Latham hires New York playmaker to bolster M&A team in significant loss for A&O Tom Baker Latham & Watkins has secured a senior hire from a Magic Circle competitor in New York, recruiting Allen & Overy (A&O)…
Legal Business 100: Case study – Allen & Overy Legal Business While Clifford Chance and Linklaters both recorded impressive increases in revenue and profit per equity partner (PEP) in 2016/17, Allen…
Bean bags primed – A&O buffs up disruptive cred as eight companies join its innovation hub Fuse Madeleine Farman Having already carefully cultivated an image as the most free-thinking City law firm in its weight class, Allen & Overy (A&O)has…
City’s big four rides churning forex markets as A&O leads the Magic Circle on results Kathryn McCann Double-digit fee growth for A&O, Links and CC but Freshfields stalls Dramatic swings in foreign currencies against Brexit-battered sterling have…
‘Hugely complicated’: Watson Farley, White & Case, A&O line up on $14bn shipping deal Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams has advised a group of 27 international and local banks acting as financiers on a $14bn…
Gibson Dunn continues lateral hiring spree with hire of A&O arbitration partner Jeffrey Sullivan Madeleine Farman Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has added to its growing European offering with the appointment of London-based arbitration partner Jeffrey Sullivan…
Shearman and Mayer Brown retain fewer trainees than previous years’ newly-qualified solicitor intake Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Mayer Brown have recorded lower retention rates for their trainees due to qualify this autumn, from full retention last…
Allen & Overy posts pace-setting 25% rise in PEP with top line reaching £1.52bn Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has soared ahead of its Magic Circle competitors, increasing its revenues by 16% to £1.52bn, while…
Skadden and A&O act on Vantiv’s £9bn buyout of UK payment processor Worldpay Tom Baker An Allen & Overy (A&O) team is advising UK company Worldpay on its £9bn sale to US payment processor Vantiv,…
DLA Piper and A&O lead firms on Link’s £888m buyout of UK business services group Capita Marco Cillario Eversheds Sutherland, Macfarlanes, DLA Piper and Allen & Overy (A&O) are advising on Australia-headquartered Link Group’s £888m purchase of UK-based Capita Asset…
Ashurst and A&O score roles on Saudi Aramco’s JV with Lamprell to develop $5.2bn maritime yard Madeleine Farman Ashurst and Allen & Overy (A&O) are acting on Saudi Aramco and oil rig construction business Lamprell’s new joint venture…
Hogan Lovells hikes NQ pay by 5% in latest round of City increases Legal Business Hogan Lovells’ UK newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers pay has risen 5%, as the firm increases junior associates’ salaries.
‘Forward-looking changes’: A&O introduces new management structure Madeleine Farman Following a consultation period, Allen & Overy (A&O) has introduced a new executive committee and client group in a bid…
‘Hugely complicated’: Watson Farley, White & Case, A&O line up on $14bn shipping deal Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised a group of 29 international and local banks who were acting as financiers…
‘This latest round has been disappointing’: A&O vows to address lack of diversity as Magic Circle announces new partners Georgiana Tudor Allen & Overy (A&O) promoted just two women to partnership last month, 8% of its total round, with the firm…
‘Enhancing our approach to development’: A&O drops annual appraisals in performance pilot scheme Georgiana Tudor Allen & Overy (A&O) confirmed today (4 May) that it has been running a performance pilot scheme for the last…
Shearman hikes UK associate pay following 14% increase in City revenue Legal Business Shearman & Sterling‘s UK associates will see another increase to their salaries with newly qualified (NQ) lawyers taking home £10,000…
Revolving doors: DLA Piper, Ince & Co bulk up in Germany while Shearman and Fox Williams bring in City partners Legal Business DLA Piper and Ince & Co have made team hires in Germany this week, while Shearman & Sterling and Fox…
A&O makes up 24 partners in largest promotion round since 2008 Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up 10 partners in London with banking, international capital markets and corporate each seeing…
‘We won’t stop’: A&O management team on building out in the US and breaking lockstep Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O)’s management is bullish about the Magic Circle firm’s US expansion plans, having broken lockstep twice in…
