H1 2013/14: A&O discloses revenue rise of 7.5% Jaishree Kalia The first of the Magic Circle firms to disclose its 2013/14 half year (H1) results, Allen & Overy (A&O) has done…
Pharmaceutical boon: A&O, Proskauer and Osborne Clarke advise on $1.68bn Novartis hive off Sarah Downey The buoyant pharmaceuticals market threw up yet another high-profile healthcare deal this week, as Swiss giant Novartis announced the sale…
Clifford Chance handed a major role for the Co-operative Bank as A&O faces conflict David Stevenson Clifford Chance (CC) has been handed a role advising the ailing Co-operative Bank on its recapitalisation due to a conflict…
Gordons and A&O on Morrisons panel as L&G cuts roster Legal Business One of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, Morrisons, last month finalised its first-ever legal panel, with Allen & Overy (A&O),…
A&O brings salaries into line with big four rivals as starting lawyer pay hits £64k David Stevenson Allen & Overy (A&O) has announced a salary increase for its associates, bringing the firm in line with its key City…
Law Society reaches out to City firms with hire of A&O’s Denyer Jaishree Kalia The Law Society has not always seen eye-to-eye with its City firm contingent but the hire of Allen & Overy’s…
Skadden and Shearman take lead roles as struggling BlackBerry agrees $4.7bn sale Jaishree Kalia Following dashed hopes that BlackBerry’s new handset would reverse its falling fortunes, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Shearman & Sterling…
European tax boost for Shearman as it becomes BFs with Tremonti Legal Business Shearman & Sterling has boosted it European tax offering by entering into a ‘best friends’ cooperation agreement with tier one Italian…
Glaxo reviews advisers as A&O & CC take lead roles on £1.35bn Ribena and Lucozade sale Jaishree Kalia As GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reviews its preferred law firms in a decision that could see the healthcare giant create a formal…
Training contracts: A&O cuts 2015 intake by 15% and reveals retention rates alongside HFW and Olswang Sarah Downey Allen & Overy’s (A&O) decision today (15 August) to reduce its trainee intake by 15% in 2015 will be closely…
Resurgence in debt and equity capital markets sees Allen & Overy claim top spot for issuer and manager roles David Stevenson Allen & Overy (A&O) has topped Thomson Reuters’ table of legal advisers on global debt and equity capital markets work for…
Another senior departure for Shearman’s Euro practice as Links rebuilds French securities team with high profile hire David Stevenson The revolving door at Shearman & Sterling’s European practice was spinning once again today (11 July) with news that capital markets…
Slaughter and May steps in for Siemens on €1.7bn sale of stake in NSN Legal Business Shearman & Sterling has led for Nokia on its €1.7bn buyout of Siemens’ stake in Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) in…
After the surge a pause – expansive A&O sees a lull in growth as first Magic Circle player confirms 2013 results Jaishree Kalia Having been the stand-out City player in its weight class since the 2008 banking crisis re-shaped the global legal market,…
A&O finance veteran joins Co-op Jaishree Kalia Alistair Asher takes on GC role as firm acts on major bank rescue Securing a major deal and having one…
Visa Europe’s GC joins A&O’s global antitrust practice Caroline Hill Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Visa Europe’s general counsel (GC), executive vice president and company secretary Vanessa Turner as…
Visa Europe’s GC joins A&O’s global antitrust practice Caroline Hill Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Visa Europe’s general counsel (GC) and executive vice president and company secretary Vanessa Turner…
Two birds, one stone – A&O finance veterans joins Co-op team as GC as firm acts on rescue Jaishree Kalia Securing a major deal and having one of your partners take a senior role with the same client is a…
Revolving Doors: Chadbourne, A&O, Trowers and Pinsent Masons boost City offering Francesca Fanshawe London dominated the lateral hiring scene over the past week with firms including US Chadbourne & Parke, Allen & Overy…
A&O falls behind on associate pay table as it announces a freeze Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest of the Magic Circle to reveal that it is holding its associate…
