Linklaters advises L’Oreal on €1bn sale of The Body Shop alongside Baker McKenzie and Davis Polk Madeleine Farman Linklaters, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Baker McKenzie are advising as L’Oreal looks to sell The Body shop for €1bn…
Emerging empires – Bakers, CMS and DLA Piper rise up the ranks as global giants march on Legal Business Ella Marshall and Jonathan Armstrong assess the latest EMEA rankings from The Legal 500 The market continues to evolve in…
Revolving doors: Baker McKenzie and Fieldfisher hire in Europe, while Kirkland opens in Boston Georgiana Tudor Despite a slightly less active week for lateral hires in the UK, firms continue to grow their European footprint.…
Weil adds to banking practice with Baker McKenzie infrastructure specialist Hibbert Georgiana Tudor Weil, Gotshal & Manges confirmed today (19 April) that it has hired infrastructure and real estate finance partner Paul Hibbert…
Linklaters, Bakers and Mills & Reeve all get a taste on $1.76bn Weetabix deal Matthew Field St Louis-based consumer goods group Post Holdings is set to take on UK brand Weetabix Food Company for $1.76bn after…
Baker McKenzie sees London revenue up to £176m as profits leap Matthew Field Baker McKenzie‘s London office has seen its revenue jump by more than 20% in the firm’s LLP accounts, with turnover…
‘Reputation is catching up with reality’: White & Case and Bakers enjoy City revenues gains as rivals stall Matthew Field London turnover down at Akin Gump, Debevoise and Reed Smith The London outposts of leading international firms reported mixed results…
Baker McKenzie chair Rawlinson targets 250-strong New York office and launches new industrials sector group Matthew Field With his international tour as global chair coming to a close, Baker McKenzie‘s new chief Paul Rawlinson is targeting renewed…
Bakers takes on seven lawyer team from KWM including London employment head Matthew Field Baker & McKenzie is to take on two partners from King & Wood Mallesons‘ European partnership including private equity partner…
Q&A: Baker McKenzie managing partner Chadwick on leadership, the Big Four and law firm consolidation Matthew Field Having taken on the top London role from popular global chair Paul Rawlinson, Baker & McKenzie London managing partner Alex…
Baker & McKenzie bolsters Swiss offering with ten-lawyer team hire Matthew Field Baker & McKenzie has hired 10 lawyers including five partners to its Zurich office, boosting the firm’s presence in the…
Bakers looks to Big Four lateral to bolster tax offering as Chadwick moves upstairs Matthew Field Baker & McKenzie has hired experienced KPMG tax partner Steve Labrum to strengthen its City transfer pricing team.
Fighting back – a golden opportunity to take on the Big Four in tax services Guest Blog Bakers City head Alex Chadwick argues that law firms are increasingly primed to take core tax work off Big Four…
Revolving doors: Gibson Dunn adds New York PE strength while Bakers hires two in tax Legal Business US hires were on the cards for Baker & McKenzie and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, while Withers added in Hong…
A comeback year for Baker & McKenzie as firm posts 8% turnover growth Matthew Field In results that see the firm leapfrog DLA Piper, to make it the second largest law firm in the world…
Baker & McKenzie lifer Chadwick to take City reins as Rawlinson steps up to chair Tom Moore With Paul Rawlinson vacating the London managing partner post at Baker & McKenzie in October after winning the race to…
Revolving doors: Global 100 firms invest in Europe as Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown and Bird & Bird make hires Legal Business UK and US firms have been busy investing in Europe this week, with Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown and Bird…
Baker & McKenzie doubles City promotions, making up six in 85-strong global round Sarah Downey Baker & McKenzie has promoted six in the City in this year’s 85-strong global round, with a focus on building…
Eversheds, Hogan Lovells and Bakers secure spots on defence multinational’s first panel Kathryn McCann Eversheds, Hogan Lovells and Baker & McKenzie are among nine firms to have won places on French multinational aerospace, defence…
Eversheds, Hogan Lovells and Bakers secure spots on defence multinational’s first panel Kathryn McCann Eversheds, Hogan Lovells and Baker & McKenzie are among nine firms to have won places on French multinational aerospace, defence…
