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…
Clifford Chance partner Panayides to face SDT over Excalibur involvement Tom Baker In another twist in the Excalibur professional negligence saga and a clear sign of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) clamping…
Clifford Chance re-appoints Layton as managing partner – will the steady hand play as safe in his second term? Alex Novarese Clifford Chance (CC) has reappointed managing partner Matthew Layton for a second term. Layton’s second term will run from 1…
CC and partner Panayides fined £50,000 each by SDT over Excalibur saga Tom Baker Clifford Chance (CC) and its disputes partner Alex Panayides have both been fined £50,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)…
US bonuses: Magic Circle follows Wall Street standard with bonus freeze as associate reward season comes round again Mark McAteer Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance have kept top-level US associate bonuses static at $100,000 for the fourth consecutive year,…
Clifford Chance partner Panayides to face SDT over Excalibur involvement Tom Baker In another twist in the Excalibur professional negligence saga and a clear sign of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) clamping…
Squaring the Circle: A&O and CC confirm more details as associate pay is stoked higher Tom Baker A little more light has emerged on the going rate for junior lawyers at the Magic Circle, with Allen &…
Deal watch: Magic Circle firms in busy start to autumn as Freshfields and CC take leading roles in global buyouts Marco Cillario Global 100 firms have taken the lead on a trio of multibillion-dollar deals announced this week as the autumn deal…
CC pushes on with stateside lateral spree adding disputes trio in Washington Tom Baker As a season of disputes and regulatory hiring for international firms in Washington DC continues apace, Clifford Chance (CC) has continued…
‘Knowhow and track record’: Magic Circle dominates new panel as seven firms dropped in government legal services revamp Marco Cillario Magic Circle firms constitute four of the nine advisers appointed to the government’s new finance and complex legal services panel…
Freshfields freezes associate pay bands after 2016 largesse but battle for top juniors to intensify Madeleine Farman Amid a simmering market for junior City lawyers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opted to hold the line on associate salaries following a…
