Gender diversity: Allen & Overy faring better than rivals as it reveals 20% pay gap Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy has become the latest magic circle firm to reveal the sizeable gulf between male and female employee…
A&O awash with cash as £48m forex boost offsets soaring staff costs Nathalie Tidman With Allen & Overy (A&O) comfortably leading its peer group in the 2016/17 reporting season, the release of its full accounts…
Deal view: A&O does private equity – faint praise confounded but a plateau lurks Nathalie Tidman ‘Since Stephen Lloyd joined Allen & Overy (A&O) its star has definitely risen in the world of private equity,’ says…
Any conversation is potentially significant – the emerging skills that will equip the best lawyers of the future Guest Blog David Morley reflects on the impact of communication in professional services and opportunities for lawyers to improve My guess is…
US bonuses: Magic Circle follows Wall Street standard with bonus freeze as associate reward season comes round again Mark McAteer Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance have kept top-level US associate bonuses static at $100,000 for the fourth consecutive year,…
Squaring the Circle: A&O and CC confirm more details as associate pay is stoked higher Tom Baker A little more light has emerged on the going rate for junior lawyers at the Magic Circle, with Allen &…
Latham hires New York playmaker to bolster M&A team in significant loss for A&O Tom Baker Latham & Watkins has secured a senior hire from a Magic Circle competitor in New York, recruiting Allen & Overy (A&O)…
Legal Business 100: Case study – Allen & Overy Legal Business While Clifford Chance and Linklaters both recorded impressive increases in revenue and profit per equity partner (PEP) in 2016/17, Allen…
Bean bags primed – A&O buffs up disruptive cred as eight companies join its innovation hub Fuse Madeleine Farman Having already carefully cultivated an image as the most free-thinking City law firm in its weight class, Allen & Overy (A&O)has…
City’s big four rides churning forex markets as A&O leads the Magic Circle on results Kathryn McCann Double-digit fee growth for A&O, Links and CC but Freshfields stalls Dramatic swings in foreign currencies against Brexit-battered sterling have…
‘Hugely complicated’: Watson Farley, White & Case, A&O line up on $14bn shipping deal Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams has advised a group of 27 international and local banks acting as financiers on a $14bn…
Gibson Dunn continues lateral hiring spree with hire of A&O arbitration partner Jeffrey Sullivan Madeleine Farman Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has added to its growing European offering with the appointment of London-based arbitration partner Jeffrey Sullivan…
Shearman and Mayer Brown retain fewer trainees than previous years’ newly-qualified solicitor intake Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Mayer Brown have recorded lower retention rates for their trainees due to qualify this autumn, from full retention last…
Allen & Overy posts pace-setting 25% rise in PEP with top line reaching £1.52bn Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has soared ahead of its Magic Circle competitors, increasing its revenues by 16% to £1.52bn, while…
Skadden and A&O act on Vantiv’s £9bn buyout of UK payment processor Worldpay Tom Baker An Allen & Overy (A&O) team is advising UK company Worldpay on its £9bn sale to US payment processor Vantiv,…
DLA Piper and A&O lead firms on Link’s £888m buyout of UK business services group Capita Marco Cillario Eversheds Sutherland, Macfarlanes, DLA Piper and Allen & Overy (A&O) are advising on Australia-headquartered Link Group’s £888m purchase of UK-based Capita Asset…
Ashurst and A&O score roles on Saudi Aramco’s JV with Lamprell to develop $5.2bn maritime yard Madeleine Farman Ashurst and Allen & Overy (A&O) are acting on Saudi Aramco and oil rig construction business Lamprell’s new joint venture…
Hogan Lovells hikes NQ pay by 5% in latest round of City increases Legal Business Hogan Lovells’ UK newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers pay has risen 5%, as the firm increases junior associates’ salaries.
‘Forward-looking changes’: A&O introduces new management structure Madeleine Farman Following a consultation period, Allen & Overy (A&O) has introduced a new executive committee and client group in a bid…
‘Hugely complicated’: Watson Farley, White & Case, A&O line up on $14bn shipping deal Tom Baker Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised a group of 29 international and local banks who were acting as financiers…
