After downsizing Germany Orrick bucks trend with Geneva launch as US firm bolsters arbitration credentials Jaishree Kalia Having recently shut two out of four of its German offices as it refocuses its European strategy, Orrick, Herrington &…
Placed in the ‘bad bank’: Quinn Emanuel, Akin Gump and Bird & Bird lead on $835m Espirito loan dispute Sarah Downey Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Bird & Bird have been gifted lead instructions…
The Third Wave – high stakes City deals for Akin and Cooley highlight changing tactics Tom Moore With Akin Gump and Cooley securing multimillion-pound teams, a wave of new entrants to the City are re-writing the playbook…
The Third Wave – high stakes City deals for Akin and Cooley highlight changing tactics Tom Moore With Akin Gump and Cooley securing multimillion-pound teams, a wave of new entrants to the City are re-writing the playbook…
James Roome: ‘There’s a crisis in law but not the one many claim’ Guest Blog Ever since the start of the financial crisis you haven’t had to look very far to find expert opinion pieces…
A crisis in law but not the one many claim Guest Blog Akin Gump restructuring veteran James Roome argues those seeing a threat to the legal industry have mis-read the markets Ever…
Building a base: Akin Gump launches London trainee scheme Tom Moore Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is launching its first trainee scheme outside of the US in a move that…
Targeting Europe: James Roome set for a place on Akin Gump’s global board Tom Moore London-based restructuring guru James Roome, who carried a 28-partner team from Bingham McCutchen to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld…
The $50m question – will Akin Gump’s record-breaking City acquisition pay off? Tom Moore There was a rushed engagement before the union and there is unlikely to be a long honeymoon for the 26…
Bingham’s Hong Kong office looks set to close as Akin Gump pounces again Tom Moore Bingham McCutchen’s Hong Kong office has been put in a precarious position with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld making a two…
Akin Gump finishes the job and takes four more partners from Bingham Tom Moore Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has continued its takeover of Bingham McCutchen’s $50m revenue London office with the hire of four…
Secured: Akin pulls off one of the largest ever City acquisitions with 22-partner Bingham team Tom Moore Bingham McCutchen’s London office, which turned over $52.3m last year, will merge with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in…
Bingham’s City arm faces restructuring team exodus to Akin Gump Jaishree Kalia Bingham McCutchen is set to suffer the departure of a team of City partners from the firm’s trophy financial restructuring…
Deal watch: CMS, Matheson and Akin Gump act on high-profile international deals Legal Business As international M&A catches the headlines, CMS Cameron McKenna has advised a consortium owned by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing…
