Olswang launches 10% staff bonus to encourage entrepreneurs Legal Business After what has been a challenging couple of years for TMT firm Olswang, chief executive Paul Stevens is launching a…
Comment: Bespoke, mobile and plugged in: CMS’s Duncan Weston on the tech tools clients will demand Legal Business Against a backdrop of a fast-changing technology environment; value-conscious clients, rising rents, and the need to provide meaningful alternative fee…
Dealwatch: Olswang, Weil Gotshal among firms acting on French Burger King acquisition Legal Business A host of firms including Olswang, Weil Gotshal & Manges have won advisory work as Burger King France owner Groupe…
Voting with your feet: Nabarro and HFW pick BPP after Kaplan shuts law school Legal Business After more than five years at Kaplan, both Nabarro and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) have opted for BPP as their…
New endeavours: Olswang former head of corporate exits after 15 years as firm reveals new C-suite to boost growth Legal Business Olswang has had its fair share of departures these last 12 months with its former head of corporate Fabrizio Carpanini…
Olswang’s new German focus, Munich, sees team of five exit for US IP firm Jaishree Kalia Olswang’s German offering has been served a further blow after losing its entire Berlin office, with intellectual property (IP) partner…
Q&A: CMS Cameron McKenna managing partner Weston on ‘making sure high quality firms understand what CMS is’ Legal Business With an election for the top leadership job looming at CMS Cameron McKenna, the firm’s incumbent managing partner Duncan Weston…
KWM hires Nabarro’s former head of financial services regulation to support real estate and PE push Legal Business In a ‘sign to the market of our commitment to grow our private equity practice’, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM)…
Greenberg Traurig lands Olswang’s Berlin office to open in Germany Legal Business Greenberg Traurig has launched its first office in Germany with the mass hire of Olswang’s 50-strong lawyer team in Berlin.
Candidates emerge as CMS gears up for autumn managing partner election Legal Business Four partners are tipped as potential successors as Weston prepares to step down CMS Cameron McKenna is gearing up for…
Olswang to lose Berlin team in strategy reversal Sarah Downey Freshfields among firms in talks to take over the office The last 12 months have been quite a whirlwind at…
Candidates emerge as CMS gears up for autumn managing partner election Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna is gearing up for its managing partner election this autumn as chief Duncan Weston prepares to stand…
Olswang posts a healthy 8% revenue growth after turbulent year Legal Business It has been a year of management and team departures but Olswang today reported that its revenues for the financial…
White & Case appoints management as Verrier re-elected while CMS hands Brandi a second term Legal Business Both White & Case and CMS announced yesterday the re-election of their executive chairmen with Hugh Verrier taking the role on…
Olswang’s entire Berlin office in talks with Freshfields and MoFo alongside other international firms Legal Business Following news yesterday (18 June) that 13 equity partners are exiting Olswang’s Berlin outpost, it has emerged that the entire…
13 partners to go in Germany as Olswang announces ‘decoupling’ of Berlin arm Legal Business Olswang has announced that 13 German equity partners, specialising mainly in corporate and finance, will be leaving the firm later…
Revitalised Nabarro posts 8% revenue growth, a 21% PEP leap and sets out new strategy Legal Business After flat turnover growth in recent years, Nabarro has recorded £126m in revenue for the 2014/15 financial year, an 8% rise on…
Mergers helps drive 11% revenue growth at CMS with profits up 3% Sarah Downey With two mergers under its belt in 2014, CMS has unveiled double digit growth in revenue for the financial year…
Six months after surprise exit, ex-Olswang head Stewart packs his bags to re-emerge at Caribbean law firm Legal Business After having unexpectedly stepped down from his role as Olswang’s chief executive in October last year amid differences with other…
Another management departure at Olswang as GC Callander leaves to take on new role at Addleshaws Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard has hired Olswang’s general counsel (GC) and partnership secretary Simon Callander as it expands its partnership secretary role,…
