Hogan Lovells’ ambitious capital expansion draws in second HSF partner Legal Business As Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) continues to lose London partners so Hogan Lovells is in the midst of aggressively bulking…
Going nuclear – Herbert Smith advises EDF on £16bn power plant deal Legal Business The UK government’s game-changing decision to build the first nuclear power plant for a generation has seen Herbert Smith Freehills…
Regulatory upheaval: MoJ reshuffle leaves reforms uncertain as LSB drops Herbert Smith for judicial review Legal Business The future of regulatory reform of the legal sector appears to be hanging in the balance as justice minister Helen…
US/UK hires: Mayer Brown boosts London securitisation team as Herbert Smith hires New York financial services litigator Legal Business Mayer Brown is boosting its English law securitisation capability with the hire of former Mayer Brown lawyer Richard Todd, who…
Great bright hopes – searching out the City rainmakers of 2020 Jaishree Kalia Who will be the next generation of corporate heavyweights that top City firms will rely on to drive their businesses…
Herbert Smith Freehills to have a new CEO next year as Bell and Willis step down David Stevenson David Willis and Gavin Bell, joint chief executive officers at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), have announced today (24 September) that…
Close to the wire: Freshfields and Herbert Smith settle £142m London Underground negligence claim Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Herbert Smith Freehills have reached an eleventh hour settlement of the £142m professional negligence claim brought…
Real estate round up: Macfarlanes, HSF, Slaughter and May and Hengeler Mueller each win key commercial property mandates Legal Business It’s been a week for the traditional corporate bluebloods to shine in real estate-related work, with Macfarlanes, Slaughter and May…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters hires former Herbert Smith Asia head as Clayton Utz and Norton Rose make key hires David Stevenson Herbert Smith Freehills recent internal confidence that its run of post-merger exits had come to an end has been dashed after…
Benchmarking global law firms is getting harder – HSF issues partial post-merger results suggesting PEP down to £750k Legal Business Pity the reporters covering the legal industry as the rash of international mergers and differing profit structures has seen law…
Revolving Doors: HSF and SJ Berwin hire finance management team as Covington and Cleary bring in litigation partners Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has filled its two most senior finance slots with the hire of Kirkland and Ellis finance chief…
All or nothing: Only a handful of DBAs entered into as confusion reigns over hybrid model Sarah Downey ‘It’s an extraordinary thing – hundreds of lawyers should have entered into Damages-Based Agreements (DBAs) by now.’ So says Leslie…
Hogan Lovells hires rated HSF tax partner in another post merger exit for the firm Legal Business Rated Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) City tax disputes lawyer Rupert Shiers is set to join Hogan Lovells to head its…
Global Expansion: Bingham continues recruitment drive with hire of HSF London funds partner Legal Business Bingham McCutchen has expanded its transatlantic offering to European fund managers with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) rated…
HSF merger throws up partnership issues as Herbert Smith issues cash call Legal Business Global giant raises capital and shakes up corporate as HSF moves through merger integration The merger between Herbert Smith and…
Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent Jaishree Kalia A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled last month as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed…
Corporate stirrings: Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent Legal Business A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled this week as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed…
Legacy Herbert Smith equity partners on hook for capital boost Legal Business Legacy Herbert Smith has become the latest UK firm to ask partners to bolster its capital levels, issuing a multi-million…
Recent spate of lateral hires a blip in a quiet year so far Caroline Hill Despite the City lateral hire market recently showing few signs of returning to its pre-credit crunch peak, yesterday (1 May)…
Lateral push sees key UK players switch to US firms Legal Business US firms in the City continue to demonstrate their appetite for big name lateral hires from leading UK firms, with…
