Revolving doors: Further stateside expansion as Cooley opens in Chicago while Freshfields secures key hire in New York Tom Baker US partner acquisitions have dominated this week’s recruitment round-up, as Cooley launched a new Chicago office off the back of…
Revolving doors: Clyde opens three new US offices as Quinn Emanuel launches Miami branch Tom Baker There was a significant American slant to the latest round of lateral partner recruitment, as disputes-heavy Clyde & Co and…
‘Confidence and distinction’ – M&A grandee Comiskey elected Linklaters senior partner Nathalie Tidman In a case of second time lucky for Aedamar Comiskey, Linklaters’ illustrious head of corporate, the M&A heavy-hitter has been…
Dealwatch: Elite firms drill into $7.1bn Valaris restructuring as eclectic deals epitomise market Nathalie Tidman In what has been called an ‘extraordinary case’, Valaris’ $7bn financial restructuring made sizeable waves this week, as firms including Kirkland…
Revolving doors: Kennedys expands Down Under while WFW kickstarts Italian practice Tom Baker In another hectic week of lateral partner recruitment, Kennedys has launched a new Perth office via a team hire while…
Disputes perspectives: Claire Shaw Tom Baker I was an incredibly good girl and my mother was incredibly opinionated: I basically did whatever she told me to…
Virtual reality Tom Baker The health of the English and Welsh court system has long been a cause for genuine concern. Over the last…
Disputes perspectives: Gaby Dosanjh-Pahil Tom Baker I’ve always wanted to be a barrister, since before I can remember. There was no particular event or anything, I…
Disputes perspectives: Tony Singla QC Tom Baker I’m the youngest of three children. My brother and sister both read law at university, and have become lawyers themselves.…
Disputes perspectives: Tracey Dovaston Tom Baker I’d like to say becoming a lawyer was a very well-thought-out decision in my teenage years, but it wasn’t. I…
Hot topics Tom Baker SFO in the spotlight once again after stuttering investigations Now a few years into the Lisa Osofsky era of the…
Written in the stars: the up-and-coming generation on the future of disputes Megan Mayers ‘We’re changing law firms just through being who we are and by the different perspectives that we bring,’ Linklaters counsel…
What’s next? Tom Baker As he does every year, Stewarts’ head of commercial litigation, Clive Zietman, prepares to address an assembly of disputes partners.…
Disputes Yearbook – online PDF Legal Business While much of the country works from home we are providing an additional online option for you to access your…
Resilient Keystone sees double-digit revenue growth in financials buoyed by senior recruitment Tom Baker Keystone Law has significantly outstripped its half-year results unveiled in September, by posting a healthy 11% increase in turnover for…
Revolving doors: Gibson Dunn recruits Hong Kong regulatory team as CC expands funds practice Tom Baker Gibson Dunn has significantly strengthened its Hong Kong bench after hiring a four-lawyer regulatory team from Herbert Smith Freehills. Arriving…
‘Living at work’ – the lessons for law firms from a year at home Georgina Stanley ‘It’s been challenging for everyone. Whether you’re living alone, or with children who need homeschooling, with teenagers who need emotional…
Global London: Non-US firms in London – On standby Mark McAteer The issue on every European partner’s lips in our Global London report in 2016 was the outcome and fallout of…
