Allen & Overy loses litigation partner Florent to Baker McKenzie’s City hiring spree Muna Abdi Allen & Overy (A&O) has lost its second London partner in as many weeks with the defection of Marc Florent (pictured),…
Revolving doors: Ince appoints London managing partner duo as City players hire globally Muna Abdi After an eventful few months following its acquisition by Gordon Dadds, Ince has put down some roots with the appointment of…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess This issue holds our annual Global 100 survey results, but which Global 100 firms top The Legal 500 for number…
Not easy out there: A&O adds £75m to its top line amid muted PEP showing Nathalie Tidman Bringing up the rear of the Big Four City firms to post solid but unspectacular financial results, Allen & Overy…
A&O pips Links to the post in Magic Circle NQ pay hikes Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest Magic Circle firm to hike its salary for newly-qualified solicitors (NQs) to…
Sponsored briefing: Allen & Overy horizon scans to the workplace of the future Guest Blog A Q&A with Sarah Henchoz, head of employment at Allen & Overy Sarah Henchoz is a partner and head of…
A&O ups the ante on female partner promotions as Skadden ends City investment drought Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy has promoted 14 London partners amid a scaled up 34-strong global round while Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher…
SRA attempts to prosecute A&O lawyer over controversial Weinstein gagging deal Tom Baker An Allen & Overy (A&O) solicitor has been recommended for prosecution by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) over a controversial…
No Kira in latest Fuse cohort as A&O announces new start-ups set to join incubator Thomas Alan Leading AI platform Kira Systems will not feature in the latest cohort of tech companies in Allen & Overy (A&O)’s …
Magic Circle leads tech foray as Slaughters unveils tech incubator and Linklaters and A&O back Nivaura in $20m funding round Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has announced today (27 February) its much-anticipated legal tech incubator, Slaughter and May Collaborate, with the firm primed…
Shearman tight-lipped on City revenue amid reduced headcount and 4% global turnover rise Marco Cillario After rising by less than 1% in 2017, Shearman & Sterling’s global revenue grew at a slightly faster pace last…
Deal watch: Latham joins Freshfields and A&O on €5.7bn European buyout as Eversheds acts on €590m UK takeover Marco Cillario Continental Europe provided rich pickings to the global legal elite this week, as Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman agreed to…
Former banking chief Trahair takes the helm of A&O’s consulting and tech arm Nathalie Tidman Andrew Trahair, Allen & Overy’s (A&O) former banking co-head, has been enlisted to head the firm’s Advanced Delivery technology and…
White & Case duo among four solicitors made up in reduced 2018 silk round Tom Baker White & Case arbitration partners Dipen Sabharwal (pictured) and Aloke Ray make up half of the solicitor-advocates taking silk in this…
A&O opening Fuse tech lab for third round as it partners on £1.2m AI legal services project Thomas Alan Allen & Overy (A&O) will open its technology incubator space Fuse to a third group of companies from early next year,…
Banking and finance focus: Back to the future Nathalie Tidman ‘The truth is no-one’s got the faintest idea what finance practices will look like in the future,’ shrugs Tony Bugg,…
Disputes round-up: Supreme Court loss for Pfizer as Mishcon’s Levitt QC returns to the Bar Tom Baker Allen & Overy (A&O) client Pfizer has lost a landmark Supreme Court battle against a host of manufacturers, leaving it vulnerable…
Stars and stripes in their eyes – assessing the US ambitions of A&O and Freshfields Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman looks at the struggle for the City elite as US players dominate home and away ‘People like me,…
Deal watch: City high-flyers land jumbo £4.4bn BA pension deal as Blackstone’s buying spree continues Nathalie Tidman City heavyweights Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) and Eversheds Sutherland have landed key roles on Legal & General’s £4.4bn…
Draining the swamp – Do NDAs represent a #MeToo problem for the profession? Nathalie Tidman A light has lately shone on a legal document which, by definition, should never bask in the sunshine. The saga,…
