Charles Russell Speechlys puts topline turnover up 11%, with increases to both profit and PEP Bertie Ford Charles Russell Speechlys has posted its financial results for the 2024-25 financial year, with firmwide revenue up 11% to £242.3m…
Trading places: A&OS US exits continue as securities litigation co-head joins Freshfields and duo quit for new boutique Alex Ryan Freshfields has sealed the hire of A&O Shearman’s co-head of US securities and shareholder litigation Agnès Dunogué, in the latest…
Slaughters and Kirkland clean up on Reckitt’s $4.8bn Advent sell-off Will Lewallen Slaughter and May and Kirkland & Ellis have picked up lead advisory roles as British multinational Reckitt sells its Essential…
Big law firms are betting on Boston – but does the market have room for more? Alex Ryan ‘Historically Boston was a very insular market’, says Andrew Sucoff (pictured right), chair of Goodwin’s Boston office. ‘There weren’t a…
‘Ten years ago those opportunities weren’t there’ – change at the top as DACB marks 11 years of growth Tom Cox DAC Beachcroft has extended its growth streak to 11 years, posting a 6.4% revenue increase to £348.1m from last year’s…
Trading places: Paul Hastings picks up from Latham and Paul Weiss as Linklaters continues US push Alex Ryan Paul Hastings has added to its New York finance bench with its hire of high-profile partner duo Corey Wright and…
PE heavyweight Allardice leaves White & Case for Latham Alex Ryan Latham & Watkins has hired prominent private equity partner Ross Allardice (pictured), the firm announced today (16 July), bolstering its…
Kirkland and Davis Polk lead as Ferrero seals $3.1bn tie-up with cereal giant Kellogg Theresa Hargreaves Davis Polk and Kirkland & Ellis have won the lead roles as Nutella-maker Ferrero Group prepares to buy US cereal…
‘Lifting ourself into the upper mid-market’ – Taylor Wessing posts double-digit revenue growth and breaks £1m in UK PEP Tom Cox Taylor Wessing has broken through £500m in global revenue and £1m in UK partner profits for the first time. The…
Freshfields lands major US mandate advising Merck on $10bn Verona Pharma acquisition opposite Latham Theresa Hargreaves Freshfields is advising Merck on its $10bn acquisition of respiratory-focused pharmaceutical company Verona Pharma, in a major US mandate for…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters adds eight-lawyer Paris team as Goodwin hires in London and Broadfield recruits from Sidley and Kirkland Tom Cox Linklaters has made a significant addition to its global restructuring and insolvency bench, hiring an eight-lawyer team from French firm…
Bird & Bird keeps sights on €1bn target as revenue climbs 6% Alex Ryan Bird & Bird has posted a 6% increase in turnover to €672.6m (£580.5m) for 2024-25, with the results marking the…
The price of going public: how has law’s IPO experiment played out? Tom Cox ‘I thought I pulled off a really smart trick, but actually I was a complete idiot’. This is the verdict…
Cripps and Michelmores call off talks to create £100m firm Tom Cox National firms Cripps and Michelmores have shelved their proposed £100m merger, around a month after the two firms confirmed discussions…
Revolving Doors: Weil continues London funds rebuild as Dechert hires in-house PE star from GIC Tom Cox Weil is pushing ahead with rebuilding its London funds bench, picking up A&O Shearman partner Phil Baynes, who rejoins the…
HFW boosts revenue by 8% as PEP dips following lateral hiring spree Alex Ryan HFW has unveiled its 2024-25 financial results today (7 July), with revenue climbing 8% to £270.8m against a slight dip…
Macfarlanes and A&O Shearman among advisers on Santander’s £2.65bn TSB takeover Theresa Hargreaves Macfarlanes, A&O Shearman and Uria Menendez have picked up lead roles on Santander’s £2.65bn acquisition of TSB, in the latest…
HSF Kramer announces post-merger pay hikes as HFW also raises NQ rates Alex Ryan Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has increased salaries for its newly qualified (NQ) London associates to £145,000 – the first pay…
‘We’re all nervous right now’ – how a subdued Pride month got caught in the DEI backlash Legal Business Amid a Pride Month that has been more ‘fraught’ than ever, Alex Ryan and Amy Ulliott spoke to LGBTQ+ lawyers…
Pride Perspectives: ‘We’ve helped move the UK legal sector from nowhere to a leader for LGBTQ+ inclusion’ Amy Ulliott Daniel Winterfeldt (pictured above right), general counsel for EMEA and Asia at Jefferies and founder of the InterLaw Diversity Forum,…
