Online service take two: Allen & Overy re-launches e-business Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O), which recently has set the pace for providing alternative service delivery models such as its PeerPoint…
First claim of the year: Allen & Overy selected by energy giants to sue Spain in large arbitration claim Tom Moore Nine investors in Europe’s largest solar power plant, including German energy giant RWE, have instructed Magic Circle firm Allen &…
Accounts revealed: Allen & Overy profits jump £35m as it cuts staff costs Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) is the latest Magic Circle firm to release its LLP accounts for the 2013/14 financial year,…
US promotions round: Shearman & Sterling focuses on finance and arbitration with London duo Legal Business Mirroring last year, Shearman & Sterling has elected two London associates to partner as part of its promotion round which has…
Q&A: A&O capital markets co-heads talk innovative solutions and sharing leadership Jaishree Kalia Six months on from being elected co-heads of Allen & Overy’s (A&O) capital markets global team, David Benton and Simon Hill…
A&O and Linklaters scale back in Russia as foreign firms feel the brunt of sanctions Legal Business Law firms scramble to reposition Moscow practice as EU sanctions hit home Russia’s volatile political environment began to have an…
Dealwatch: Magic Circle lead on £5.2bn Aviva takeover of Friends Life Sarah Downey In one of the biggest deals the UK insurance sector has seen in years, Aviva‘s acquisition of Friends Life for…
Troubled markets: Allen & Overy lays off four Moscow associates as firms face sanctions fallout Jaishree Kalia The US and EU sanctions in Russia are taking their toll on some of the international firms located in the…
Allen & Overy becomes the first Magic Circle firm to set up in South Africa Jaishree Kalia Firm opens Johannesburg office after hire of Bowman Gilfillan finance team Allen & Overy (A&O) finally put its stamp on…
News in Brief – November 2014 Legal Business PWC LEGAL LOOKS FOR REGIONAL GROWTH Addleshaw Goddard and DLA Piper veteran Neal Shepherd was recruited by PwC Legal to…
‘Ahead of the curve’: Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance act on UK government’s landmark renminbi bond issue Jaishree Kalia Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance have advised on the UK’s renminbi debut bond issue, the…
Salaries: Allen & Overy thaws out and increases trainee/associate pay Jaishree Kalia After having decided to freeze pay earlier this year, Allen & Overy (A&O) has decided to up trainee, junior and…
Dealwatch: A&O, Hogan Lovells and Freshfields help Heathrow’s £1bn airport sale take off Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O), Hogan Lovells and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have led on Heathrow Airport Holdings sale of Aberdeen International…
‘At the forefront of changes in our market’: A&O targets 100 more recruits in Belfast Jaishree Kalia Three years on from the launch of its Belfast legal and support services centre, Allen & Overy (A&O) has exceeded…
Into Africa: A&O launches Johannesburg office with Bowman Gilfillan team Sarah Downey Having been speculated over for some time, Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy (A&O) has, today (8 August), announced its…
Three years after Northern Rock, A&O and Freshfields lead on Virgin Money IPO Jaishree Kalia Magic circle duo Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles to advise Virgin Money on its…
Dealwatch: Phones 4u, with £105m profit and ‘cash in the bank’, enters administration with CC, A&O and CMS acting Sarah Downey Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance and CMS Cameron McKenna have all landed key roles advising on the administration of…
‘A key strategic objective’: Shearman continues to build its global M&A/private equity practice with London hire from Addleshaws Tom Moore Addleshaw Goddard partner Ben Rodham, who joined the firm only 18 months ago, has joined Shearman & Sterling’s fast growing…
Freshfields further bulks out US M&A leadership team with Shearman hire Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is continuing to boost its New York M&A practice’s leadership, installing Shearman & Sterling partner Peter Lyons…
Dealwatch: A&O, Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons lead on Lloyds’ £400m Keepmoat homebuilder sale Sarah Downey Allen & Overy (A&O), Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons have all secured leading roles advising on Lloyds Banking Group’s £400m…
