Market Report: Competition Litigation – Healthy competition Dominic Carman With the trickle of follow-on damages claims after high-profile competition investigations threatening to become a flood, Dominic Carman examines how…
Sponsored briefing: The future of competition and consumer litigation – a brave new world? Guest Blog Francesca Richmond discusses recent developments in EU competition litigation Litigation of claims to recover cartel damage is now a standard…
‘A true leader and a good friend’ – Bakers confirms shock death of global chief Paul Rawlinson Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie is in mourning following the unexpected death of chair Paul Rawlinson, who passed away on Friday (12 April).…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess Baker McKenzie tops this year’s Global London rankings by headcount. Here we look at the firm’s London rankings in The…
International round-up: Bakers launches fourth low-cost hub in Argentina as Cooley targets capital markets with Hong Kong office Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie is pushing on with its profitability drive having picked Buenos Aires for its fourth business service centre some…
White & Case loses two capital markets veterans as Bakers ramps up City transactional investment Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has kicked off 2019 with another step towards its long-stated aim of beefing up its London transactional capabilities,…
Deal watch: Busy year-end as Japanese group buys Swiss power grid and Malaysian funds invest in Battersea Marco Cillario City deal teams are having a busy run-up to Christmas, with Baker McKenzie, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Addleshaw Goddard and Linklaters leading…
Deal watch: Bakers and Slaughters drink in £3.1bn Horlicks acquisition as AJ Bell IPO yields dividends for Pinsents and Addleshaws Nathalie Tidman As the market hunkers down for the festive season, GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) £3.1bn sale to Unilever of Horlicks has warmed the…
Baker McKenzie chair Rawlinson temporarily steps back due to ‘exhaustion’ Marco Cillario Paul Rawlinson (pictured) has stepped back from his responsibilities as Baker McKenzie global chair due to a personal medical issue.…
Bakers launches low-cost hub in Florida… just after redundancy consultation with 300 City staff Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has announced plans for its third low-cost centre two weeks after putting what is thought to be more than…
Review of Baker McKenzie #MeToo incident finds ‘shortcomings’ but details scant Marco Cillario An under-wraps independent review of Baker McKenzie’s approach to a sexual misconduct incident six years ago has concluded there were…
City job cuts loom as Bakers puts 300-plus business staff under consultation in efficiency drive Marco Cillario Support roles in the City are under threat again as Baker McKenzie has launched a review of its entire London…
‘The giant is awakening’: Baker McKenzie adds $230m to revenue as partner profits surge 13% Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has posted one of its best financial performances in recent history as revenue hit $2.9bn and partner profits reached…
Baker McKenzie makes up six in London amid scaled back global promotion round as the firm claims largest female partnership Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has promoted six in the City as part of a scaled down global promotion round which saw 68 lawyers…
‘I like new challenges’: Bakers securitisation veteran exits for Ashurst Marco Cillario The rebuild at Ashurst following a complicated end to 2017 in which three key partners left in a fortnight has gained…
Revolving Doors: City laterals pick up pace as Baker McKenzie and DWF make moves while Reed Smith expands in the US Thomas Alan City recruitment kept pace last week as a trio of firms made City hires, led by Baker McKenzie’s corporate hire…
Kirkland and Baker McKenzie chart course for €950m sale of Danish shipping giant Thomas Alan Kirkland & Ellis and Baker McKenzie have secured key roles as Turkish freight shipping operator UN Ro-Ro launched its sale…
Come together – Bakers unites UK and EMEA under single profit pool but Germany and France stay out Marco Cillario Integration has long been one of the key issues for Baker McKenzie, a firm with heritage as a franchise and…
City of angels: Baker McKenzie launches in LA with Hogan Lovells team hire Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie has opened its ninth US office in Los Angeles after recruiting a five-partner employment and litigation team from…
Bakers agrees landmark deal to unite bulk of Euro business in one profit pool but Franco/German axis holds out Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie is to bring London and seven of its offices in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) into one profit…
