November spawns more monsters for Ashurst as corporate and disputes partners depart Marco Cillario Three partners exit in two weeks November was not an easy month for beleaguered Ashurst, with the firm hit by…
Life during law: Mark Elsey, Ashurst Nathalie Tidman My father was in the Ministry of Defence. There was a naval base in Singapore. Our family moved there when…
Addleshaws and Ashurst picked as favourites as GVC pitches in for Ladbrokes takeover Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard and Ashurst are acting as gaming and betting company GVC Holdings launches a proposed £3.9bn takeover of rival…
Ashurst and Hogan Lovells win roles on Palmer & Harvey administration as takeover plan goes up in smoke Nathalie Tidman City firms have landed lead mandates on the administration of beleaguered British tobacco wholesaler Palmer & Harvey (P&H) following the…
Second Ashurst partner exit this week as disputes specialist Giaretta joins Mishcon de Reya Nathalie Tidman Ashurst has seen its partner bench further diminished with the departure of disputes stalwart Ben Giaretta to Mishcon de Reya.…
Ashurst sees second City corporate departure to US firm in as many weeks Nathalie Tidman Ashurst’s beleaguered M&A practice has received a fresh blow as corporate partner Dominic Ross departs for the City office of…
Deal view: Ashurst strives to reboot M&A brand but deal market is getting tougher Nathalie Tidman Ashurst’s once-admired M&A reputation has taken a pounding of late. One former partner delivers representative sentiments: ‘Corporate was the jewel…
Deal view: Ashurst strives to reboot M&A brand but deal market is getting tougher Nathalie Tidman Ashurst’s once-admired M&A reputation has taken a pounding of late. One former partner delivers representative sentiments: ‘Corporate was the jewel…
Ashurst pulls the plug on ill-fated 2009 move into US finance law with NY restructuring Madeleine Farman Five New York-based partners left Ashurst in July for US finance firm Chapman and Cutler, with a sixth partner departing…
Never waste a crisis as Ashurst and Hogan Lovells step in amid Bell Pottinger’s administration woes Tom Baker As scandal-ridden PR agency Bell Pottinger collapses into administration, Ashurst, Hogan Lovells and Mishcon de Reya have swept in to take…
Deal Watch: Third time lucky for Links and Ashurst on software bid as HSF puts PR shop into the headlines Marco Cillario Given the steady hum of deal activity over the summer, the crucial September period has yet to take off with…
Ashurst to lose five remaining New York structured finance launch partners to US firm Tom Baker Five New York-based partners are to leave Ashurst for US finance firm Chapman and Cutler, completing the full departure of the ten-partner…
Ashurst to retain 95% of autumn trainees as newly-qualifieds as junior pay boosted Madeleine Farman Ashurst has retained 95% of its 20-strong second year trainee cohort, with 19 of those in London accepting permanent newly-qualified…
Santander appoints firms including Slaughters and Ashurst to UK legal roster Kathryn McCann Spanish banking giant Santander has appointed a host of firms including Slaughter and May, Ashurst and Reed Smith to its…
‘Exciting times’: Ashurst elects three new board members after mixed year Marco Cillario The Ashurst partnership has elected London partner Karen Davies and Sydney partners James Marshall and Barbara Phair to its 10-member…
Ashurst loses second Paris team this year as four partners quit for Gibson Dunn Madeleine Farman In a second blow to Ashurst’s Paris office this year, the firm last month lost a four-partner team to Gibson,…
Financials 2017: Ashurst boosts revenues 7% after year of departures and disappointing financial results Madeleine Farman Ashurst has improved its revenues by 7%, following last year’s disappointing financial results, with an 11% boost to its profits…
Ex-KWM real estate duo exits Ashurst for Fried Frank after one year Madeleine Farman Real estate duo Darren Rogers and Patrick Williams has resigned from Ashurst to join Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s…
Revolving doors: Brown Rudnick hires in UK, Hogan Lovells bolsters Madrid, Ashurst adds to Paris, HSF boosts Moscow Legal Business In a series of banking, finance and tax appointments across the globe, international firms are hiring to boost their financial…
Gibson deals body blow to Ashurst’s European business as four-partner Paris team quits Madeleine Farman Ashurst’s hopes of stabilising its European practice have been dealt a body blow with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher today (8…
