Revolving Doors: Fresh woes for Shearman as M&A head Cheveley exits as restructuring and lev fin fuel City investment Alex Ryan The merger talks-prompted exodus from Shearman & Sterling continued in recent days with the loss of EMEA and Asia M&A…
End of the road for Womble Bond Dickinson merger talks with BDB Pitmans Alex Ryan Merger talks between Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) and BDB Pitmans have been called off, the firms announced on Wednesday (1…
‘With economic downturn, the need to pull the trigger on claims intensifies’ – leading City litigators look at the key disputes trends for 2023 Bethany Burns ‘Disputes arise when there is disruption, and it seems to me there’s just about every type of disruption at the…
Revolving doors: Linklaters loses three as Macfarlanes takes Sidley funds head Charles Avery The City lateral market has been abuzz with activity, as major moves in the infrastructure, corporate, funds and real estate…
Revolving doors: Losses for Shearman as City elite target investigations Charles Avery Globally speaking, it has been a tough week for Shearman & Sterling, which lost several partners amid rumours of merger…
‘A super guy’: Cleary hires Travers PE head Shawyer as City hiring spree continues Charles Avery Cleary Gottlieb has brought in Travers Smith’s respected head of private equity Ian Shawyer (pictured) to strengthen its City practice,…
Quinn shrugs off partner departures with 10% City profit boost Charles Avery Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s London office has released a solid set of 2022 financials, headlined by a 10% increase…
‘Why shouldn’t she?’ A new take on partnership as Pallas takes first non-lawyer into the fold Nathalie Tidman Pallas Partners has taken advantage of its alternative business structure (ABS) to appoint its first non-lawyer, chief administrative officer Linda…
Revolving doors: Winston & Strawn builds City restructuring team as Linklaters makes disputes play Charles Avery The festive season has not deterred firms from making significant lateral moves, with disputes, restructuring, competition and tax among the…
KPMG names Linklaters deals guru Bedford as new UK law chief Tom Baker While traditional law firm leaders have to date largely scoffed at the progress made by the Big Four, today’s (20…
Leadership round-up: Shebson wins second term at HFW as Norton Rose Fulbright names new global chair Tom Baker HFW has re-elected managing partner Jeremy Shebson for a second four-year term, effective 1 April 2023. Shebson, who was originally…
Global 100 overview: Playing a blinder Mark McAteer In Legal Business’ Global 100 report last year, firms obliterated gloomy predictions to post overwhelmingly positive results, defying fears of…
Global 100: Swiss Vereins – Capture the flag Tom Baker What do FIFA and several of the world’s largest law firms by revenue have in common? Write your own punchline,…
Global 100 – Stories of the year Tom Baker Despite the Russia/Ukraine war fuelling concerns, firms still found time to make strategic hires, open new offices and become embroiled…
Global 100: Methodology and end notes Legal Business The firms that appear in the 2022 Global 100 The firms that appear in the 2022 Global 100 are the largest 100…
Global 100: Ten-year view – Playing the long game Mark McAteer The contrast between the Global 100 reports in 2012 and 2022 is startling: in 2012 the global elite was feeling…
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