Clydes sees run of departures after City corporate team comes under scrutiny Jaishree Kalia Several corporate partners have resigned from Clyde & Co’s London office after what has been described as a ‘shoulder tapping…
Scottish play: Clyde & Co seals Simpson & Marwick deal Legal Business After months of negotiations, Clyde & Co has successfully secured a merger with Scottish firm Simpson & Marwick, following other…
Revolving Doors: Insurance-focused firms invest as Clydes expands in South Africa and DWF hires a former managing partner Michael West Last week saw a flurry of announcements as firms revealed their hires made over the summer. Clyde & Co invested in…
Revolving Doors: Norton Rose Fulbright takes Hogan Lovells partner as Squires builds in Germany and BLM makes a senior hire Legal Business Despite the summer break being upon us, law firms have continued to invest in their recruitment strategies. Norton Rose Fulbright…
City moves: BLP looks to broaden insurance offering with Clyde & Co’s Quirk Michael West Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has boosted its insurance practice and expanded its regulatory offering by recruiting Clyde & Co’s leading…
PEP up to £265k as BLM’s mergers lift firm past £100m turnover mark Michael West Helped by its Scottish and Northern Ireland mergers, BLM has surpassed the £100m turnover mark and posted £104m in revenues…
Revolving Doors: US firms kick-on with big hires as Clydes invests Stateside Tom Moore As firms move to finalise their lateral hires before the holiday season starts, a string of US hires were wrapped…
Business as usual: Clydes posts 10% PEP rise as revenues close in on £400m Mark McAteer As has been the case since its merger with Barlow Lyde & Gilbert in 2011, Global 100 firm Clyde &…
Brown Rudnick hires Clydes’ corporate head as it targets Francophone work Legal Business Clyde & Co head of corporate Philip Rogers is leaving the firm after eleven years to head up Brown Rudnick’s…
Clydes expands Manchester base with new office and partner duo as revenues reach £26m in 2014/15 Legal Business As Clyde & Co’s Manchester office revenues look to hit £26m for 2014/15, the firm is expanding the presence it…
Hiring the team: 15-strong group exits Simpson & Marwick to join Brodies Jaishree Kalia Scottish firm Simpson & Marwick’s well-regarded, 15-strong, family law team, including its current head Shaun George, has quit the firm to…
Can Clydes seal the deal? Firm in advanced merger talks with Simpson & Marwick Legal Business Following the failed merger attempt between Scottish firm Simpson & Marwick and Kennedys in 2013, UK top-20 firm Clyde &…
Targeting Russia: Kennedys launches in Moscow with former Clyde & Co Russian insurance head Legal Business Following troubled markets in Russia across 2014, a handful of firms have signalled a renewed interest in the region, with…
Asia: Nabarro hires Clyde & Co senior disputes partner to head Singapore office Legal Business Joining the spate of firms to bolster their offering in Singapore in recent months, Nabarro has today (30 April) announced the appointment…
Promotions round: Clyde & Co and Dentons increase partner intake on last year Legal Business The latest round of partner promotions among international firms sees Clyde & Co and Dentons announce 13 and ten new…
Partner promotions: Weightmans makes an all-female round as BLM cuts its to six and Browne Jacobson’s partnership passes 100 Kathryn McCann This week saw Weightmans carry out its first all-female promotions round, making four women up to partner level, while BLM…
A $40m award: Clyde & Co client Glencore loses High Court fraud case Legal Business Withers‘ client, Romanian oil company OMV Petrom, has succeeded in its high profile dispute against natural resource giant Glencore at…
‘We’re on a journey we haven’t completed yet’: BLM elects senior partner Mike Brown for second term Legal Business In an uncontested election, risk and insurance-focused law firm BLM has unanimously re-elected its senior partner, Mike Brown, for a…
Revolving doors: Clydes, Quinn Emanuel and Gibson Dunn make key hires Legal Business Last week saw Clyde & Co expand its transportation finance practice in the City, while Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan…
What’s in a name? Companies House found liable in £8.8m negligence spelling mistake case Legal Business Companies House has today (26 January) lost a major argument at the High Court after a Cardiff businessman argued a blunder…
