Financial results 2013/14: Olswang suffers further drop in PEP to £490k with turnover up 7% to £117.6m Legal Business Olswang has reported mixed 2013/14 financial results with profit per equity partner (PEP) down 4%, following a double-digit drop last…
Further Edwards Wildman City fallout as CMS set to take on corporate partner Legal Business The fallout from the embattled City office of US firm Edwards Wildman continues as it emerges that corporate partners Eero Rautalahti…
Financial results 2013/14: Nabarro posts static revenues while PEP jumps 10.5% Sarah Downey Top-30 LB100 firm Nabarro is the latest to unveil its 2013/14 financials, with annual turnover broadly flat at £116.7m, a…
Olswang’s head of real estate finance quits for Dechert Legal Business Olswang’s head of real estate finance Eleni Skordaki has quit the firm after nearly ten years to join Dechert’s City finance…
Norton Rose Fulbright hires CMS Cameron McKenna DCM partner Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has hired CMS Cameron McKenna banking and finance partner Nigel Dickinson to its debt capital markets team.
CMS’ Aberdeen capability sees it awarded £572m BG Group disposal Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna’s capability in Aberdeen has seen it selected ahead of fellow BG Group panel law firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Comment: Cameronics redux – a hard-to-grasp institution that looks set to surprise Legal Business Given that I get paid to poke around law firms’ inner workings, it’s not that often that I find it…
Cameronics redux: a hard-to-grasp institution that looks set to surprise Legal Business Given that I get paid to poke around law firms’ inner workings, it’s not that often that I find it…
A bit of hustle, a bit of love – GCs expect attention and pitching from advisers Legal Business In our focus on Nabarro this month the firm comes in for some criticism at the hands of an important…
Camerons launches cost-saving venture through Dundas offices as the firm prepares for move to Cannon Place Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna plans to utilise the Scottish offices and personnel of new merger partner Dundas & Wilson as a…
Always a bridesmaid: can Nabarro revive itself post-Lehman without a partner? Legal Business Sarah Downey reports on the property leader’s attempts to position itself. With its five-year financial performance standing out as one…
The Programme – how Dundas & Wilson fits into the CMS masterplan Sarah Downey With a takeover of Dundas & Wilson under its belt and a barrage of post-Lehman re-engineering in place, CMS Cameron…
Financial results 2013/14: CMS unveils flat revenues with profit up 3.3% Legal Business CMS has unveiled a marginal increase in revenue for the 2013/14 financial year, with turnover up by under 1% from €837.7m…
Nabarro launches in Manchester with hire of Addleshaws trio; CMS brings in BLP partner to head aircraft finance Jaishree Kalia Nabarro is set to launch an office in Manchester with the hire of a trio of real estate partners from Addleshaw…
Election fever: Clifford Chance corporate head Tinkler steps down as Nabarro prepares for first MP elections in 15 years Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) private equity partner Simon Tinkler has stepped down from his role as London head of corporate after a…
Channel 5’s £450m sale to Viacom sees Rosenblatt, Shearman, Olswang and Lewis Silkin acting Legal Business Channel 5’s £450m sale to Viacom has thrown up roles for Rosenblatt Solicitors; a London-based Shearman & Sterling team; Olswang and Lewis Silkin as…
CMS junior partners to pay up to £50k in response to HMRC shake-up Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna has called on its fixed-share partners (FSPs) to make a substantial contribution of capital in light of…
Redundancy watch: CMS and Dundas cut 60 support staff roles Sarah Downey CMS and Dundas & Wilson confirmed today (30 April) that they have made 60 staff redundant ahead of their £300m…
Partner promotions: CMS promotes 30; Clyde & Co nine; Lawrence Graham five Legal Business The latest round of partner promotions among the top 20 UK firms has this week seen CMS Cameron McKenna announce the…
Camerons’ fixed-share partners to contribute up to £50k in response to HMRC shake-up Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna has become the latest firm to call upon its fixed-share partners to make a substantial contribution of…