while a show of strength among the Global…
Pioneering Lawyers On Demand business secures high profile ex FT general counsel to plot growth Legal Business Former Financial Times general counsel Tim Bratton is set to join the Berwin Leighton Paisner-backed Lawyers on Demand (LOD) in…
UK financial roll call: Wragge & Co, Hill Dicks, Watson Farley and Trowers reveal 2012/13 numbers Jaishree Kalia The UK top 100 financial roll call has seen Wragge & Co, Watson, Farley & Williams, Trowers & Hamlins and…
Simmons sees marginal drop in turnover and PEP Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has released its financial results for 2012-13, posting a slight dip in revenues from £251.7m to £250.3m…
Revolving Doors: HSF and SJ Berwin hire finance management team as Covington and Cleary bring in litigation partners Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has filled its two most senior finance slots with the hire of Kirkland and Ellis finance chief…
Comment: SJ Berwin’s choice – to soar or crash with an Asian giant Legal Business If you are going to finally do a global merger, it would be fitting for one of the most distinctive…
Clifford Chance underperforms Magic Circle with 9% drop in PEP Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has underperformed its Magic Circle rivals in its 2012/13 results as the firm today announced a 2.5% decline…
Guest post: You could up-skill them, instead you simply canned them – the secretarial canary in the law firm coal mine Legal Business ‘A really far-sighted law firm would give its secretaries the chance to ‘skill up’ and take on more responsibility, accomplishing…
Financial Friday rolls on as Eversheds unveils increase in revenue and profits during 12/13 Alex Novarese Eversheds became the fifth major law firm to confirm its 2012/13 results today (5 July) with the top 15 UK…
102 jobs to go as BLP redundancy consultation concludes – 58 legal staff depart David Stevenson Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has confirmed that it has cut 102 jobs that were placed under review in May, with 58…
It’s now or… later. Hogan Lovells to make decision on dual chief executive structure Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells’ senior management has begun discussions over whether to retain the firm’s dual US-UK chief executive (CEO) structure or…
Comment: Weil Gotshal and the narrative of the New Normal Legal Business Whatever the business case for announcing significant down-sizing, there is no doubt that in the field of modern communications Weil…
SJ Berwin creates new COO role with hire of McKinsey’s Baumgartner Legal Business Top 25 City firm SJ Berwin has announced the hire of Rick Baumgartner as the firm’s first-ever chief operating officer…
