Simmons, BLP and Reed Smith win places on Lloyds’ specialist roster as bank gears up for commercial panel review Kathryn McCann Simmons & Simmons, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), Bond Dickinson and Reed Smith are among 24 firms to win a place…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws loses another litigator as Kirkland, Hogan Lovells and Bryan Cave make new hires Legal Business The steady pace of lateral hires continues in the beginning of 2017, with Kirkland & Ellis, TLT, Hogan Lovells, K&L…
BLP LLPs reveal top pay reduced as firm invests £6m in Australian resourcing business Georgiana Tudor Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) posted a 2% drop in revenue and profitability while paying £6.25m for its 50% stake in…
Crown Estate turns to BLP for lucrative central London portfolio Tom Baker Following a review process announced last year, The Crown Estate has given Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) the sole mandate for…
BLP’s Latner latest to move in-house to Playtech as general counsel Legal Business Long-time Playtech adviser Alex Latner, a partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has moved in-house, taking up the role of…
‘Back to the usual timeline’: BLP latest to thaw pay freeze Georgiana Tudor After being the first known firm to freeze pay after the Brexit vote, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has gone ahead…
BLP and Pinsents advise Heathrow as government approves plans for third runway Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have advised Heathrow Airport on the planning process up to the government’s decision…
Case study: Berwin Leighton Paisner Legal Business Had merger talks earlier this year with Miami-based Global 100 firm, Greenberg Traurig, been successful, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) would…
The Brexit effect: BLP becomes the first City firm to freeze pay post EU referendum Tom Moore City firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has become the first law firm to freeze pay for UK staff following the…
In reverse: BLP the latest UK firm to report falling revenue as turnover drops 2% to £254m Tom Moore After something of a revival in 2014/15, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) went into reverse last year as revenue dropped 2%…
Asia wrap: MoFo hires Magic Circle trio and Nabarro takes key Gadens partner, as BLP makes office move to support growth in Hong Kong Kathryn McCann This week in Asia, Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) added a trio of partners from three Magic Circle firms, as Nabarro…
Revolving doors: Pinsent Masons makes board appointments as BLP and Mayer Brown make City hires Legal Business In a busy week for City hires, Pinsent Masons, BLP and Mayer Brown have made key appointments, as DWF, Irwin…
Comment: The tiger that came to eat BLP’s culture for breakfast and other sorry tales Alex Novarese These are tough times for another house that Stanley Berwin built, with exhibit B being the acrimonious end of merger…
The tiger that came to eat BLP’s culture for breakfast and other sorry tales Alex Novarese These are tough times for another house that Stanley Berwin built, with exhibit B being the acrimonious end of merger…
Leadership, strategy and culture: behind the failed merger discussions between BLP and Greenberg Tom Moore Following the fallout of failed merger talks between Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Greenberg Traurig, it has emerged the UK…
Magic Circle trainee retention: Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Linklaters post lower rates Madeleine Farman Clifford Chance has retained 80% of its March trainees, with 43 out of a cohort of 54 accepting positions at…
‘Not enough common ground’ – BLP and Greenberg call off transatlantic merger bid Alex Novarese It promised to create a property and disputes giant across the Atlantic and one of the most distinctive law firms…
BLP promotes 82% of its global round in London in property-focused promotions round Victoria Young Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made 17 partner promotions worldwide, in a bumper round more than three times last year’s…
Comment: Merging BLP and Greenberg Traurig – unique, compelling, bloody difficult Alex Novarese In the age of the anodyne corporate law firm, you can at least say a marriage of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)…
BLP/Greenberg: unique, compelling, bloody difficult Alex Novarese In the age of the anodyne corporate law firm, you can at least say a marriage of Berwin Leighton Paisner…
