As foreign advisers size up Africa, CC linked to alliance bid in South Africa Legal Business South Africa has faced more than its fair share of economic and social challenges in recent years, but with foreign…
Major milestone for CC global MP elections as Layton, Wehrli and Carnegie go forward Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has reached the first major milestone in its global managing partner elections, with the nominations stage now closed…
CC on Singapore’s naughty step as Asia markets keep playing the tactical liberalisation game Legal Business Back in the boom years, international law firms talked confidently regarding how liberalisation would soon be coming to major legal…
Rising star: Latham hires Clifford Chance private equity partner Tom Evans David Stevenson Latham & Watkins has secured another heavyweight hire in London with the announcement that Tom Evans, a newly made up partner…
Election fever: Sandelson re-elected as disputes chief as global MP vote draws near Sarah Downey Set against the wider backdrop of its global managing partner contest, Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has re-elected Jeremy Sandelson as…
Layton leads the field as CC set for managing partner election Legal Business The race to fill the shoes of Clifford Chance (CC)’s longstanding global managing partner David Childs has reached a decisive…
Layton leads the field as CC set for managing partner election Legal Business The race to fill the shoes of Clifford Chance (CC)’s longstanding global managing partner David Childs has reached a decisive…
Barclays £5.8bn rights issue sees Clifford Chance, Sullivan & Cromwell and Freshfields in the lead Legal Business Barclays has begun the biggest capital raising by a UK bank since 2009 under which Clifford Chance (CC), Sullivan & Cromwell and Freshfields…
In-house: Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May lawyers take senior roles at CMA, Shell and PwC Francesca Fanshawe Magic circle lawyers have this week filled a number of senior regulatory and in-house positions, with a Slaughter and May partner…
Glaxo reviews advisers as A&O & CC take lead roles on £1.35bn Ribena and Lucozade sale Jaishree Kalia As GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reviews its preferred law firms in a decision that could see the healthcare giant create a formal…
Clifford Chance snares BLP’s contentious tax head Sarah Downey Senior exits from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) continue apace as Clifford Chance has confirmed the hire of Liesl Fichardt, the…
Private equity: CVC gifts Clifford Chance and Cleary with two major European mandates Legal Business Followers of the tussle between UK and US private equity practices for European mandates were last month rewarded with an…
Private equity: CVC gifts Clifford Chance and Cleary Gottlieb with two major European mandates David Stevenson Followers of the tussle between UK and US private equity practices for European mandates were this week rewarded with an…
Resurgence in debt and equity capital markets sees Allen & Overy claim top spot for issuer and manager roles David Stevenson Allen & Overy (A&O) has topped Thomson Reuters’ table of legal advisers on global debt and equity capital markets work for…
Clifford Chance underperforms Magic Circle with 9% drop in PEP Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has underperformed its Magic Circle rivals in its 2012/13 results as the firm today announced a 2.5% decline…
Back at the gate: US invaders raise fresh questions over private equity status of CC and Linklaters David Stevenson David Stevenson surveys a fast-changing buyout landscape to find US ‘barbarians’ once again pressing in on City leaders Unfortunately for…
CC to boost London corporate and regulatory insurance capability with hire of NRF’s Ashley Prebble Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has hired Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) corporate insurance partner Ashley Prebble as the Magic Circle firm aims…
CC bumps starting pay to £63,500 with bonuses giving junior associates chance to earn over £100,000 Legal Business Despite generally gloomy market conditions there were renewed signs of underlying confidence at top London firms with Clifford Chance (CC) joining…
Lateral push sees key UK players switch to US firms Legal Business US firms in the City continue to demonstrate their appetite for big name lateral hires from leading UK firms, with…
HSF becomes third UK firm to open its doors in Seoul David Stevenson Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) opened in Seoul last month, becoming the third UK firm to open in Korea, after Clifford…
