Law firms

Caroline Hill

Allen & Overy (A&O) has won a place on Aviva’s top corporate panel after a lengthy review that saw Clifford…

Alex Novarese

Antony Townsend, the man who led the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) through its controversy-strewn separation from the Law Society, has…

Legal Business

Of the long list of changes I had in mind for Legal Business when I agreed to join the title…

Jaishree Kalia

Europe may be stuck in the doldrums and the UK property market mired in a five-year slump but no one…

David Stevenson

Hogan Lovells’ corporate team has received a welcome profile-raiser after advising Apple on its record-breaking $17bn bond issue. Stuart Stein,…

Sarah Downey

Taylor Wessing (TW) bolstered its strong IP credentials last month, recruiting the head of Harbottle & Lewis’ IP group Mark…

Francesca Fanshawe

Nabarro has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership, with the majority of appointments in the firm’s City office. The promotions,…

Francesca Fanshawe

Three insurance companies announced significant moves into the legal services market in April after sealing alternative business structure (ABS) joint…

Legal Business

Born of an inquiry into a scandal-hit industry and mired in controversy – the cross-party deal on press regulation promises…

Legal Business

Once one of the most lauded transatlantic players, Mayer Brown has struggled to find its form over the last five…

Legal Business

Hiring star partners remains the main tactic for firms hoping to move up a division. Legal Business talks to four…

Legal Business

On 1 April the Financial Services Authority (FSA) was replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation…

Alex Novarese

There are plenty of editors who live on the conference circuit but I’ve never been one of them. Still, I…

Pritchard

The worlds of business, politics and sport have since the 1970s fallen increasingly under the spell of the star individual…

Mark McAteer

It wasn’t so long ago that law firm risk teams fought an endless, fruitless battle to get partners and senior…

Legal Business

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has demonstrated that US firms in the City are not the only ones to be making high-profile…

Legal Business

US firms in the City continue to demonstrate their appetite for big name lateral hires from leading UK firms, with…

Francesca Fanshawe

The trend of mid-market consolidation continues apace, with two major non-City players, Mills & Reeve and Thomas Eggar, announcing separate…

David Stevenson

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) opened in Seoul last month, becoming the third UK firm to open in Korea, after Clifford…

David Stevenson

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is to end its five-year exclusive tie-up with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ghazzawi Professional Association (GPA), as international…