‘Committed to the Russian market’: Chadbourne & Parke hires BLP energy partner to manage Moscow office Sarah Downey After shutting down its Kiev operations last summer, Chadbourne & Parke has boosted its presence in Russia with the hire…
275,000 sqft: Clifford Chance and BLP advise on Deloitte lease with Land Securities Sarah Downey Clifford Chance (CC) and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have both landed a significant instruction on accountancy giant Deloitte’s major pre-let…
Dealwatch: Clifford Chance, Travers Smith, Debevoise and BLP advise on £1.2bn BCA sale Sarah Downey A quartet law firms including Clifford Chance (CC), Travers Smith, Debevoise & Plimpton and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have all secured…
Succeeding Paisner: Eisenberg to become senior partner at BLP when managing partner term ends Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Neville Eisenberg, set to be replaced by employment head Lisa Mayhew as managing partner on 1 May,…
Asia: BLP launches international arbitration practice in Hong Kong with local team hire Sarah Downey Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has launched an arbitration practice in Hong Kong with the hire of a nine-strong team from…
A new generation and challenges ahead as BLP leader takes helm Tom Moore Tom Moore on the challenges faced by BLP’s new leader While Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) staged something of a recovery…
Damned statistics: BLP found massaging trainee retention figures Sarah Downey Berwin Leighton Paisner has been caught manipulating its trainee retention figures for this spring’s intake, with its actual figure dropping…
Trainee retention: BLP’s rate slips to 70% while Orrick keeps on all four of its cohort Daniel Coyne Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe have become the latest firms to announce how many of their spring…
Succeeding Eisenberg: Mayhew wins BLP managing partner role Tom Moore Lisa Mayhew, Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP’s) head of employment, pensions and incentives, has beaten the firm’s corporate chief David Collins…
Losing QCs: BLP’s plan to compete with the Bar hit by another advocacy exit Tom Moore Stuart Isaacs QC, the man brought in to lead Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s advocacy unit and compete with the Bar, has…
Old or new BLP: Which way will the firm turn with its next managing partner? Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s (BLP) head of employment Lisa Mayhew will face off against corporate chief David Collins in the battle…
Accounts revealed: Berwin Leighton Paisner profits rise 26% after headcount cutback Tom Moore Accounts filed at Companies House have revealed Berwin Leighton Paisner made a strong financial recovery in 2013/14, with profit after…
16 years in the role: Neville Eisenberg to step down as BLP managing partner Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner’s longstanding managing partner Neville Eisenberg (pictured) is set to step down from the role after 16 years…
Significant departures: BLP and Olswang heads of arbitration both leave for the bar Tom Moore Nicholas Fletcher QC, who has led Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s international arbitration practice for the last five years, has resigned from…
Women in law: BLP signs up to 30% female partnership target by 2018 Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has become the tenth major law firm in the UK to establish a gender target, committing…
BLP scales back Paris office just eight years after opening as local head departs Legal Business Clifford Chance boosts French corporate offering with HSF and Willkie Farr hires Last month saw much strategic decision-making by Legal…
BLP brings in Magic Circle veteran Bob Charlton to lead on its Asian expansion plans Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner has parachuted in Bob Charlton to head its Asia group, a role he held at DLA Piper…
Berwin Leighton Paisner scales back Paris office as French head leaves Tom Moore Eight years after opening an office in one of Europe’s biggest legal services market, Berwin Leighton Paisner is set to…
Reed Smith and BLP lead on £430m business park buy up Tom Moore Reed Smith and Berwin Leighton Paisner have led on a £430m purchase of three UK business parks by asset management…
Taylor Wessing and BLP advise on £97m Heron Plaza sale as City real estate mandates stack up this summer Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have both secured roles on the latest major real estate deal to emerge…
