Nabarro bolsters City disputes capability with DLA IT litigation head hire Legal Business Top 30 LB100 firm Nabarro has bolstered its City disputes capability with the addition of DLA Piper’s IT litigation head Lee Gluyas.…
Nabarro seeks new French alliance partner after August & Debouzy quits network David Stevenson Top 30 LB100 firm Nabarro has today (6 March) confirmed that French firm August & Debouzy has left its European alliance,…
Partner exits: NRF corporate partner Cathy Pitt and head of climate change Hobley move on Legal Business Top 10 LB100 firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has said goodbye to two further senior partner departures as longstanding London-based…
LLP filings 2012/13 – DAC Beachcroft, Dentons, Olswang and Ince & Co reveal numbers Legal Business DAC Beachcroft, Dentons, Olswang and Ince & Co have joined the ranks of leading UK law firms to have filed…
LLP latest: CMS Cameron McKenna posts revenue and profit drops for LLP but highest earner remains stable Legal Business Top ten LB100 firm CMS Cameron McKenna has posted a revenue drop for its UK limited liability partnership (LLP) of 6.6%…
Hogan Lovells and Olswang strengthen TMT practices with hire of team heads in Hong Kong and Germany Legal Business As Hong Kong becomes gateway to the world’s biggest trader in goods after China overtook the US for the first time…
Fallout begins as Dundas & Wilson suffers spate of partner exits post-CMS merger deal Sarah Downey The fallout from Dundas & Wilson‘s recently announced takeover by CMS Cameron McKenna has begun in earnest, with the Scottish firm confirming…
LLP filings 2012/13 – Nabarro’s highest earner sees pay increased by 31% Legal Business Following a seven-month period in which its year-end profitability rose significantly but its half-year revenue was flat, top 30 LB100…
Merger watch – 2013 a record year for legal mergers as 2014 promises more of the same David Stevenson The long-awaited consolidation of the legal market accelerated in 2013, which was a record year for large UK law firm…
Merger Watch 2013 – The runners, riders and fallers at the last hurdle Legal Business ‘I believe the market lends itself to opportunities for growth and successful law firms will take advantage of these opportunities.…
Buy-side story: how CMS and Dundas & Wilson finalised their surprise merger Sarah Downey Talk to any partner at Dundas & Wilson in the early 1990s – when Cameron McKenna launched its fledgling oil…
Updated merger watch – CMS completes successful tie-up with Dundas & Wilson Caroline Hill CMS Cameron McKenna and beleaguered Scottish firm Dundas & Wilson have merged, the firms announced this evening (12 December), creating a…
H1 2013/14: Nabarro points to pick up in corporate and real estate amid flat half year results Sarah Downey Nabarro has posted flat half year (H1) revenues for the 2013/14 year, with figures rising by a marginal 0.3% from…
Leadership: Dick Tyler ‘ready for a change’ as CMS elects Penelope Warne as senior partner Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna has elected its first-ever female senior partner, as UK managing director and head of energy Penelope Warne…
Nabarro to launch Middle East ‘hub’ in Dubai Legal Business Nabarro is to open an office in Dubai early next year following the Dubai government’s granting of a licence to…
H1 2013/14: Olswang sees turnover jump by 15% Legal Business Olswang has joined the early ranks of top 50 firms to reveal their half year (H1) 2013/14 results, with turnover up 15%…
West meets East – CMS latest to announce Istanbul office launch Legal Business The latest move by CMS to enhance its international offering lies at the cross roads between Europe and Asia, with…
Global ambassador: CMS partner Fiona Woolf to represent the City as Lord Mayor Legal Business The City legal profession collectively regards itself as a global ambassador for UK enterprise but CMS Cameron McKenna energy partner Fiona Woolf has…
Trainee retention: Eversheds, Clyde & Co, CMS Cameron McKenna and Simmons reveal rates Legal Business The number of training contracts being offered by City firms may have dropped by over 20% but the recently revealed…
Training contracts: A&O cuts 2015 intake by 15% and reveals retention rates alongside HFW and Olswang Sarah Downey Allen & Overy’s (A&O) decision today (15 August) to reduce its trainee intake by 15% in 2015 will be closely…
