Revolving doors: Major restructuring hire for Bakers while former SFO chief Green QC leaves Slaughters Tom Baker In the latest round of lateral partner recruitment, Baker McKenzie has appointed a leading restructuring and insolvency partner in London.…
SRA draws line under probe into ex-Freshfields partner handling of UBS alleged rape case Megan Mayers The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has closed its investigation into the conduct of former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Caroline Stroud…
‘A big deal’: Harrison sets out strategy for building a thoroughly modern law firm Nathalie Tidman Undaunted by a hectic few days in which details of Natasha Harrison’s new firm Pallas Partners hit the headlines, the…
HFW ushers in new era as Crump ends 15-year senior partner reign Tom Baker HFW has announced that global aviation head Giles Kavanagh has been elected as its new senior partner, ending stalwart Richard…
Harrison leads Boies Schiller team exodus to set up rival firm Nathalie Tidman Natasha Harrison has left Boies Schiller to set up a rival firm in the City, with five other partners also…
Revolving doors: Keystone makes a dozen senior hires as UK partner recruitment ramps up Tom Baker Keystone Law has continued to attract senior lawyers to its non-traditional model, adding 12 partner-level hires across multiple practice areas.…
Revolving doors: CMS continues recruitment drive with IP hire as Eversheds lures banking counsel from Linklaters Tom Baker Continuing the frenetic pace set during last week’s round of lateral partner recruitment, CMS has hired a patent litigation specialist…
Revolving doors: CMS makes double corporate play in London as New Year hiring spree gathers momentum Tom Baker In an extraordinarily busy week for partner recruitment, CMS has made an eye-catching corporate play in London with two Magic…
Expansive Knights bounces back with 9% organic growth after another year of acquisitions Tom Baker Listed firm Knights has returned to form with a 9% organic growth in revenue to £59.7m in its half-year results.…
Silk and steel: Women lead the way in latest QC round as five solicitors make the cut Tom Baker Well over half of female applicants were successful in this year’s Queen’s Counsel (QC) appointments, spearheading a cohort that also…
Revolving doors: Global 100 firms kick off new year with heavyweight hires Tom Baker Continuing the frenetic pace of recruitment displayed throughout 2021, 2022 has begun with Allen & Overy (A&O) adding an established antitrust…
Mishcon hit with record £232,500 SRA penalty over money laundering mishaps Tom Baker In an unflattering revelation ahead of its planned IPO, Mishcon de Reya yesterday (5 January) received the highest-ever financial penalty…
Linklaters ushers in lockstep shake-up to attract and promote top talent Tom Baker The latest strategic move in the war for junior talent, Linklaters has introduced a significant overhaul of its lockstep pay…
Global 100: Hogan Lovells – Winning Hartson minds Tom Baker The champagne corks had long-since popped when the great and the good of legacy British firm Lovells and Washington DC…
Global 100: Goodwin – No guts, no glory Nathalie Tidman The Zoom call with Gemma Roberts, private equity partner and recently-appointed co-chair of Goodwin’s London office, has not got off…
L500 UK: Gender diversity hits new high – time to focus on the elephant in the room Georgina Stanley It’s fair to say that legal directories have come in for more than their fair share of flack over the…
Legalease Research Services: Held to account Cameron Purse The team at BT Legal has spent the past three years changing the way it deals with external lawyers and…
Global 100 overview: Beasts of burden Mark McAteer In Legal Business’ last Global 100 issue, as firms enjoyed financial years almost entirely untainted by the economic chaos wrought…
