Dealwatch: Slaughters leads on Hong Kong’s £32bn LSE bid as US firms tap into mid-market Muna Abdi Strategic deals have continued into September after a busy summer, with firms rallying to get deals over the line before…
A&O’s Mansell to appear before SDT in December as #MeToo fallout promises busy winter Marco Cillario Allen & Overy (A&O) employment partner Mark Mansell is to face his first Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) hearing on Wednesday…
Freshfields denies wrongdoing in tax advice amid €50m settlement payout Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has brought to an end a lawsuit brought against the firm by the liquidator of the insolvent…
Disputes heavyweights weigh in as Burford Capital alleges ‘illegal manipulation’ of shares after Muddy Waters attack Thomas Alan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Morrison & Foester have all been enlisted by litigation funder Burford Capital…
The Global 100: The devil you know – The two visions for Freshfields Nathalie Tidman ‘Some of the management are dinosaurs. They don’t understand how important this is.’ So speaks one loyalist Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Private equity provides the pace as Freshfields posts second year of steady growth while net profits edge up Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the second of the Magic Circle to reveal 2019 results, posting a 6% uptick in…
Freshfields partner fails to block SDT sexual misconduct tribunal Nathalie Tidman The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has thrown out an application by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith to dismiss its prosecution…
Paywars III – City elite caught between rock and hard place Alex Novarese The news last month that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was to push through the highest real-terms pay rises by a major…
Associate pay war, anyone? Freshfields sets new Magic Circle standard by raising NQ pay to £100k Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses the City-wide implications of Freshfields’ decision to dramatically hike associate salaries A decade after leading the way…
Deal watch: Seats at the table for Travers, Skadden and Gateley as Pret acquires EAT and Oliver’s chain collapses Marco Cillario Two opposite developments in the UK high street have seen City and US firms advise as food chain Pret A…
City paywars: a history lesson – Freshfields hikes hark back to era of Magic Circle domination Alex Novarese The news this week that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was to push through the highest real-terms pay rises by a major…
Shades of 2007: Freshfields sends NQ salaries soaring above £100k to head off talent threat from US rivals Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is fighting the war for talent by becoming the first Magic Circle firm to raise its pay…
SRA releases full allegations against Freshfields partner Beckwith Hamish McNicol The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today (3 May) published the full list of its allegations against Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Freshfields partner on indefinite leave ahead of disciplinary tribunal hearing Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ryan Beckwith is set to appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) next week having been placed…
Apollo hamstrung as Freshfields helps Berry complete eleventh-hour bid for UK plastics group Thomas Alan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer successfully advised US manufacturing company Berry Global as it completed a late bid for UK-headquartered RPC Group,…
Life during law: Claire Wills Nathalie Tidman I’ve been 27 years at Freshfields. I’m not sure where the time has gone. It’s International Women’s Day on Friday…
Freshfields mints eight partners in the City in renewed 22-strong global promotion round Thomas Alan Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted 22 lawyers to partner, including eight in London, amid a stronger promotion round for the…
US firms deployed on $43bn Worldpay takeover as Freshfields scores lead on major bank merger Tom Baker Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is advising payment processor Worldpay on a proposed $43bn takeover offer by financial technology company…
Dealwatch: Freshfields joins Slaughters in fight for UK plastics plc as Apax returns to Links Paris team Marco Cillario It has been a busy few days for the Magic Circle, as US company Berry Global trumped an offer by…
Deal watch: Big cheeses land £975m Dairy Crest deal as Slaughters acts on £1.3bn Provident hostile takeover Nathalie Tidman The UK buyout market had an uncharacteristically frenetic week with City M&A counsel taking the lead on a £1.3bn unsolicited…
