Shearman bolsters London private equity team with double Weil Gotshal partner hire David Stevenson The brisk trade in private equity partners continues in the City with news today (15 March) that Shearman & Sterling…
Latham picks up three-partner Shearman team for Düsseldorf launch Jaishree Kalia Latham & Watkins is to further expand its German corporate capability with the launch of a Düsseldorf office after hiring…
Recent spate of lateral hires a blip in a quiet year so far Caroline Hill Despite the City lateral hire market recently showing few signs of returning to its pre-credit crunch peak, yesterday (1 May)…
Enter A&O, exit CC for Aviva’s top roster but insurance giant drives a hard bargain Caroline Hill Allen & Overy (A&O) has won a place on Aviva’s top corporate panel after a lengthy review that saw Clifford…
Freshfields Pick ‘outstanding’ energy hire Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has demonstrated that US firms in the City are not the only ones to be making high-profile…
A&O introduces first trainee salary increase since 2010 Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy has increased trainee pay rates bringing to an end a three-year freeze and has promoted 24 lawyers…
A&O picks up corporate partner as Shearman announces Düsseldorf and Munich closures Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy has hired Shearman & Sterling’s corporate partner Hans Diekmann as a partner in its Düsseldorf office. Diekmann,…
The appeal of the hourglass Pritchard One particularly interesting statistic emerged from our in-house survey last month: 33% of respondents said they felt law firms were…
Liberalisation of Singapore market gathers pace David Stevenson The Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw) stopped receiving applications from foreign law firms seeking a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP)…
LB100 Allen & Overy: Turnover Soars With Globalisation Legal Business Allen & Overy’s worldwide senior partner David Morley remembers doing his first deal for Goldman Sachs as a young partner…
Magic Circle sees revenues up after muted financial year Legal Business Turnover at Magic Circle firms rose by a modest 2.6% this year, with the UK’s five Global Elite firms pulling…
Quinn Emanuel snags A&O London arbitration duo Emma Sadowski Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has ruffled Allen & Overy (A&O)’s feathers in London after the US litigation specialist hired…
Emerging markets dominate 2012 partner promotions round Legal Business Good news for senior associates in emerging markets: there are now more partners than ever being made up in Asia.…
FSA’s Cole holds all the cards in choosing her next move Emma Sadowski After two years of speculation in the financial services sector, it has finally happened. Margaret Cole, Financial Services Authority (FSA)…
Shearman’s rainmaker leaves for Skadden Legal Business Shearman & Sterling’s loss is Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s gain after Stephan Hutter, Germany’s pre-eminent capital markets specialist,…
Magic Circle reigns but cracks are there Pritchard In the same way the sports media has speculated long and hard these past couple of years on the ‘demise’…
Eurozone debt: Keeping it together Legal Business As the sovereign debt crisis threatens to bring the euro to its knees, a group of lawyers has been working…
Kop Kings – Liverpool FC Mark McAteer From the fields of Anfield Road to the offices on Bunhill Row, the takeover of Liverpool Football Club was played…
