Thirty firms win roles in revamped £820m government legal panel – with three new appointments Theresa Hargreaves The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has announced its final legal panel, worth up to £820m, with a total of 30…
TfL announces new £120m panel with 19 firms making the cut Theresa Hargreaves Transport for London (TfL) has announced the 19 law firms appointed to its new panel, valued at £120m (excluding VAT),…
Revolving Doors: Eversheds hires in London and Frankfurt while Simpson Thacher and Cadwalader build in finance Theresa Hargreaves Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its tax department in London with the addition of Kevin Cummings from McDermott Will & Schulte.…
Revolving Doors: Paul Weiss taps Quinn for disputes partner as Fried Frank hires another Goodwin lateral Theresa Hargreaves Paul Weiss has hired commercial, financial and competition disputes partner Leo Kitchen from Quinn Emanuel. Kitchen, a Legal 500 next-generation…
‘Deals like this act as a catalyst’ – Gowling WLG on its Legal Business Award-winning work for AstraZeneca Anna Huntley Gowling WLG won this year’s LB Award for Life Sciences Team of the Year for its role in advising AstraZeneca…
Gowling WLG: The Client’s View Legal Business Gowling WLG Lawyers and Team Quality 80.33 Quality of partners 83.52 Quality of associates 73.42 Partner availability and engagement 84.12…
Dealwatch: Kirkland lift first Cinven mandate since Maguire hire as Links, Gowling and Jones Day bed roles in week of PE records Marco Cillario Kirkland & Ellis has this week won roles advising on one of the largest European private equity transactions since the financial…
Gowling WLG appoints corporate partner UK chair as Witts steps down Hamish McNicol Gowling WLG has elected a corporate partner chair of its UK LLP, with incumbent Andrew Witts standing down after more…
In-house: Trustpilot bags former Skyscanner legal chief as Gowling scores sole Commonwealth Games mandate Anna Cole-Bailey Adding to recent high-profile in-house appointments, former Skyscanner legal chief Carolyn Jameson (pictured) has been appointed chief legal and policy…
Simmons looks to the City in increased partner round as Gowling doubles promotions to ten Thomas Alan Top-25 UK firms Simmons & Simmons and Gowling WLG have followed suit on a series of strong partnership promotion rounds, making up…
LLP accounts: Gowling’s UK revenue and profit fall while top-earner’s pay drops 6% Hamish McNicol Revenue and profit at Gowling WLG’s UK LLP have fallen despite the overall firm, including its Canadian arm, increasing revenue…
The LB interview: Gowling WLG Hamish McNicol LB: What’s been happening in the two years since the Canada tie-up? David Fennell (DF), chief executive: One of the…
Gowling WLG revenue climbs to £455m in second post-merger financial results Hamish McNicol Gowling WLG has replicated a broadly strong year for law firms after adding nearly 17% to its top line. The firm’s…
Gender diversity: pay gaps revealed at Addleshaw Goddard, Mishcon de Reya and Gowling WLG Hamish McNicol A fuller picture of the legal industry’s gender pay gap issue is emerging as Addleshaw Goddard, Mishcon de Reya and Gowling…
Life during law: Andrew Witts, Gowling WLG Kathryn McCann I grew up outside London and left school at 16 to start a mechanical engineering apprenticeship. I didn’t have A-levels…
Gowling WLG and Fieldfisher to train solicitor apprentices as ULaw forges new paths to profession Kathryn McCann Gowling WLG and Fieldfisher are to begin training solicitor apprentices with the University of Law (ULaw) as part of a…
Partner promotions: Gowling and Farrer appoint five each in strong rounds for women Legal Business LB100 firms Gowling WLG and Farrer & Co have carried out their latest promotion rounds, with 80% of both Farrer…
Gowlings relocates partner to Stuttgart to launch second Germany office Legal Business In its first European office opening since its 2016 merger, Gowling WLG has launched a second German outpost in Stuttgart.
‘The right move’: Four-partner private client team leaves Gowling WLG for Forsters Kathryn McCann Gowling WLG has lost its legacy Lawrence Graham private client team, including four partners, to Mayfair firm Forsters. Private client…
Life during law: Quentin Poole, Gowling WLG Kathryn McCann I thought I’d be suited to law because I’ve always been interested in people. And discussion and debate and argument.
