Revolving doors: A&O hires Shearman finance partner while Goodwin launches employment practice Megan Mayers With sterling rallying against the dollar, firms have continued to show their commitment to the London market with significant hires…
‘People are at the core’: ESG-focused Butterworth named TLT senior partner Charles Avery TLT has elected a new senior partner, with head of pensions Sasha Butterworth set to assume the role at the…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters establishes US energy head as Macfarlanes takes Hogan Lovells pensions partner Charles Avery This week’s round up has an overseas focus, as firms prioritised international moves over the London market. The headline City…
Cleary makes rare City M&A lateral play with hire of Linklaters deal star Rumsby Charles Avery Cleary has turned to Linklaters M&A partner Nick Rumsby to boost its corporate offering in the City, in what will…
Ince sheds ‘loss making’ Arden subsidiary after just seven months Tom Baker Less than a year since it acquired Arden Partners in an arduous £10m buyout, Ince today (16 November) announced it…
Continuity in turbulent times: Travers re-elects Kath Russ to second senior partner term Megan Mayers Travers Smith today (16 November) confirmed Kathleen Russ has been re-elected as senior partner for a second term, starting 1…
Partner promotions: Cleary makes up two in London as BCLP unveils 21-strong round Charles Avery Cleary Gottlieb has made up nine new partners in its latest round of promotions, two of which are in London,…
‘It means business in London’: V&E takes Hogan Lovells’ Higson as City corporate head Megan Mayers Hogan Lovells’ London M&A partner Ben Higson has been appointed as Vinson & Elkins’ London head of corporate. He…
Revolving Doors: King & Spalding adds London funds partner as White & Case launches Australia debt finance practice Charles Avery There is a financial focus to this week’s round up, with investment funds, debt finance and financial services regulation among…
HSF, Davis Polk and Eversheds complete the set as Next acquires collapsed Made.com Tom Baker Lawyers from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Davis Polk and Eversheds Sutherland have earned advisory roles on the administration and £3.4m…
Two step up to challenge Ouwehand as CC senior partner vote looms Megan Mayers Dubai partner Edmund Boyo and London partner Adrian Cartwright have stepped forward to challenge Clifford Chance’s (CC) incumbent senior partner Jeroen…
Revolving doors: A&O and CMS hire in-house talent as gunnercooke launches stateside Megan Mayers This week’s lateral recruitment round-up has an international flavour as firms make key hires at home and abroad. In the…
‘People are our biggest asset’: Linklaters’ incoming Paris head Maigrot outlines strategy Charles Avery Linklaters has elected its head of real estate in France, Françoise Maigrot, as its new managing partner in Paris. Taking…
Revolving doors: Gibson Dunn hires human rights president as OC adds two London litigators Charles Avery Many of the City’s lateral recruiters may have taken a half term break this week, as disputes and IP were…
LB100: Mishcon profile – All that glisters is not Gold Megan Mayers When Legal Business last took a deep dive into the firm’s then ‘unrivalled financial success’ in 2016, the entrepreneurial reputation…
LB100: Ince profile – Ince Gordon Dadds – Collapse of an institution? Tom Baker The genuine regret with which numerous market commentators and former partners talk of Ince’s downfall arguably bears testament to the…
30 years of LB100 – 1992-2002: Teen spirit Charles Avery ‘Thirty years ago, the legal press didn’t exist,’ says Pinsent Masons managing partner John Cleland. ‘Deals were sometimes reported and…
30 years of LB100 – 2002-12: A decade of two halves Tom Baker More so than the decades which came before or followed, the years between 2002 and 2012 are defined as a…
