Law firms Archives

Allen & Overy’s election delivered an all-star line-up but have the big issues been resolved?

Towards the end of 2019, Legal Business remarked that the issue at the heart of Allen & Overy (A&O)’s looming…

Guest post: Coronavirus tears up competition regimes for foreign investments as Europe struggles to shield reeling economies

COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc with the global economy, disrupting all manner of business throughout the world. Stock markets have…

Coronavirus latest: Supreme Court goes virtual as junior lawyers plea against postponing exams

Thomas Alan

For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court conducted a case entirely through video conferencing this morning (24 March),…

‘Impossible to predict’ coronavirus fallout sees Gateley cancel £3m dividend and suspend guidance

Hamish McNicol

Listed law firm Gateley has withheld more than £3m in shareholder payouts to keep hold of cash with activity dented…

Revolving doors: Orrick adds four-partner WFW projects team as Taylor Wessing invests in employment bench

Muna Abdi

After an eventful week and with many lawyers working from home until further notice, City firms and US rivals continue…

More gloom for Freshfields as another disputes partner exits after internal investigation

Nathalie Tidman

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has suffered yet another setback after disputes partner Tom Snelling was dismissed from the partnership following an internal…

‘There’s no coronavirus playbook’: Relief at emergency measures but law firm leaders predict worst is yet to come

Nathalie Tidman

Law firm leaders have responded positively to the UK chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak’s ‘unprecedented’ level of state protection in…

City leaders take drastic action as coronavirus spreads turmoil across European states and economies

Nathalie Tidman

Nathalie Tidman and Thomas Alan assess the impact of the pandemic on the profession as the world battens down for…

‘No crown jewels’ but firms rally with coronavirus advice to steer clients through crisis

Nathalie Tidman

As cases of the coronavirus accelerate, law firms including Mayer Brown, Eversheds Sutherland, Allen & Overy (A&O), Mishcon de Reya,…

Comment: Coronavirus will brutally strip away the profession’s illusions

Alex Novarese

The longer you do this job, the more your mind wanders to the big moments – recessions, terrorist attacks, political…

‘Under-funded and ill-served’ courts face pressure to adapt as coronavirus hits the justice system

Thomas Alan

Courts in England and Wales have made changes to their practices as the Lord Chief Justice joins those dismissing claims…

Slaughters makes up seven in the City with bulked-up promotion round

Thomas Alan

City blueblood Slaughter and May has promoted seven partners in the City and one in Hong Kong following an increased promotion…

‘Inevitable distractions’ hit BCLP revenue and profit in lean post-merger debut

Thomas Alan

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) endured a challenging debut year as a fully-merged entity, as the cost of integration weighed on…

Latham and Hogan Lovells move to remote working globally amid alarming coronavirus spread

Marco Cillario

Latham & Watkins and Hogan Lovells have become the latest law firms to ramp up their response to the increasingly global spread of COVID-19 by sending all…

Kirkland remains world’s highest-grossing law firm in becoming first to surpass $4bn

Nathalie Tidman

Kirkland & Ellis has added $390m to its top line to trounce Latham & Watkins once again as the world’s highest-grossing…

Greenberg strengthens City restructuring practice in preparation for economic downturn

Thomas Alan

Greenberg Traurig has continued its London recruitment push, this time hiring from Baker McKenzie to strengthen its City restructuring practice as…

Coronavirus impact widens as Links and Eversheds become latest City firms to send staff home

Marco Cillario

Linklaters has followed its City rivals in asking staff to work from home due to the quickening spread of COVID-19. The firm today (17 March) moved to a…

Revolving doors: Akin Gump adds to levfin bench as Eversheds and TLT hire disputes partners

Muna Abdi

In a week that saw firms on high alert due to coronavirus, the City lateral market has maintained a steady…

Magic Circle trio ask City staff to work from home as coronavirus crisis deepens

Nathalie Tidman

Allen & Overy (A&O), Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance have asked City staff to work from home in a bid to mitigate…

Coronavirus impact worsens as Reed Smith sends staff home and Taylor Wessing shuts City office

Marco Cillario

Law firms around the world have been forced to take ever more radical measures in an attempt to contain the…