Revolving doors: DWF makes major corporate City hire as A&O and Stephenson Harwood make international appointments Legal Business DWF has appointed a new London head of corporate while Allen & Overy (A&O) and Stephenson Harwood have both made…
DWF opens in Germany through local acquisition while Pinsents strengthens Munich with four-partner team Kathryn McCann Just a week after launching its first office in continental Europe in Brussels, DWF has acquired the four-partner German arm…
More investment planned as DWF notes profit fall and borrowings rise in annual review Kathryn McCann Profit at top-25 firm DWF fell 7% for the year ending 30 April 2015 from £50.4m to £46.7m, which the…
Revolving doors: It’s one in, two out at Clyde & Co while DWF boosts practice in Dubai Legal Business Clyde & Co has appointed Mark Sutton as a senior equity partner in its professional financial disputes group. Sutton joined…
Revolving Doors: Insurance-focused firms invest as Clydes expands in South Africa and DWF hires a former managing partner Michael West Last week saw a flurry of announcements as firms revealed their hires made over the summer. Clyde & Co invested in…
Revolving doors: OC, DLA and DWF make key hires as CMA promotes new cartels head Sarah Downey Last week saw a trio of LB100 firms, Osborne Clarke (OC), DWF, and DLA Piper, make key national and international…
Financials 2014/15: PEP dives 16% at DWF as revenue growth stalls Michael West DWF, suffering a second year of lacklustre performance, is the latest law firm to report evidence of difficulties for those…
Pinsents and CMS miss out as DLA Piper, DWF and Weightmans make it onto Scots government legal panel Legal Business Both Pinsent Masons and CMS Cameron McKenna have missed out on spots as nine firms were awarded places on the…
DWF launches subsidiary to enter burgeoning legal product market Kathryn McCann Following on from the launch last month of consultancy, paralegal and flexible lawyer offerings, DWF has entered into the growing…
News in brief – July 2015 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS BREAKS CITY LOCKSTEP TO BRING IN KIRKLAND’S McKIMM Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s hire of Kirkland & Ellis high-yield heavyweight Ward…
DWF overhauls business model with launch of consultancy, paralegal and flexible lawyer offerings Kathryn McCann National firm DWF has launched a range of new client services as it seeks to overhaul its business model including…
Revolving doors: Cooley, Pannone, DWF and K&L Gates all bolster UK numbers Sarah Downey Last week saw a quartet of US and UK firms, namely Cooley, Pannone Corporate, DWF and K&L Gates, all make…
News in brief – May 2015 Legal Business WHITTAKER STEPS DOWN AS LLOYDS GC Group general counsel (GC) Andrew Whittaker is stepping down from his role at Lloyds…
Consolidation: DWF to merge with City-based insurance practice Watmores Kathryn McCann The acquisitive DWF shows no signs of slowing down with the announcement today that it is to acquire niche insurance…
Latham halves its offices in the Middle East Legal Business DWF picks Dubai for first international office and puts three-year growth plan in place With just 35 lawyers spread across…
International ambitions: DWF picks Dubai for its first international office Kathryn McCann DWF has chosen Dubai as the location for its first international office as it targets rising levels of construction work…
Significant departures: DWF loses four-partner team to Scottish firm MacRoberts Tom Moore MacRoberts has defied the depressed Scottish legal market by expanding to 49 partners, the highest in its history, after poaching…
Revolving Doors: DLA Piper continues Asia rebuild as Eversheds bulks up its Swiss offering Tom Moore Matthew Elliott’s long-mooted arrival at Kirkland & Ellis from Linklaters stole headlines last week, but LB 100 firms including DLA…
Growing in the City: DWF expands corporate and banking team with two lateral hires Kathryn McCann DWF has carried on its recruitment drive in the City with the appointment of Ince & Co‘s head of corporate…
Financial results 2013/14: DWF sees revenue up 2% but PEP down 4% Legal Business In its first full financial results following a period of rapid growth through four successive mergers and the acquisition of…
