News in brief – February 2015 Legal Business KENNEDYS OPENS IN SCOTLAND Last month, Kennedys finally entered the Scottish market with the opening of offices in Glasgow and…
Targeting New York: Clifford Chance bolsters NY office with DLA Piper finance partner Legal Business With US leadership previously announcing intentions to boost the firm’s New York bench, Clifford Chance has today (3 February) confirmed…
Accounts revealed: DLA Piper revenues slip as partner numbers shrink Legal Business DLA Piper‘s European, Asian and Middle Eastern operations suffered a fall in revenue from £800m to £787.5m for the 12…
Asia: DLA Piper builds up its Singapore office while Milbank and Sidley expand in China Legal Business DLA Piper, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Sidley Austin have all completed partner raids on rivals in Asia as…
Q&A: Heineken UK’s Graeme Colquhoun and DLA Piper’s John McKinlay talk sole adviser mandates Legal Business Having appointed DLA Piper as principal legal adviser this month (January) in a bid to cut down on external spend,…
Go your own way: Lawyers at Covington & Burling and DLA Piper leave to launch boutiques Legal Business Having watched an increasing number of their peers depart during 2014 to launch boutique law firms, Covington & Burling‘s co-head…
Revolving doors: New Year moves at Eversheds, DLA Piper and HFW Legal Business Many City partners got the New Year started at new firms, with Eversheds, DLA Piper and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)…
Cheers: Heineken UK gifts DLA Piper with principal legal adviser role Legal Business After much speculation and a lengthy review, the UK arm of global beer and cider producer Heineken has announced the…
The Friday Edit: Nostalgia, greed and DLA – celebrating 25 years of Legal Business and other animals Legal Business With Legal Business gearing up for its Christmas lunch, it’s once again time to look back on the notable events…
Baker & McKenzie and DLA Piper bet on Mexico’s growing legal market Legal Business DLA combines with local firm while Baker & McKenzie boosts its Mexican office Mexico’s legal market has seen steady growth…
Yorkshire: No quarter asked Caroline Hill As one of the region’s most sophisticated and competitive hubs, Yorkshire lawyers are still expecting to fight for work, even…
A major instruction: DLA Piper instructed by Vodafone for Spanish tax fraud investigation Legal Business DLA Piper lawyers from London and Madrid have been called in by Vodafone to investigate allegations of tax fraud at…
Management changes: DLA Piper overhauls board as Ince & Co picks new senior team Legal Business A mass reshuffle has taken place of DLA Piper’s executive managment team, with the firm’s Dutch head of corporate Barbara…
Bakers takes three partners from DLA as it merges in Mexico while Clydes hires three to launch in Brisbane Jaishree Kalia Baker & McKenzie has hired three partners from DLA Piper’s Mexico City office as the latter combines with a local…
‘A tactic to intimidate lawyers’: Facebook sues DLA Piper for bringing ‘fraudulent’ US lawsuit Legal Business Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg are suing trans-Atlantic firm DLA Piper for its role in bringing a case which they…
‘Huge experience of growing a business’: DLA Piper’s Knowles lands chairman role at investment banking firm Zeus Capital Legal Business Sir Nigel Knowles, who is set to step down as co-CEO and managing partner at DLA Piper later this year,…
Revolving doors: US sees spate of lateral hires Jaishree Kalia Lateral hires last week have seen Mayer Brown, DLA Piper and Reed Smith make key hires in their US practices,…
Revolving doors: High profile hires for DLA; Chadbourne; Dentons; Osborne Clarke; Simmons and Winston & Strawn Legal Business High profile lateral moves between some of the largest global law firms last week saw DLA Piper hire a four-strong real…
DLA sees leading criminal litigator Rickards leave for Kingsley Napley Sarah Downey Kingsley Napley has made a key hire to its criminal litigation team, as DLA Piper partner Jo Rickards, who recently…
Weil Gotshal heads H1 global private equity table as DLA Piper enters top 20 Legal Business Weil Gotshal & Manges has come out on top of the latest H1 private equity league tables in a top 20…
