Revolving doors: Latham revisits CC for finance hire as DLA recruits BCLP duo in London Muna Abdi Defying the pre-Christmas lull in City laterals, Latham & Watkins last week returned to Clifford Chance to bolster its finance bench…
Revolving doors: DLA wins back Proskauer real estate partner as Macfarlanes and Dentons make City hires Muna Abdi City lateral recruitment picked up pace again last week as DLA Piper won back a real estate partner from Proskauer Rose,…
#MeToo: DLA Silicon Valley co-head forced out following sexual assault allegations Hamish McNicol The co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Silicon Valley office has been let go by the firm following accusations of sexual…
Revolving doors: Dentons and Akin Gump double up in London as Squire Patton Boggs offsets loss in the City Muna Abdi A busy week for lateral hires saw Dentons, Akin Gump and Squire Patton Boggs each make City hires as DLA…
Revolving doors: Ince appoints London managing partner duo as City players hire globally Muna Abdi After an eventful few months following its acquisition by Gordon Dadds, Ince has put down some roots with the appointment of…
Comment: Too much jam today for partners yet the future of law will need long-term investment Alex Novarese A little over five years ago Legal Business produced a cover feature dubbed ‘How to improve a law firm in…
DLA global turnover surpasses $2.8bn in second year of growth Hamish McNicol DLA Piper added 8% to its global top line in 2018, making for consecutive years of growth following a dip in…
‘Great synergies’: Mayer Brown adds long-awaited restructuring hires with DLA duo Thomas Alan Chicago-bred Mayer Brown has bolstered its restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency (RBI) practice with a double hire from DLA Piper in London. DLA…
The future of law will need long-term investment Alex Novarese A little over five years ago Legal Business produced a cover feature dubbed ‘How to improve a law firm in…
The DLA interview: On this rock I build… Hamish McNicol Simon Levine (SL), co-chief executive, DLA Piper: I had a bit of fun and looked at the article you wrote…
Deal watch: Healthy pickings for Travers and DLA on Unilever’s £150m graze buyout as firms navigate Interserve rescue saga Nathalie Tidman Travers Smith and DLA Piper have sated their appetites on The Carlyle Group’s £150m disposal of graze while a raft of advisers…
Cyber-attack hacks at DLA profit as strong UK performance lifts revenue 5% Hamish McNicol Growth in DLA Piper’s UK business has pushed the firm’s international LLP top line to £919m, but 2017’s cyber-attack has…
‘A global solution’: Pinsents hires six partners for Frankfurt launch as DLA expands in Dublin Hamish McNicol Pinsent Masons has hired six partners from a range of firms for a new Frankfurt office, the firm’s third opening in…
Levine goes unopposed to win second DLA managing partner term Hamish McNicol DLA Piper international managing partner Simon Levine has been re-elected for another four years following an uncontested election. Levine’s reappointment was…
Levine bids for second managing partner term as DLA kicks off election Hamish McNicol DLA Piper’s partnership is headed to the polls again for its managing partner election, less than a year after eight…
Legal 500 Data: The data behind the story David Burgess DLA Piper top-tier global rankings from The Legal 500 DLA Piper has topped this year’s Legal Business 100 with revenue…
DLA adds ‘practical’ regulatory expertise with hire of former high-ranking SFO lawyer Hamish McNicol DLA Piper has hired a former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) division head in response to multinational clients increasingly demanding ‘expertise on…
Into the mainstream: another big New Law exit sees EY acquire Riverview Law Thomas Alan Mere months after New Law pioneer Lawyers On Demand (LOD) secured private equity backers to position itself as a global…
Comment: Deal View – DLA moves house in London but can it break free? Hamish McNicol Shifting to an agile-working office is a peculiar experience. Two camps quickly emerge: those excited by change and colleagues happy…
Revolving doors: A&O makes New York push as DLA and Dentons add to European rosters Tom Baker It has been lively couple of weeks for lateral hires, with Allen & Overy (A&O) making a significant play in New…
