Middle East moves: Herbert Smith Freehills to reopen in Saudi Arabia Legal Business Four months after shutting down its Abu Dhabi office and two years after terminating its association with a Saudi Arabian…
Herbert Smith counters Thierbach loss with King & Spalding hire Legal Business Just over a month since news broke that its high-profile capital markets head Steve Thierbach was leaving, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has…
Herbert Smith Freehills launches first African office with Johannesburg opening Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has become the latest firm to launch in Africa with a four-partner office opening in Johannesburg.
HSF hires BLP project management team as firms race to chop up work Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has ramped up its ability to break down legal mandates so that work can be handled…
Gibson Dunn swoop for HSF capital markets duo boosts English law capability Legal Business Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s appointment of Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF’s) capital markets duo Steve Thierbach and Chris Haynes is an…
Dealwatch: Herbert Smith Freehills strikes gold with Polyus takeover bid Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has picked up a new client as a number of firms took advisory roles in Sacturino’s…
Herbert Smith Freehills trims regional management as Cox and Cochrane take on more global roles Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has rejigged its global executive for the first time since its Anglo-Australian merger in 2012, trimming…
Herbert Smith Freehills, EY take lead on British American Tobacco acquisition Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills and EY Law in Poland have won roles advising as British American Tobacco (BAT) signed a conditional…
Switching sides: HSF’s London litigation head Parkes lands FCA job Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) London litigation head Tim Parkes will leave the firm at the end of the year to take…
Gibson Dunn strikes again to land HSF’s global head of capital markets Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills’ global capital markets chief, Steve Thierbach, is set to leave the firm for Gibson Dunn & Crutcher…
Dealwatch: Herbert Smith Freehills leads on winning bid for £4.2bn Thames super-sewer project Tom Moore Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have advised the consortium picked to deliver a £4.2bn super-sewer stretching 15 miles under London to…
HSF arbitration heavyweight Weiniger QC to depart for Linklaters Legal Business Linklaters has returned to a familiar hunting ground, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), to hire experienced arbitration partner Matthew Weiniger QC.
Herbert Smith Freehills pitches into City salary war with associate pay increases Legal Business London associates at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have had their salaries bumped up by between £4,000 and £8,000 as competition…
Return to form for Herbert Smith Freehills as profits jump against slight revenue increase Tom Moore Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has registered a sharp increase in profitability in its second full financial year since its merger,…
Herbert Smith Freehills shuts Abu Dhabi office as firm consolidates Middle East presence Legal Business Reduced to just one partner in Abu Dhabi, Herbert Smith Freehills is shutting the office and shifting its five-lawyer team…
Former Freehills chairman Crean exits HSF for Jones Day after missing out on senior partner role Legal Business Deputy senior partner Mark Crean (pictured), who served as chairman of Freehills until its 2012 merger with Herbert Smith, has…
‘A curious atmosphere of consensus’ – HSF fraud veteran Robert Hunter on how smart teams can make bad decisions Legal Business Many admire John Kennedy and his advisers’ deft handling of the Cuban missile crisis. It is generally thought to result…
‘A curious atmosphere of consensus’ – the dangers of groupthink Legal Business HSF fraud veteran Robert Hunter on how smart teams can make bad decisions Many admire John Kennedy and his advisers’…
HSF brings in two senior non-execs amid shake-up to governance board Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has shaken up its global council to bring in two non-executives. The move sees Commonwealth Bank of…
Revolving doors: European hires as HSF recruits in Germany and Bird & Bird focuses on Denmark while Ogier hires from Kirkland Kathryn McCann King & Wood Mallesons real estate team hire from Eversheds may have made the headlines last week, but there were…
