Revolving doors: Withers adds finance litigation partner as Howard Kennedy acquires construction boutique Holly McKechnie Withers has strengthened its dispute resolution offering with the addition of banking and finance litigation partner Henry Farris. Farris moves…
‘Crisis averted’: City banking and corporate partners react as HSBC acquires SVB UK Alex Ryan After a tense weekend of negotiations, the Bank of England announced on Monday (13 March) that HSBC would buy the…
‘The strategy has not changed’: Hogan Lovells holds steady after end of Shearman merger talks Alex Ryan ‘Has the strategy changed? The short answer is: no, it hasn’t.’ That was the message from Hogan Lovells chief executive…
‘A somewhat unique position’: Quinn Emanuel opens second mainland China office in Beijing Alex Ryan Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has announced the launch of a new office in Beijing, its second in mainland China…
Revolving doors: Private equity stays hot with high-profile departures from A&O and Travers Alex Ryan Sullivan & Cromwell made a major play last week with its hire of prominent private equity partner Karan Danamani from…
International round-up: Morgan Lewis opens second German office as Taylor Wessing welcomes new Ireland partners Legal Business Morgan Lewis is to open a Munich office with a team of 20 lawyers from Shearman & Sterling, in what…
Pivot, pivot: Shearman names new senior partner in wake of failed Hogan Lovells merger talks Alex Ryan Shearman & Sterling has named respected litigator Adam Hakki as the senior partner successor to David Beveridge, as the firm…
International Women’s Day 2023 – ‘Don’t ever ask a female colleague a personal question you wouldn’t ask a man’ Guest Blog Addleshaw Goddard trainee solicitor Lucy Nock (pictured) talks to Legal Business about why the way women are spoken to in…
‘We share strategy, values and corporate culture’: Taylor Wessing seals strategic alliance with Spain’s ECIJA Legal Business Taylor Wessing is expanding its global TMT offering in Spain and Latin America through a new strategic alliance with Madrid-based…
Revolving doors: Cravath launches English law practice with two hires from Shearman Alex Ryan Cravath, Swaine & Moore launched an English-law offering last week through the hire of partner duo Philip Stopford and Korey…
Overview – Elite Level: annual Euro Elite report finds the continent’s leading independents still in a bullish mood Mark McAteer Our annual Euro Elite survey finds the 100 leading firms across more than 40 jurisdictions still in a strong position,…
The M&A debate: Wrestling the bear – negotiating deals in the current market Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman, Legal Business: Is it an oversimplification to say that inflationary pressure, if it eases, will kick-start M&A again?…
Success or failure? The push for gender equality is no longer a binary matter Georgina Stanley Talking about diversity in law is hard. While there has been widespread progress when it comes to driving up the…
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Shearman and Hogan Lovells – better the devil you don’t Nathalie Tidman This comment piece has been updated to reflect an announcement late on Thursday (2 March) that merger talks between Shearman…
Stopping the bleeding at Travers will require hard-won loyalty and a pay overhaul Nathalie Tidman Looking at the recent wave of departures from Travers Smith brings to mind fears expressed by peers when we last…
The Last Word: Next level Legal Business ‘Profitable organic development is still possible for us, but this isn’t the case for firms in some foreign markets –…
Life During Law: Nick Vamos Mark McAteer Did I always want to be a lawyer? No. I didn’t think I wanted to sit behind a desk, so…
Shearman and Travers hit with losses as recruitment turns to restructuring and leveraged finance Alex Ryan Ongoing talk of a merger with Hogan Lovells has prompted an exodus from Shearman & Sterling, with the departure of…
