Revolving Doors: Paul Hastings lands Kirkland M&A heavyweight as Clifford Chance adds laterals in New York
Leading this week’s high-profile moves, Paul Hastings strengthened its corporate M&A practice with the hire of Eric Schiele from Kirkland…
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International roundup: White & Case hits Weil for three-partner New York team while Reed Smith opens in Denver
Leading a busy week for high-profile moves in New York, White & Case raided Weil for a three-partner litigation team…
How to get to the top in M&A: leading female partners share their tips for success
For International Women’s Day Legal Business asked ten leading female M&A partners to share their tips for success for the…
‘We need more women in the rooms where influential decisions are made’ – leading M&A partners have their say
Legal Business gathered some of the leading female M&A partners at UK origin firms in the City together ahead of…
Odimba-Chapman succeeds Bates as Clifford Chance London managing partner
Clifford Chance has named employment partner Chinwe Odimba-Chapman as its new London managing partner, succeeding Michael Bates. Stepping into the…
Hunton takes 11-strong energy team from EY Law as CC and Latham make key hires
Leading the moves this week, US law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth has expanded its London office with the addition of an…
‘How hard are you prepared to work?’ – partners who’ve made it on how they built a book of business
‘If anyone had all the right answers, they’d be getting all the work in the City,’ jokes Cleary London private…
Rating the lawyers – what the data tells us about Clifford Chance
How do your clients rate the service they receive from your firm? Every year, we ask hundreds of thousands of clients…
‘Great progress everywhere but fastest in the US’: CC posts 28% Stateside hike as PEP rebounds
Clifford Chance (CC) has become the third magic circle to reveal its financial results for 2023-24, posting global revenue growth…
‘Slightly alarming’ – Clifford Chance, Linklaters, A&O Shearman match Freshfields’ NQ pay hike
Clifford Chance and A&O Shearman joined Linklaters this week in matching Freshfields’ NQ pay hike from £125,000 to £150,000, leaving Slaughter and…
Energy perspectives: Clare Burgess
What made you decide to become a lawyer and why did you choose to go into infrastructure transactions? I chose…
‘Doubling down’: CC’s London PE head sets out strategy as buyout partners predict uptick
Spencer Baylin, Clifford Chance’s recently-appointed London private equity head, discussed his ambitions for the practice with LB as we garnered…
Magic Circle in the US: Running to stand still
‘There are more than 40 US law firms that are more profitable than the Magic Circle. The Magic Circle firms…
Mixed bag for Clifford Chance as it joins the £2bn revenue club but profits and PEP stall
Clifford Chance (CC) today (19 July) became the second Magic Circle firm to post revenues in excess of £2bn after…
Clifford Chance names Cohen first New York managing partner amid fresh bid to crack America with Houston office opening
In the wake of Allen & Overy’s stated ambition to merge with Shearman & Sterling, announced in May, Magic Circle…
Life During Law: Jeroen Ouwehand
I never thought I would be a lawyer. I’m from Amsterdam, and I did a student traineeship in 1991, which…
‘An excellent foundation from which to build’: Clifford Chance appoints new office managing partner in New York
Less than two weeks after Clifford Chance revealed the opening of a new office in Houston, the firm has announced…
‘Our clients led us to Houston’: Clifford Chance launches energy-focused Texan office as part of US expansion plans
Clifford Chance has opened a new office in Houston, bolstering its global energy and infrastructure practice in the US. The…
CC and Freshfields dish out US associate bonuses to match American rivals
Clifford Chance (CC) has become the second Magic Circle firm to dish out competitive year-end bonuses to US associates, after…
CC votes in capital markets head Cartwright to succeed Ouwehand as senior partner
Partners at Clifford Chance (CC) have voted in head of capital markets Adrian Cartwright as the firm’s new senior partner,…