Q&A: Morag MacDonald – Bird & Bird IP head on disputes, influences and serious maths Legal Business Sitting in the firm’s recently opened New Fetter Lane office, Matthew Field talks to Bird & Bird international head of…
The eagle strikes: Cadwalader taps Bird & Bird for disputes head Baker Matthew Field New York-headquartered Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has hired Bird & Bird dispute resolution co-head Steven Baker to its London office.
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…
Maintaining growth: Bird & Bird keeps pace with 6% revenue hike Legal Business Bird & Bird has reported another year of solid growth, with revenue up 6% to €343.8m from €325.5m for the…
David made Goliath – Kerr on Bird & Bird’s re-invention as a leading global TMT shop Legal Business Victoria Young talks to veteran chief David Kerr about growing pains and going even more global There’s no doubt chief…
Revolving doors: HSF, Pinsents and Bird & Bird make key international laterals while High Court judge returns to Bar Legal Business Last week saw a host of international law firm lateral hires, while judge Sir Jeremy Cooke has left the UK’s…
News in brief – April 2016 Legal Business REED SMITH REPLACED AS SIEMENS REFRESHES PANEL Last month Eversheds and Osborne Clarke were reappointed to Siemens UK’s legal panel,…
Bird & Bird’s Kerr set to hit 23 years in charge following re-election Legal Business Tech firm Bird & Bird has reappointed its longstanding leader David Kerr (pictured) as its chief executive for a further…
Asia round-up: Olswang and Bird & Bird build offerings while Slaughters Hong Kong partner Hyman retires Legal Business The past week has seen changes for several UK-headquartered firms in Asia with Olswang appointing a new Asia managing partner…
Bird & Bird’s net debt rises by a fifth, as highest paid member gets 12% more Sarah Downey Bird & Bird‘s net debt rose by 21% in the last financial year to €46.3m from €38.3m in 2014 following…
DLA Piper boosts Hamburg outpost with team of 20 Legal Business DLA Piper has added a team of 20, including five partners to its Hamburg office from Bird & Bird, in…
Bird & Bird’s turnover climbs 6% to €325.5m but stays flat in sterling Legal Business Tech specialist Bird & Bird, despite stating that it has faced ‘challenging economic conditions in many of our major markets’,…
Bird & Bird loses £1.8m professional negligence case over planning report Sarah Downey Bird & Bird has lost a professional negligence dispute taken by former client and offshore company Orientfield Holdings at London’s…
Launching in Luxembourg: Bird & Bird targets Unified Patent Court work with new office Legal Business Bird & Bird has made an application to open in Luxembourg as it targets work heading to the new European…
Revolving doors: European hires as HSF recruits in Germany and Bird & Bird focuses on Denmark while Ogier hires from Kirkland Kathryn McCann King & Wood Mallesons real estate team hire from Eversheds may have made the headlines last week, but there were…
Placed in the ‘bad bank’: Quinn Emanuel, Akin Gump and Bird & Bird lead on $835m Espirito loan dispute Sarah Downey Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Bird & Bird have been gifted lead instructions…
Branching out: RPC, Eversheds and Bird & Bird create new consultancy offerings Legal Business The recent push by major UK firms into non-legal services looks set to continue, with Bird & Bird and RPC…
‘A more comprehensive solution’: Bird & Bird creates IT consultancy Legal Business Partners at Bird & Bird have joined the rush to expand into consultancy work, launching an IT project consultancy Baseline…
Financials 2013/14: Bird & Bird LLP accounts show fall in profits as firm ramps up headcount Legal Business Bird & Bird’s latest limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts show turnover at the firm grew 5% from €293m to just…
£58.11 per sq ft: Bird & Bird loses major patent litigator as it commits to £8.3m annual rent bill Tom Moore Mark Heaney, who heads Bird & Bird’s highly regarded electronics sector group, is leaving for US firm Baker Botts at the…
