Shearman, HSF and Milbank join Deutsche Bank panel as junior lawyer rules prove controversial Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills, Shearman & Sterling, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Reed Smith have also taken places on Deutsche…
HSF promotes 21 to partnership including alternative legal services head Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has promoted 21 associates globally across eight offices, with 12 based in the UK and EMEA…
‘An industry-wide issue’: City reacts as Australian judge rules HSF partners can join White & Case Legal Business Leavers’ provisions in war for talent come under scrutiny While the first round of a case that saw Herbert Smith…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2017 Legal Business HSF AND BLP ADVISE ON £1.1BN CHEESEGRATER SALE Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Mayer Brown led…
Fees to hit £125m for HSF client RBS as group action continues Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is set to accumulate around £125m in legal costs as it defends itself against…
HSF public international law head to boost Boies Schiller City practice following Miles exit Legal Business US litigation specialist Boies, Schiller & Flexner has hired Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) head of public international law Dominic Roughton.
Making history: HSF, White & Case and Pinsents advise on the first new UK clearing bank in 250 years Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), White & Case and Pinsent Masons have picked up mandates advising on the establishment of the…
Court documents revealed: Inside HSF’s battle with White & Case bound partners as judgment looms Legal Business As judgment is expected tomorrow in a court battle between a group of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partners and their…
Trainee retention: HSF and Hogan Lovells post rates as Macfarlanes joins top of the class at 100% Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has posted a spring trainee retention rate of 77%, compared to a rate of 94% this…
Slaughters makes surprise pensions play with first ever London lateral hire Legal Business Slaughter and May announced today (17 February) that it has hired Herbert Smith Freehills‘ head of pensions Dan Schaffer, in…
Comment: HSF – At least one Down Under revolution worked Legal Business As Barclays sifts through the wreckage of King & Wood Mallesons‘ European practice and claims of fresh departures swirl around…
Taking action: HSF sues partners who quit to launch White & Case in Australia Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is suing eight partners who quit to join White & Case, filing a lawsuit at the…
In flux: Herbert Smith Freehills cites forex impact as accounts slice £38m off the top line Legal Business With complex structures and global operations, it has become increasingly difficult to benchmark financial performance of major law firms… which…
A different Middle East playbook: Dentons launches in Jeddah as CC and HSF pull out of Qatar Georgiana Tudor Dentons has announced today (7 February) it is to launch in Jeddah at the same time as Clifford Chance and…
Taking over – one leader at HSF but is the culture clash over? Alex Novarese Five years since the turbulent union of Herbert Smith and Freehills, the global challenger has chosen Mark Rigotti as its…
HSF – At least one Down Under revolution worked Alex Novarese As Barclays sifts through the wreckage of King & Wood Mallesons’ European practice and claims of fresh departures swirl around…
Quinn, Freshfields and HSF in drivers’ seat for firms defending truck cartel claims Legal Business Partners at a raft of firms including Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are gearing up for…
Licence to operate: HSF latest to enter Kuala Lumpur as market liberalises Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) announced today (13 January) it will open in Kuala Lumpur as part of its South East…
Freshfields, HSF and Skadden heavyweights among 113 new QCs in latest record round Legal Business Senior disputes partners from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), King & Spalding and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &…
Latham acts for Baxter on latest pharma acquisition as HSF picks up new client Claris Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Latham & Watkins won lead roles on Baxter International’s acquisition of Claris Injectables for $625m,…
