HSF enters pay war with newly-qualified base salaries above Linklaters and Slaughters Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills has significantly bumped up pay packets, awarding its associates with a base salary of £82,000, up £13,000…
Guest post from Herbert Smith Freehills – Brexit: After the vote Legal Business The ‘in-out’ referendum on the question of the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU) which has dominated the political…
Quinn Emanuel expands in London again, appointing HSF’s Bremen as City construction chair Legal Business US firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has strengthened its construction offering with the appointment of Herbert Smith Freehills’ James…
Holman Fenwick continues recruitment drive with HSF litigator Foster Sarah Downey Holman Fenwick Willan has recruited another key lateral to its City practice, this time with Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) solicitor…
The Brexit debate: The big uneasy Legal Business The biggest issue facing business for a generation looms on 23 June with the Brexit vote. We assembled a group…
Gowling WLG boosts banking and projects ranks with appointments from Dentons and HSF Kathryn McCann Gowling WLG has made a double partner hire, appointing Dentons’ Matthew Harvey in banking and finance and former Herbert Smith…
HSF client Goldman Sachs loses costs argument against sovereign wealth fund ahead of $1bn trial Legal Business A pre-trial review of the upcoming $1bn court battle between Goldman Sachs and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has seen…
Revolving doors: HSF, Pinsents and Bird & Bird make key international laterals while High Court judge returns to Bar Legal Business Last week saw a host of international law firm lateral hires, while judge Sir Jeremy Cooke has left the UK’s…
HSF and Jones Day lead firms on £1.4bn London housing JV Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Jones Day were among a raft of firms that advised the investors behind residential schemes at…
HSF leaders plot China launch and US merger amid new strategy Tom Moore ‘Could we have a 1,000 lawyers in China? We could,’ Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) co-chief executive Mark Rigotti said. ‘But…
Herbert Smith Freehills evens out international balance in latest partner promotion round Legal Business After two years of having the bulk of its promotions in the Asia-Pacific region, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has gone…
HSF and Jones Day lead on £1.4bn deal between Qatari Diar and Delancey Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Jones Day are leading a raft of firms advising on a £1.4bn property deal between…
BAT general counsel Belhomme steps down as cigarette giant instructs HSF on plain packaging challenge Legal Business As the cigarette giant prepares its latest challenge against plain packaging, British American Tobacco’s (BAT) high profile regional general counsel…
Ashurst boosts City TMT practice with double Herbert Smith Freehills hire, including global co-head Jaishree Kalia In a bid to improve its City TMT offering, Ashurst has hired TMT duo Nick Elverston and Amanda Hale from…
Comment: Singapore swing – HSF’s Leydecker on the island state’s threat to the dominance of English law Legal Business English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
Singapore swing – a credible threat to the dominance of English law Legal Business English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
HSF management committee pay down 17.5% as revenues drop Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has posted a 17.5% dip in pay to its management committee as the firm’s turnover dipped…
BP turns to Herbert Smith as claims over Algeria terrorist attack mount Legal Business BP has instructed Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) to defend it against claims the oil major’s security precautions at an Algerian…
Linklaters and HSF land roles as Aussie pension fund ups stake in £5bn King’s Cross redevelopment Legal Business As pension, sovereign and private equity funds rush to invest in prime London real estate, Linklaters has picked up a…
Trainee retention rates: Herbert Smith, Weil and Trowers release figures Daniel Coyne Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and Trowers & Hamlins are the latest firms to publish their trainee…
