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Legal Business

Mayer Brown is boosting its English law securitisation capability with the hire of former Mayer Brown lawyer Richard Todd, who…

Jaishree Kalia

Who will be the next generation of corporate heavyweights that top City firms will rely on to drive their businesses…

David Stevenson

David Willis and Gavin Bell, joint chief executive officers at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), have announced today (24 September) that…

Legal Business

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Herbert Smith Freehills have reached an eleventh hour settlement of the £142m professional negligence claim brought…

Legal Business

It’s been a week for the traditional corporate bluebloods to shine in real estate-related work, with Macfarlanes, Slaughter and May…

David Stevenson

Herbert Smith Freehills recent internal confidence that its run of post-merger exits had come to an end has been dashed after…

Legal Business

Pity the reporters covering the legal industry as the rash of international mergers and differing profit structures has seen law…

Legal Business

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has filled its two most senior finance slots with the hire of Kirkland and Ellis finance chief…

Sarah Downey

‘It’s an extraordinary thing – hundreds of lawyers should have entered into Damages-Based Agreements (DBAs) by now.’ So says Leslie…

Legal Business

Rated Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) City tax disputes lawyer Rupert Shiers is set to join Hogan Lovells to head its…

Legal Business

Bingham McCutchen has expanded its transatlantic offering to European fund managers with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) rated…

Legal Business

Global giant raises capital and shakes up corporate as HSF moves through merger integration The merger between Herbert Smith and…

Jaishree Kalia

A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled last month as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed…

Legal Business

A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled this week as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed…

Legal Business

Legacy Herbert Smith has become the latest UK firm to ask partners to bolster its capital levels, issuing a multi-million…

Caroline Hill

Despite the City lateral hire market recently showing few signs of returning to its pre-credit crunch peak, yesterday (1 May)…

Legal Business

US firms in the City continue to demonstrate their appetite for big name lateral hires from leading UK firms, with…

David Stevenson

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) opened in Seoul last month, becoming the third UK firm to open in Korea, after Clifford…

David Stevenson

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is to end its five-year exclusive tie-up with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ghazzawi Professional Association (GPA), as international…

David Stevenson

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Ashurst have both announced their latest partner promotions today (23 April), with Herbert Smith promoting…