Dealwatch: Magic Circle firms lead on major City broking merger Tom Moore Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy (A&O) are orchestrating a tie-up between two of the City’s most storied brokers, Icap…
Revolving doors: key hires at Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance while White & Case loses Polish disputes head Legal Business Global 100 heavyweights Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance announced key lateral hires last week, while White & Case saw…
Clifford Chance acts for UEFA head Platini in Blatter payment dispute Kathryn McCann Clifford Chance Paris-based litigation partner Thibaud d’Alès is acting for FIFA presidential hopeful and current head of UEFA Michel Platini…
Clifford Chance and Shearman deliver advice on Italy’s €4bn post office IPO Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) and Shearman & Sterling have landed lead advisory roles on the floatation of Italy’s post office, in…
Dealwatch: Sullivan & Cromwell’s City office and CC advise on nearly £6bn worth of deals Legal Business Sullivan & Cromwell’s City office has been busy this summer winning roles on two headline deals announced yesterday [8 September],…
Dealwatch: Glencore returns to Linklaters and Clifford Chance for $10bn debt deal Tom Moore Commodities giant Glencore has turned to Magic Circle firms Linklaters and Clifford Chance to implement a raft of plans in…
Clifford Chance bolsters City disputes practice with Debevoise public law specialist Legal Business Having endured a spate of high profile departures from its corporate offering in recent years, Clifford Chance (CC) has made…
EY Law recruits competition chief from CC to spearhead state aid, antitrust and trade practice Sarah Downey Big Four accountant EY continues to enhance its international legal offering and has recruited Clifford Chance’s (CC) competition-focused counsel Steven…
Trainee retention: CC keeps on 96% of trainees as three of BLP’s cohort take places internationally Michael West Clifford Chance (CC) has revealed a trainee retention rate which outpaces its Magic Circle rivals to have announced so far…
Senior CC German exits mount as Latham recruits head of banking Hagelüken Legal Business Latham & Watkins has returned to Clifford Chance (CC) for another star hire, with German banking chief Alexandra Hagelüken becoming…
Clifford Chance advises Co-Op Bank as it avoids financial watchdog’s ‘substantial fine’ Sarah Downey Clifford Chance (CC) has advised the Co-Operative (Co-Op) Bank as the high-street lender avoided a substantial fine following an investigation…
Clifford Chance looks to strengthen local ties as it opens Academy in Singapore Legal Business As the firm looks to grow its revenues in Asia-Pacific, Clifford Chance (CC) has expanded its Academy training programme with…
Comment: The Gospel according to Matthew – can CC live up to the legacy? Legal Business Will the real Clifford Chance (CC) stand up? It is, after all, a key moment for what was not that…
Global 100: Clifford Chance – The shoulders of giants Sarah Downey The trailblazing global law firm has had more than its share of knocks since the banking crisis. Will a popular…
Can CC live up to the legacy? Legal Business Will the real Clifford Chance (CC) stand up? It is, after all, a key moment for what was not that…
CC innovation chief creates taskforces to drive change Legal Business Firm eyes IBM Watson partnership and new software products Six months into the role, Clifford Chance (CC)’s head of innovation…
Global 100: Clifford Chance – The shoulders of giants Sarah Downey The trailblazing global law firm has had more than its share of knocks since the banking crisis. Will a popular…
CC posts flat results but sublets half of Canary Wharf HQ to Deutsche Bank to slash costs Tom Moore Clifford Chance (CC) has posted subdued results for 2014/15 amid a weakening euro, with revenue falling slightly to £1.35bn and…
Dealwatch: CC and Linklaters take lead on GE’s $2.2bn finance unit sale to Japan’s SMBC Legal Business Magic Circle duo Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have taken lead advisory roles on General Electric’s $2.2bn sale of its…
CC loses City finance partner to Milbank as Pinsents benefits from German exits with IP hire Legal Business Pinsent Masons has become the latest firm to benefit from the on-going travails of Clifford Chance’s (CC) German offering with…
