CMS cites ‘19%’ UK profitability hike as turnover tops £500m in first post-merger results Marco Cillario CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has released a selection of financial highlights for the year following its three-way merger but disappointingly…
Looking east: Linklaters gets long-awaited Shanghai approval as CMS launches Hong Kong association Marco Cillario Linklaters and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang have shown Asia is still high on the agenda of global law firms after…
CMS, Fieldfisher and NRF among firms awarded spots on social housing regulator’s panel amid regime shake-up Marco Cillario CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Fieldfisher have been appointed to the Regulator of Social Housing’s…
CMS dismisses Singapore head and reports to SRA amid ‘confidential matters’ Marco Cillario CMS’ Singapore head has been dismissed from the firm and the matter reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Legal…
In-house: CMS breaks new Crown Estate ground as Heineken UK and DLA toast another two years Hamish McNicol The legal adviser overhaul of £13bn real estate business The Crown Estate by general counsel (GC) Rob Booth continues with…
Women deal stars: perspectives – Penelope Warne, CMS Marco Cillario ‘Compared to ten years ago, in some ways it’s easier for women and in some it’s more difficult. It is…
LLP latest: Olswang profit fell 76% before 2017 CMS merger as legacy firms’ final accounts revealed Marco Cillario Profits at all three CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang legacy firms fell in the last financial year before their three-way…
Clyde & Co, CMS and DAC Beachcroft pick up partners from an ailing Sedgwick Tom Baker As US firm Sedgwick heads towards closure in the New Year, UK-based outfits Clyde & Co, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro…
Financials 2017/18: CMS claims 25% profit hike post-merger as DWF’s top line grows 23% Marco Cillario CMS UK has today (20 November) claimed profits have grown 25% in the six months since its three-way merger with…
‘Rationalisation and upgrade’: CMS UK sublets legacy Nabarro and Olswang headquarters Marco Cillario Six months into the UK’s largest ever legal merger, CMS has signed deals to sublet most of legacy Nabarro and…
‘Real estate up the agenda’: CMS brings across Paris team from Herbert Smith Marco Cillario CMS is continuing its global expansion with news that its French member firm has hired a two-partner real estate team…
CMS signs up Saudi partners as White & Case brings in heavyweight Swedish duo Marco Cillario They are already two of the most globalised law firms in the business, but CMS and White & Case have…
‘Short-term pain, long-term gain’: Q&A with CMS UK managing partner Stephen Millar Marco Cillario On 1 May 2017, the largest legal merger in UK history went live as CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang…
Sainsburys appoints eleven firms including Linklaters, Addleshaws, CMS and Dentons to new roster Kathryn McCann UK supermarket and retailer Sainsbury’s Group has appointed eleven firms to its new legal panel, including Linklaters, Addleshaw Goddard, Dentonsand CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Oslwang. The…
CMS launches Monaco office with local merger to service international investors Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has continued to expand by opening its Monaco office through a combination with Pasquier Ciulla…
Mayer Brown, RPC and CMS and five other firms win roles on QBE UK panel review completion Kathryn McCann Eight firms including Mayer Brown, Clyde & Co, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, DAC Beachcroft and RPC have won places…
Financials 2017: Tough markets see CMS growth stall as group revenues dip below €1bn Tom Baker A year of turbulence and tough markets in Europe has apparently taken its toll on the region’s legal market with…
Emerging empires – Bakers, CMS and DLA Piper rise up the ranks as global giants march on Legal Business Ella Marshall and Jonathan Armstrong assess the latest EMEA rankings from The Legal 500 The market continues to evolve in…
‘Long-term growth’: Lewis Silkin appoints CMS director of change Georgiana Tudor Lewis Silkin has appointed Graeme Wood as chief operating officer (COO) from CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, ‘to support long…
Linklaters wins Bovis mandate over Freshfields as Slaughters and Camerons advise bidders Legal Business In response to a pair of competing takeover bids, Linklaters won the mandate to advise the target Bovis Homes, taking…
