DWF takes legal action against the Insolvency Service after failed panel bid Sarah Downey Top 25 LB 100 firm DWF is taking legal action against the government’s Insolvency Service (IS) after the national firm lost…
Strategic hires: DWF brings in Addleshaws employment head; Addleshaws takes on Eversheds financial services partner Caroline Hill DWF has hired Addleshaw Goddard’s former national head of employment Andrew Chamberlain to take on an identical role at his…
Redundancy watch 2014: DWF lays off 19 business services staff after post-merger finance integration Francesca Fanshawe DWF has made 19 business services staff in its finance department redundant, the firm confirmed today (17 April), following the conclusion…
DWF brings in Pinsents partner to take over from Leaitherland as CEO of commercial services Francesca Fanshawe DWF has appointed Pinsent Masons head of financial institutions and human capital Stephen Miles to take over from managing partner Andrew…
Revolving Doors: Key hires for Mishcon, Penningtons Manches, DWF and TLT as NRF loses head of planning Francesca Fanshawe With the blurring between criminal and civil law becoming ever more prominent, Mishcon de Reya announced last week that Alison Levitt QC,…
LB100 firms review partnership model as HMRC’s LLP changes loom Sarah Downey The impact of HM Revenue & Customs’ decision to overhaul the way salaried partners are taxed is being felt across the…
LB100 firms review partnership model as HMRC’s LLP changes loom Sarah Downey The impact of HM Revenue & Customs’ decision to overhaul the way salaried partners are taxed is being felt across…
Premier League: Gateley advises West Ham on sale of Upton Park as DWF gets behind Everton on Umbro signing David Stevenson The fast-paced Premier League last week handed two lucrative deals to LB100 firms Gateley, Howard KennedyFsi, Hill Dickinson and DWF,…
‘Go on, have a go’ – TLT partner joins DWF drawn by ‘huge number of opportunities’ Francesca Fanshawe The momentum and energy surrounding DWF’s rapid growth has been credited for its latest hire, TLT corporate partner Richard Tall, who…
Merger watch – 2013 a record year for legal mergers as 2014 promises more of the same David Stevenson The long-awaited consolidation of the legal market accelerated in 2013, which was a record year for large UK law firm…
Revolving doors: Key hires for Mayer Brown, Sullivan & Worcester, Harbottle, DWF, Irwin Mitchell and Burness Paull Legal Business Mayer Brown is continuing to beef up its City offering with its seventh partner hire in two months, as Allen…
Blazing a trail: DWF unveils 58% H1 revenue growth and increased profits David Stevenson It set the market on fire this year after picking of the lion’s share of Cobbetts at the end of…
Revolving Doors: Strategic hires for WilmerHale, Eversheds, Irwin Mitchell and DWF Francesca Fanshawe As former co-head of Bird & Bird’s London-based international life sciences sector group and rated intellectual property (IP) litigation partner Trevor Cook joins WilmerHale’s…
Acquisitive streak: DWF takes on a 50-strong team from Greenwoods Francesca Fanshawe DWF has continued its highly acquisitive streak with the announcement today (11 October) that it has taken on an 11-partner,…
Revolving doors: Macfarlanes continues lateral hiring spree as DWF and Walkers make key appointments Jaishree Kalia As Macfarlanes’ tightly focused business model goes from strength to strength amid testing market conditions, its rate of lateral hires…
Redundancy watch: DWF, Hill Dickinson and Taylor Wessing all confirm job cuts Sarah Downey The stream of UK law firm job cuts continues apace as DWF, Hill Dickinson and Taylor Wessing have today (30…
Taylor Wessing to review secretarial jobs Sarah Downey 96 London support staff put on notice of potential redundancy. Taylor Wessing is to make 26 of its City secretaries…
Reports season 2013 – DWF’s acquisition trail sees bumper revenue and profit increase Mark McAteer It has swiftly moved from obscure regional player into one of the most closely watched practices on the national scene…
Redundancy watch – expansive DWF puts 80 jobs at risk as gloomy job news continues Legal Business The steady stream of job cuts seen through May continued this week with the rapidly-assembled national player DWF confirming it…
Details emerge of terms of Cobbetts’ fire sale Legal Business DWF acquired Cobbetts’ work in progress (WIP) from KPMG in February for £3.8m as details emerge of the Manchester firm’s…
