Legal Business Awards 2020 – TMT Team of the Year Mark McAteer The entries have been assessed, the shortlists have been drawn up and our panel of general counsel judges have had…
Revolving doors: Keystone maintains hiring spree as finance partners move between US firms in the City Mark McAteer UK-listed firm Keystone Law has continued its summer run of partner recruitment, adding three more to its roster in the…
Dealwatch: Software sector proves bullish against Covid turmoil as elite firms line up on big-ticket buyouts Nathalie Tidman Dealmakers have been Zoom-toasting a raft of strategic buyouts this week, with the software sector proving one of the most…
GC Powerlist UK and LB Awards – a September for chasing the clouds away Mark McAteer Apologies to Earth, Wind & Fire for the header to this post but we’re back – dusted off and primed…
Beckwith appeal date set as ex-Freshfields partner challenges liability and costs in #MeToo case Nathalie Tidman An appeal by former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s (SDT) decision in his misconduct case is set…
‘Crazy and hopeless’: Osborne Clarke and EIP dial in landmark patent victory against Chinese giants Thomas Alan The Supreme Court has ruled against Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE today (26 August) in a landmark IP dispute,…
Revolving Doors: Paul Hastings completes swift one-two to dominate last week’s City recruitment Thomas Alan Paul Hastings was the only notable mover in the City lateral market over the past week, with the US firm securing…
‘Difficult circumstances’: Irwin Mitchell reports tenth consecutive year of growth albeit Covid-subdued Nathalie Tidman After last year’s show-stealing performance when Irwin Mitchell’s profit soared 76% and revenue grew 9%, the firm has reported a more…
Deal view: Linklaters rues loss of corporate golden generation but in Covid era inherent strengths remain Thomas Alan Thomas Alan finds resilience at the heart of Linklaters, but without meaningful change the firm risks breathing life into unfavourable…
Revolving doors: DLA continues corporate march with trophy hire as Keystone makes Middle East move Mark McAteer DLA Piper made the most notable hire of the past week, announcing the addition of veteran Jonathan Earle to add…
Martyr bows out after two-decade reign as NRF chooses new chief executive Thomas Alan The reign of one of global law’s longest-serving leaders will come to an end shortly with Peter Martyr completing his final term…
Freshfields refutes partner misconduct in handling alleged rape case as SRA confirms probe Nathalie Tidman Just when Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer probably thought its #MeToo woes were behind it, a fresh spotlight has been shone on…
Dealwatch: US firms take lead in quartet of Covid-driven transactions as bounceback continues Nathalie Tidman Another prolific week in the deal world has seen US advisers dominate on an eclectic mix of transactions driven largely –…
Comment: City law shows remarkable crisis immunity (but managing partners aren’t ready to spread that message) Alex Novarese Everybody likes to go along with the crowd, in business as much as life. So as the global economy is…
Revenue growth stalls at Stephenson Harwood as firm remains quiet on profits Thomas Alan Stephenson Harwood saw revenue growth grind to a halt over the last financial year, the firm’s latest financial results show,…
‘Continue to be bold’: resilient Mishcon ups revenue again as PEP rediscovers momentum Thomas Alan Mishcon de Reya has become the latest firm in the LB100 to resist the economic onslaught of Covid-19 in its…
DLA shakes off coronavirus jitters to crack £2bn global revenue amid 7% profit hike Nathalie Tidman DLA Piper has pulled off a fifth consecutive year of profit growth for its International LLP while breaking the £2bn barrier…
Revolving doors: lateral hire season back with gusto as raft of senior moves announced Mark McAteer The first week of August saw the lateral recruitment market resume in earnest, with a bumper spate of partner hires…
Dealwatch: Sign of the times as elite firms tap into $6.8bn IP deal, beleaguered restaurants buyout and oligarch asset disposal Nathalie Tidman Difficult as it may be to imagine an upside amid a pandemic, clients have proved surprisingly resourceful in the face…
‘Only certainty is even more uncertainty’: Addleshaws shows endurance as firm steels itself for year ahead Thomas Alan Addleshaw Goddard adhered to an increasingly familiar trend over the last financial year, the firm’s latest figures show, with revenues…
