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…
‘Incredibly strong’ – debt counsel gear up for another boom year in leveraged finance Nathalie Tidman Nathalie Tidman finds lawyers bemused by crazy pricing and a wall of debt ‘Short of Trump nuking North Korea, I…
Latham and SH cheer as latest silk round bountiful for Red Lion and Garden Court Tom Baker Arbitrators dominate solicitor appointments amid creation of 119 new silks as Latham does double Red Lion Chambers and Garden Court…
Deal Watch: European acquisitions generate big-ticket roles for Latham, Bakers and Bonelli Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins, Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) have lined up alongside a group of…
‘Dynamic and entrepreneurial’ – Latham taps Hogan Lovells for disputes partner duo Nathalie Tidman The march of US advisers into the City’s disputes scene continues with Latham & Watkins today (16 January) announcing the hire…
DLA Piper chief Picón joins Latham in shock move as Ropes names first female chair Tom Baker In a move that set tongues wagging on both sides of the pond, DLA Piper senior partner and global co-chair…
Latham, Ropes and Travers get physical as US buyout house takes control of PureGym in the UK Marco Cillario Leonard Green acquires gym chain for £600m 2017 has continued to provide rich pickings for firms with marquee private equity…
Global Elite advise Siemens on €40bn German IPO of medical division Tom Baker Latham & Watkins, Linklaters and Sullivan & Cromwell are all advising as German conglomerate Siemens plans to list its €40bn…
Promotion time: Latham keeps City round at two as new partners focused on Big Apple Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins may have been aggressively sweeping up City talent from rivals but the US-based giant is remaining conservative on…
