Revolving doors: Simmons welcomes back a partner from Cadwalader as Nabarro hires from McGuire Woods Michael West Last week saw a range of firms bolstering key practices areas with a capital markets partner returning to Simmons &…
Replacing Stewart: Olswang picks IP partner Paul Stevens as new chief executive Legal Business After looking externally for a permanent replacement for former chief executive David Stewart, Olswang has turned internally and elected intellectual…
Fee transparency: Olswang, OC, Taylor Wessing and 12 others sign up to service to reduce legal fee disputes Legal Business Taylor Wessing, Olswang and CMS Cameron McKenna are amongst a host of firms to sign up to Apperio – a…
Asia: Nabarro hires Clyde & Co senior disputes partner to head Singapore office Legal Business Joining the spate of firms to bolster their offering in Singapore in recent months, Nabarro has today (30 April) announced the appointment…
Partner promotions: Olswang makes up five in an expanded all-female round Legal Business Olswang has continued the trend of firms improving their partnerships’ gender diversity by promoting a five-strong all-female round after promoting…
Partner promotions: CMS makes up 39 in international partnership round Legal Business The CMS international network has this year made up 39 lawyers to partner across Europe and the Middle East, including…
Trainee retention: CMS Cameron McKenna keeps on 62% of spring 2015 cohort while Pinsents manages 79% Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna revealed what it described as an ‘uncharacteristically low’ trainee retention rate today (27 March), with only 61.5%…
Media attention: Quinn Emanuel leads high-profile Clarkson mandate in potential BBC dispute Legal Business Motoring broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson has turned to litigation boutique Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s disputes partner Martin Davies as legal…
Investing in London: Cooley keeps up City push with Olswang’s former PE head Rosen Legal Business After its mass hire from Edwards Wildman Palmer and Morrison & Foerster to launch in London earlier this year, Cooley…
£1.1bn of student digs: Nabarro, Clifford Chance and Morgan Lewis take lead on Liberty Living acquisition Legal Business Nabarro and Clifford Chance have picked up a major real estate instruction advising on the £1.1bn acquisition of UK student…
In-house: Mercedes Benz appoints Nabarro and Shoosmiths to UK legal panel as WLG loses out Legal Business Nabarro and Shoosmiths have secured a joint appointment to the legal panel of Mercedes-Benz UK following a competitive tender process,…
Building the team: Olswang hires Winston & Strawn IP duo as its corporate head steps down Legal Business Following a somewhat uneven 2014, Olswang has hired an intellectual property partner duo from US firm Winston & Strawn in…
Grand designs: DLA Piper to move City operation to Cameron McKenna’s old office Legal Business Seeking to expand its office space in the City, DLA Piper has signed a lease to move into CMS Cameron…
Life During Law: Ciaran Carvalho, Nabarro Legal Business I decided I wanted to be a lawyer aged 14. My parents’ friends were looking after me while my parents…
Targeting Manchester: Nabarro bolsters office with Pinsents and Eversheds hires Kathryn McCann Nabarro has bolstered its recently opened Manchester office with the hire of corporate partner Howard Gill and real estate partner…
H1 2014/15: Nabarro posts 3% revenue increase for half year Sarah Downey Having posted broadly flat financials in recent years and endured a tough period, more than many top-30 firms, Nabarro has…
Evasive Action – Can Olswang live up to its own ambitions? Legal Business TMT leader Olswang is hard to pin down these days as profits ebb, reports of discord emerge and a leader…
Significant departures: BLP and Olswang heads of arbitration both leave for the bar Tom Moore Nicholas Fletcher QC, who has led Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s international arbitration practice for the last five years, has resigned from…
Nabarro forms new French alliance with Lefèvre Pelletier Legal Business Tie-up occurs after August & Debouzy quit network in March French law firm Lefèvre Pelletier & associés will join Nabarro’s…
Seeking new opportunities: Olswang’s former CEO Stewart resigns Legal Business After unexpectedly stepping down from his management role, former Olswang chief executive David Stewart has officially resigned from the firm,…
