Deal watch: Corporate activity in February 2015 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS, CC AND NRF CALLED IN ON BT’S £12.5BN PURCHASE OF EE Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised telecoms giant BT as…
HSF strategy review puts US merger and new office launches on the agenda Tom Moore Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is accelerating its US development plans, launching consultations to explore a US merger and office openings…
Trainee retention: Reed Smith, A&O and HSF keep on over 90% of spring 2015 qualifiers Tom Moore Allen & Overy (A&O), Herbert Smith Freehills and US firm Reed Smith have helped to quash the nervousness among trainee…
Financials 2013/14: Herbert Smith Freehills cuts its debt after ‘outstanding’ disputes performance Legal Business In the first full year of accounts since it merged, Herbert Smith Freehills has revealed its borrowings fell from £178m…
Dealwatch: Simpson Thacher leads for KKR as thetrainline.com opts for sale over IPO Legal Business Private equity powerhouse KKR has purchased travel ticket seller thetrainline.com, with its go-to law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advising…
Dealwatch: Travers Smith and Herbert Smith Freehills on board for thetrainline.com £500m IPO Legal Business Constituting the first technology IPO of the year, Travers Smith and Herbert Smith Freehills have both landed key roles advising…
Not always an ‘easy journey’: Q&A with Jonathan Scott, outgoing HSF senior partner Legal Business Tom Moore talks to Jonathan Scott, senior partner and chair at Herbert Smith Freehills, about management, why he’s stepping down…
Dealwatch: HSF, Debevoise, Weil, and Freshfields double down on Sky Bet sale Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) continues to cash in on its ever strengthening relationship with Sky as the digital giant goes through…
Hunting titans: Quinn and HSF take lead as former Goldman Sachs bankers and UBS face off Tom Moore Unsurprisingly for a high-profile claim against a global investment bank, litigation heavyweights Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Herbert Smith…
A relief result – Turf war avoided as Palmer defeats Crean in HSF senior partner battle Legal Business London-based corporate partner James Palmer has triumphed over Sydney-based Mark Crean to become the next senior partner at Herbert Smith…
‘A very different role’: Q&A with HSF’s new senior partner James Palmer Legal Business James Palmer (Profile) talks to Legal Business about being elected the first senior partner at Herbert Smith Freehills since the…
Dealwatch: Lathams, Linklaters and HSF lead on $700m Dealogic sale Legal Business Lathams & Watkins, Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills have all won roles advising on The Carlyle Group and Euromoney Institutional…
A symbolic blow as Debevoise hires HSF’s Asia head as senior partner race down to Palmer vs Crean Legal Business Given the huge strategic weight being placed on the Asia network of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), the jewel in the international…
The Friday Edit: Glory days for HSF obsessives and Baker Mac to phase out last legacy of franchise pay Legal Business Somehow the week has flown by so it’s already time to welcome readers to The Friday Edit, our informal take…
Comment: The cost of culture – HSF finds mega-mergers always come at a price Legal Business This month’s cover feature on Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) looks in hindsight like the end of an informal trilogy on…
The cost of culture – HSF finds mega-mergers always come at a price Legal Business This month’s cover feature on Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) looks in hindsight like an informal trilogy on storied London firms…
Consumed – Can burning ambition from Down Under recast Herbert Smith for the global stage? Tom Moore With the fall-out from the merger of Herbert Smith and Freehills subsiding, the emerging global challenger needs to galvanise its…
‘One man one vote’: HSF set to vote for new senior partner as Jonathan Scott decides to step down early Legal Business Jonathan Scott, who began a five-year term as senior partner at Herbert Smith Freehills in May 2010, will step down…
Ashurst Australia head steps down while HSF picks up Ashurst corporate duo in Asia Jaishree Kalia Ashurst’s John Carrington, who helped handle the integration of Blake Dawson, has retired as Australian managing partner with no successor,…
Herbert Smith Freehills’ heavyweight misses out on management post after elections Tom Moore Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) partnership vote for its global partnership council has revealed the firm’s post-merger dynamics, with prominent corporate…
