Five stand as CC kicks off senior partner race but early favourite Sandelson not in contention Marco Cillario Leadership at Clifford Chance (CC) has over the last 20 years swung wildly between prestige and poisoned chalice but the…
Deal watch: Rich pickings for Links as insurance and education sectors mark busy autumn for City elite Marco Cillario It has been a busy few weeks for Linklaters’ transactional team as the firm scooped spots on two multibillion pound…
Deal watch: City high-flyers land jumbo £4.4bn BA pension deal as Blackstone’s buying spree continues Nathalie Tidman City heavyweights Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) and Eversheds Sutherland have landed key roles on Legal & General’s £4.4bn…
LB100 case study: Clifford Chance Legal Business The only firm among London’s big four to have retained its position in the Legal Business 100 table, Clifford Chance…
Deal watch: Slaughters leads on Wonga collapse and joins Skadden, Ashurst and CC on £3.9bn Costa deal Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has landed key roles on the high-profile collapse of payday lender Wonga and Coca-Cola’s £3.9bn acquisition of national…
Revolving Doors: Jones Day makes it a brace in the City as Clifford Chance loses partner in-house Thomas Alan Away from the headline laterals last week, Jones Day was the only firm to make moves in London after securing…
Double whammy for Magic Circle infra as Latham hires CC’s Moylan and A&O’s Andersen Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has secured the services of two of the highest profile names in the City’s infrastructure private equity space…
Life during law: Amy Mahon Nathalie Tidman My dad is a Marxist. Imagine how he felt when I became a City solicitor and married a banker. He…
The City’s big four report steady growth in a boom deal year as CC leads Magic Circle Nathalie Tidman After last year’s double-digit revenue growth for three of the big four Magic Circle firms, 2017/18 financials for the same…
CC wins out as Google’s record fine in landmark antitrust case heralds new era Marco Cillario In a case that has put antitrust law on the front pages, the European Commission (EC) has fined Google a…
A relative result: CC hikes partner profits to £1.6m as first Magic Circle player unveils 2018 numbers Marco Cillario For months lawyers have been talking of unexpectedly robust trading conditions but the first clear indication from the City elite…
Associate pay: Freshfields joins salary race as global firms jostle for talent in US Thomas Alan More details are emerging on associate pay at Magic Circle firms as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has joined the list of firms…
Reports of the death of CC’s sponsor practice prove exaggerated but surviving isn’t thriving Marco Cillario Marco Cillario finds much more substance to CC’s PE business than the usual critique but stopping managed relative decline will…
Partner promotions: Clifford Chance promotes 26 globally in a stronger round for women Thomas Alan Clifford Chance (CC) has made up 10 women in a promotion round that has ushered in 26 partners globally, seven…
‘It’s about doing the right thing’ – Clifford Chance goes extra mile to reveal stark 66% gender pay gap Tom Baker In an attempt to kick-start a more transparent reporting process, Clifford Chance (CC) has opted to include the total earnings…
Women deal stars perspectives – Amy Mahon, Clifford Chance Nathalie Tidman ‘Star culture dictates that 50-year-old men are seen as the real deal. To be a good deal-doer it’s not only…
CC hits Newcastle for surprise takeover of Carillion’s volume legal arm Hamish McNicol Get your Magic Circle-meets-Geordie Shore quips ready as Clifford Chance (CC) has made a surprise acquisition of Carillion’s pioneering in-house legal…
Off the leash – as regulators target City leaders, is more to come? Tom Baker It was a prized scalp. In December, Clifford Chance (CC) became the first Magic Circle player to fall foul of…
Deal Watch: Simpson, CC and NRF line up as business data firms generates big ticket double Nathalie Tidman As January draws to a close the deal market continues its robust run, with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett leading the advisers…
LLP accounts: Clifford Chance leadership team pockets £16m following strong year Tom Baker The 13-strong executive leadership team at Clifford Chance (CC) took home £16m for the 2016/17 financial year, according to its…
