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Dwindling partner promotions at A&O and Freshfields fail to maintain current partnership levels

Legal Business

The UK’s elite law firms often point to their rigorous partnership promotion process as a natural selector of the best…

Freshfields remains bullish in wake of heavyweight arbitration departures

Legal Business

Magic Circle firm will continue to work with Three Crowns spin off An undisputed leader in the field of arbitration,…

Freshfields earns £1.8m advising government on Royal Mail privatisation

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Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer accumulated £1.8m in legal fees for its advice to the UK government on the controversial…

With an external legal spend in excess of $1bn since 2010, BP launches panel review

Sarah Downey

Energy giant BP, which has paid around $1bn in external legal fees in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil…

Freshfields arbitration practice sees more exits as trio set up boutique in Germany

Jaishree Kalia

Disputes partner Christian Borris is leaving Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s Cologne office at the end of April to set up a…

Numbers game – Freshfields awards 15 partner promotions across Europe, Tokyo and New York

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In the latest round of partnership promotions, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made up 15 new partners to its ranks. While that…

Freshfields lifer Julian Long takes over from Rawlinson as London managing partner

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has named current London corporate head and Freshfields lifer Julian Long as its new London managing partner, taking…

Making a splash – partners from Shearman, Covington and Jones Day join breakaway Freshfields arbitration boutique

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As brand new start-ups go, the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer-breakaway arbitration boutique set up by heavyweight arbitrators Constantine Partasides, Paris-based Georgias Petrochilos…

Arbitration heavyweights resign to form boutique

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Partasides and Petrochilos to join former colleague Jan Paulsson Breakaway arbitration boutiques are increasingly common but they rarely have the…

Arbitration heavyweights – Freshfields group head Partasides and Paris partner Petrochilos resign to form boutique

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Breakaway arbitration boutiques are increasingly common but they rarely have the gravitas of the latest entrant, as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s London…

European expansion – A&O launches in Barcelona with hire of Freshfields partner

Jaishree Kalia

Allen & Overy (A&O) has pointed to the growth and profitability of its Madrid office and the recovery of the Spanish…

Revolving doors – Weil, Latham, Freshfields and Dentons among the firms opening 2014 with senior recruits

Francesca Fanshawe

Increasing confidence in the transactional market has contributed to a rash of senior partner moves at the start of 2014,…

Deal watch – Norton Rose Fulbright and Freshfields lead on BMO’s $1.2bn takeover of F&C

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Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is advising one of its oldest clients, Edinburgh-based UK and European asset manager F&C Asset Management on…

In-house: Aon appoints Michael Wolf as global head of corporate as Prash Naik takes over as GC of Channel 4

Caroline Hill

Insurance giant Aon has appointed Jenner & Block partner Michael Wolf as vice president and chief counsel, corporate, in a role…

Deal Watch: CC, Freshfields and A&O act on Liberty Global’s €6.9bn acquisition as Dentons and LG float Hurricane

Sarah Downey

Three Magic Circle firms have scored lead advisory roles on Liberty Global’s €6.9bn acquisition of Netherlands’ largest cable operator Ziggo,…

Deal watch: Taylor Wessing and Freshfields advise on HSBC Jordan bank deal

Sarah Downey

HSBC’s steps to streamline its business by disposing of non-core global assets has gifted Taylor Wessing and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…

LLP Latest – Freshfields sees drop in equity partners and highest paid earner as Clydes grows across the board

Legal Business

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the second Magic Circle firm to release its 2012/13 limited liability partnership (LLP) filings with Companies…

Freshfields supports BITC campaign by removing criminal history question from application forms

Jaishree Kalia

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opted to remove questions relating to criminal history from its job application forms in a bid…

Corporate: Freshfields makes Paris M&A lateral hire as 2013 M&A adviser tables do little to instil confidence

Jaishree Kalia

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the second elite global firm to make a high-profile corporate lateral hire this week, as…

In-house draw: Chris Bown third Freshfields partner to take a corporate wage as he resigns for CVC

Legal Business

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Chris Bown has become the third senior partner in two months to resign from the Magic Circle firm…