International round-up: Greenberg Traurig enters Italy through Milan merger as Latham goes big in Japan Marco Cillario Greenberg Traurig is to open its fifth European office via the acquisition of a Milan boutique and the hire of…
The head, the tail, the whole damn thing: UK firms suffer again as Global London sharks circle Thomas Alan With recent financial results displaying the added bite of US firms in the City, it appears their approach to the…
US firms strike in the City again as Latham hits Links and Paul Hastings taps Hogan Lovells Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has once again hit the Magic Circle to expand beyond its traditional transactional heartlands in the City, recruiting…
‘Only the beginning’: Latham adds more than $300m to top line as Sidley nears £100m in the City Marco Cillario A year after becoming the first law firm to break the $3bn barrier, Latham & Watkins has posted an even…
Deal watch: Latham joins Freshfields and A&O on €5.7bn European buyout as Eversheds acts on €590m UK takeover Marco Cillario Continental Europe provided rich pickings to the global legal elite this week, as Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman agreed to…
The new El Dorado: Fieldfisher launches in Spain as Latham doubles Madrid team in 12 months Marco Cillario Ignored by much of the global elite until a few years ago, Spain is quickly becoming one of the hottest…
London calling for Latham as it makes up nine partners in the City Thomas Alan Latham & Watkins has promoted 31 lawyers to partner across all five of its departments globally, with 29% of those getting…
International round-up: Latham hits DLA’s Madrid outpost again for antitrust partner as Kennedys opens innovation back office in India Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has dealt yet another blow to DLA Piper’s Spanish ranks, hiring its first Madrid-based antitrust partner, while Kennedys has…
Double whammy for Magic Circle infra as Latham hires CC’s Moylan and A&O’s Andersen Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has secured the services of two of the highest profile names in the City’s infrastructure private equity space…
Restructuring star Sum makes quick exit from Sidley’s City practice to join Latham Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has hired former Linklaters restructuring star Yen Sum just over a year after she joined Sidley Austin in one…
London rules again as Latham elects deal finance guru Trobman as new chief Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins is sticking to London for its new chair and managing partner, electing deal finance heavyweight Richard Trobman to…
Iberia: Off the Richter scale Marco Cillario ‘An earthquake’; ‘very shocking’; ‘difficult to understand’; ‘one of the most relevant moves in the market over the last few…
The Silk Round: One fine day Tom Baker Legal Business writes many high-minded pieces focused on the finer analytical points of the legal industry. This is not one…
Latham continues European assault with Magic Circle hire in Germany while Ropes adds London finance partner from Goldman Marco Cillario US firms have been busy expanding their European finance ranks this week, with Latham & Watkins scooping yet another Magic…
‘Unique in our field’: Latham taps Linklaters for fourth City regulatory partner in quick time Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins is ramping up its ambitions to expand beyond its traditional transactional heartlands in the City after tapping the…
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…
Comment: After shock Voge departure, Latham has a #MeToo problem and so does the profession Alex Novarese Latham & Watkins and William H Voge are fortunate in one regard. The looking-glass glaze that appears when law firms…
A&O recruits fintech specialist in rare City lateral while Freshfields loses one in Germany to Latham Nathalie Tidman The old days when the only ways in and out of a Magic Circle partnership were promotion and retirement (forced…
#MeToo hits the highest levels of law as head of Latham quits over ‘sexual communications’ Alex Novarese The #MeToo campaign has had a number of brushes with the legal industry but nothing like the shock news today…
Latham surges to become world’s first $3bn law firm… but can Kirkland take its crown? Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins has become the first law firm ever to report revenues over $3bn with the Los Angeles-bred firm adding…
