Into Africa: Shearman & Sterling plans first African office opening Legal Business US law firm Shearman & Sterling is preparing to open an office in Egypt, marking the firm’s first foray into…
Shearman & Sterling plans first African office opening Legal Business Firm prepares for association in Egypt with energy focus US law firm Shearman & Sterling is preparing to open an…
Q&A: Heath Tarbert, US banking partner at A&O, talks competing for regulatory work and if US regulators are setting the pace Jaishree Kalia A year on from his move to Allen & Overy (A&O) from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, US bank regulatory head Heath…
Trainee retention: Reed Smith, A&O and HSF keep on over 90% of spring 2015 qualifiers Tom Moore Allen & Overy (A&O), Herbert Smith Freehills and US firm Reed Smith have helped to quash the nervousness among trainee…
Dealwatch: Freshfields, A&O and Travers act as Asia’s richest man buys UK rail group for £2.5bn Jaishree Kalia Travers Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have won roles advising on the sale of UK’s leading…
A €3.5bn arbitration: Shearman, Bakers and White & Case land roles on Finnish nuclear dispute Jaishree Kalia Finnish power producer TVO and construction consortium Areva-Siemens have gone to London’s International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) in a bid…
Clashing titans: Taylor Wessing acts as MetLife sues A&O client JP Morgan for $107m Tom Moore Two giants of the US financial services market, insurer Metlife and investment bank JP Morgan, have begun a legal battle…
US-Russia relations: A&O, Skadden and V&E win roles as oil company EDC delists and sells $1.7bn stake Jaishree Kalia Despite the volatile economic conditions in Russia, Allen & Overy (A&O), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Vinson &…
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…
