Fieldfisher, Kirkland and Stephenson Harwood the major winners at 2018 Legal Business Awards Marco Cillario Fieldfisher, Kirkland & Ellis and Stephenson Harwood were the big winners at the 2018 Legal Business Awards in front of…
Global London comment: Brexit looms but the $20m partner is coming Alex Novarese Striking numbers abound in this year’s Global London table, if you are into that kind of thing. The three pace-setting…
Brexit looms yet City law tilts further towards US leaders Alex Novarese Striking numbers abound in this year’s Global London table, if you are into that kind of thing. The three pace-setting…
High street collapse sees Global 100 players line up on Toys R Us and Maplin failures Thomas Alan In a worrying trend for high-street retailers, Toys R Us and Maplin have announced their UK domestic businesses are going…
Rampant Kirkland surges past Latham to become world’s top-billing law firm as PEP closes in on $5m Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis has hiked revenues by more than $500m to overtake Latham & Watkins as the world’s highest-earning law firm,…
Comment: A shock to the system as Freshfields heavyweight departs Alex Novarese Given that it has been so well telegraphed that the $10m lateral was coming to the Square Mile, the shock…
Deal Watch: Kirkland and Eversheds lead as Toys R Us and Maplin collapse following bleak Xmas for retailers Nathalie Tidman Insolvency professionals have long been predicting a wave of trouble would hit the beleaguered UK high street and it has…
Can Freshfields limit the damage as Kirkland tempts PE heavyweight with $10m transfer? Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman assesses the fallout as M&A veteran quits an unsettled City giant Even for a market grown blithe to…
A shock to the system as Freshfields heavyweight departs Alex Novarese Given that it has been so well telegraphed that the $10m lateral was coming to the Square Mile, the shock…
Irresistible forces – Within weeks of $10m Freshfields hire, Kirkland targets Cravath for M&A playmaker Nathalie Tidman Kirkland & Ellis continues to make waves on both sides of the Atlantic as the Chicago-bred juggernaut this week announced the…
Buyout star David Higgins quits Freshfields for Kirkland in landmark $10m transfer Marco Cillario Despite a recent overhaul of its partnership to reward top performers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost private equity heavyweight David Higgins…
NYLon focus continues as Kirkland and White & Case announce promotion rounds Marco Cillario Elite US firms ramped up their London partner headcounts in October, with Kirkland & Ellis making up a record 97…
Freshfields and Kirkland land roles in biggest ever UK airline collapse Marco Cillario Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Kirkland & Ellis have won advisory roles as Monarch Airlines filed for administration in the early…
Lucky 13 in London as Kirkland unveils mammoth partner round and taps City rival for restructuring hire Tom Baker Underlining the meteoric rise of a group of elite US law firms, Kirkland & Ellis has unveiled one of the…
Revolving doors: DLA, Kirkland and Pinsents bring in partners as firms gear up for the crucial post-summer period Kathryn McCann With August drawing to a close, London’s simmering lateral hire market is already heating up again with DLA Piper, Pinsent…
Trainee retention: Latham and Kirkland report contrasting City rates as Magic Circle firms start to post 2017 figures Madeleine Farman Latham & Watkins has managed to retain 95% of its City trainees in its latest round, contrasting with Kirkland & Ellis, which…
Revolving doors: CC partner seconded to Takeover Panel, 2Birds, PwC and Farrer hire in London, while K&E adds to Germany Marco Cillario Law firms are strengthening their European practices, with Bird & Bird, PwC and Farrer & Co all hiring in London,…
Revolving doors: Baker McKenzie and Fieldfisher hire in Europe, while Kirkland opens in Boston Georgiana Tudor Despite a slightly less active week for lateral hires in the UK, firms continue to grow their European footprint.…
‘Exciting new addition’: Kirkland raids Freshfields yet again for restructuring partner Lacey Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has returned to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to hire financial restructuring partner Sean Lacey.
Revenues soar at Kirkland as London restructuring partner exits for KKR spin-off Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has recorded a significant upsurge in its revenue and profit per equity partner (PEP) in 2016, as…
