Defendants shift advisers in favour of Quinn Emanuel in Arcadia $335m oil trading case Tom Moore Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s Ted Greeno has been brought in to defend ex-Arcadia Petroleum chief executive Peter Bosworth and…
Shearman maintains NQ salary gap with Magic Circle as pay rises 6% to £88,000 while trainees get 15% boost Legal Business The first US firm to release its London salaries for the new financial year, Shearman & Sterling has maintained the…
Staying put: A&O Brazil partner remains at the firm having been set for Paul Hastings Jaishree Kalia Banking partner Bruno Soares, who decided to leave Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Brazil offering to join US firm Paul Hastings and…
Targeting Warsaw: Greenberg takes A&O and NRF former Polish real estate heads in 12-lawyer hire Jaishree Kalia Greenberg Traurig has hired real estate teams from both Allen & Overy (A&O) and Norton Rose Fulbright as it bolsters its…
A&O, Freshfields and Slaughters land key roles on biggest-ever all-UK deal Legal Business Shell offers £47bn for BG Group The proposed £47bn acquisition of BG Group by fellow energy major Shell saw a…
Hitting your targets: A&O launches return to work pilot to meet 20:20 gender diversity goal Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has launched a back-to-work initiative for women, using its contract lawyer business Peerpoint in a bid…
Q&A: Shearman’s Nick Buckworth talks keeping a focused business, peer pressure and climbing Mont Blanc Legal Business Shearman & Sterling’s London office has outpaced the rest of the firm, with revenue last year growing 7% in the City…
Partner promotions: Allen & Overy makes up 22 to partner in a 40% female round Michael West In its largest promotions round for years, Allen & Overy has made up 22 lawyers to partner with nine of…
Dealwatch: A&O, Linklaters and Slaughters take lead on Virgin Active sale to South Africa-listed Brait Sarah Downey Magic Circle trio Allen & Overy (A&O), Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken instructions advising on Virgin Group’s £682m…
Links, A&O and HSF win roles on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB takeover Legal Business Less than a year after Lloyds floated TSB Bank, Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) all…
‘A natural complement’: Cahill launches City litigation practice with Shearman hire and ABS licence Jaishree Kalia Cahill Gordon & Reindel has launched an English-law City-based litigation practice after hiring litigator Richard Kelly from US rival Shearman…
Dealwatch: Bakers and A&O deliver as FedEx looks to buy TNT for €4.4bn Jaishree Kalia Baker & McKenzie and Allen & Overy (A&O) have both won places advising on US delivery service FedEx’s €4.4bn agreement…
International hires: A&O makes first lateral in South Africa as Freshfields bulks up in Hong Kong with Links partner Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has bolstered its project finance offering in its sub-Saharan practice with its first lateral partner hire…
Senior appointments: A&O names Muzilla as US corporate finance head after Wickenden steps down Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) head of US corporate finance Jim Wickenden has left the firm, leading to the appointment of…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, A&O and HSF win places on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB offer Sarah Downey Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have all been instructed on the high profile £1.7bn takeover…
Revolving doors: Paul Hastings takes three Americas partners from Allen & Overy Sarah Downey Paul Hastings has made a rare move on a UK firm in its own backyard, with news that is to…
Spring hires: KWM and A&O bolster core City teams with notable recruits Jaishree Kalia International heavyweights King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Allen & Overy (A&O) have ushered in spring by today (2 March)…
US results: Shearman sees solid City growth but US stalls after rebound year; Gibson surpasses $3m PEP Jaishree Kalia Following a rollercoaster ride over the past few years, Shearman & Sterling has unveiled financial results showing moderate but steady growth…
A £1.2bn deal: Shearman, Slaughters and Paul Weiss advise on Fairfax’s takeover of Brit Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Slaughter and May are among firms to have landed roles advising on Canadian insurance group Fairfax’s £1.2bn takeover…
Hunting Titans: RPC fails to convince judge to order BNY Mellon to release Argentinian bondholders Tom Moore The battle between Argentinian bondholders and the South American government rattles on after RPC failed to convince a High Court…
