Darrois, BDGS and Macfarlanes in the frame for L’Oréal’s €4bn Kering beauty deal Theresa Hargreaves Macfarlanes has joined a roster of leading French firms including Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier and BDGS Associés securing roles on…
Revolving Doors: Cleary launches London real estate arm as Simmons bulks up pensions team Bertie Ford Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has made a decisive move into the UK real estate market, launching a London practice…
Revolving Doors: Gibson Dunn hires Latham energy M&A partner as Kirkland PE partner heads to Willkie Tom Cox Gibson Dunn has tapped Latham & Watkins for energy M&A partner Simon Tysoe, a Legal 500 leading partner in London…
Revolving Doors: Proskauer, Mayer Brown and Pinsents hire in PE as A&O Shearman loses German arbitration head Will Lewallen Martin Graham has joined Proskauer’s private equity and M&A team in London, returning to private practice after 18 years at…
Revolving Doors: Eversheds hires in London and Frankfurt while Simpson Thacher and Cadwalader build in finance Theresa Hargreaves Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its tax department in London with the addition of Kevin Cummings from McDermott Will & Schulte.…
Why UK firms are bucking the trend to downsize in Asia amid HK IPO boom Tom Cox When CMS picked up a nine-lawyer team from BCLP this August, it represented the end of the transatlantic firm’s foray…
Revolving Doors: Orrick swoops for Gibson Dunn oil and gas duo as Addleshaw secures lawtech leader Bertie Ford As London is gripped by autumn’s blustery arrival, law firm partners continue to be swept into new firms and practices.…
Revolving Doors: Paul Weiss taps Quinn for disputes partner as Fried Frank hires another Goodwin lateral Theresa Hargreaves Paul Weiss has hired commercial, financial and competition disputes partner Leo Kitchen from Quinn Emanuel. Kitchen, a Legal 500 next-generation…
CMS passes €2bn revenue milestone as network celebrates quarter-century Tom Cox CMS has surpassed the €2bn mark in global revenue for the 2024 calendar year, reporting a 6% increase to €2.073bn,…
‘London is on the cusp of reopening’ – ECM partners back London IPO rebound despite 30-year low Will Lewallen The first half of 2025 delivered a blow to London’s financial reputation, with the weakest listing figures in three decades,…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters adds eight-lawyer Paris team as Goodwin hires in London and Broadfield recruits from Sidley and Kirkland Tom Cox Linklaters has made a significant addition to its global restructuring and insolvency bench, hiring an eight-lawyer team from French firm…
Trio of international firms hike salaries for newly-qualified lawyers Tom Cox Ashurst, CMS and DLA Piper have all hiked pay for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers as the battle for junior talent…
The top firms for value, billing and efficiency – and how they do it Alex Ryan Persistent pressure on clients to keep a lid on costs means obtaining value for money from external advisers is more…
Howdy Saudi: why Riyadh is now the centre of attention for firms targeting the Middle East Anna Huntley The Middle East has long been an attractive destination for international law firms, but when it comes to expansion plans…
Vertical progress: CMS corporate co-heads on their plans for the practice Anna Huntley While CMS is perhaps best-known for its top-tier reputation in the commercial property sector, its strengths as a corporate dealmaking…
CMS: The Client’s View Legal Business CMS Lawyers and Team Quality 80.60 Quality of partners 83.07 Quality of associates 77.37 Partner availability and engagement 82.32 All…
‘A powerful thing’ – how the Mindful Business Charter is reinvigorating efforts to tackle mental health issues in law Tom Cox It’s not news to anyone that the legal profession is stressful. As Michael Cavers, head of debt capital markets at…
‘Evolution not revolution’: CMS and Addleshaw Goddard post revenue growth as results season continues Anna Huntley CMS has reported a 5% uptick in global revenue from last year’s €1.862bn to €1.957bn in its most recent set…
Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit: Stranger than fiction Holly McKechnie Even amid a stellar agenda at Legal Business’ Financial Regulatory and Disputes Summit 2023 last November, CMS’ session – Shams…
Financial results 22/23: CMS sees deceleration in revenue growth following last year’s standout figures Ayesha Ellis CMS has reported a 6% uptick from last year’s €1.746bn to €1.862bn in global revenue growth in its recent set…
