White & Case to hire Linklaters big-biller Kelly to lead Asia push Legal Business White & Case is set to hire Linklaters‘ big-billing Hong Kong partner Christopher Kelly as its Asia head of corporate as develops…
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…
Latham takes another private equity partner from the Magic Circle as Linklaters’ Traugott departs Legal Business US firm Latham & Watkins has hired Linklaters‘ German head of private equity Rainer Traugott as it continues its aggressive…
Linklaters and Ashurst win roles as housebuilder Countryside Properties prepares to float Jaishree Kalia Linklaters and Ashurst have landed roles advising UK property developer Countryside Properties as it prepares to list on the London…
A&O and Linklaters win mandates as spread-betting company CMC Markets plans float Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have landed roles advising online spread-betting company CMC Markets as it plans to float…
Revolving doors: A&O and Linklaters make key lateral hires as Clydes picks up Aussie team Legal Business Allen & Overy (A&O) has made a key hire for its US securities practice with David Flechner joining the firm’s…
Comment: After the Harvard Kool-Aid and lost years can Moore galvanise Linklaters? Tom Moore Allen & Overy‘s veteran leader David Morley remarked sometimes that in running a law firm, success or failure is less about…
Rising star Rodham returns to Linklaters to boost private equity team Legal Business Linklaters has made a rare lateral hire to bring Shearman & Sterling private equity partner Ben Rodham back to the…
After Harvard Kool-Aid and lost years can Moore galvanise Linklaters? Tom Moore Allen & Overy (A&O)’s veteran leader David Morley remarked sometimes that in running a law firm, success or failure is…
‘A straight shooter’: Linklaters partners vote in Gideon Moore Legal Business Banking head takes over as Davies departs for Lloyds Linklaters global banking head Gideon Moore defeated five other candidates to…
China’s offshore push: Linklaters picks up high-profile mandates Legal Business Linklaters continues to leverage its relationships with Chinese banks and corporates, winning four high-profile capital markets mandates as the country…
Linklaters pays out a third more to highest-earning member in latest LLP accounts Tom Moore The highest-paid LLP member at Linklaters took home £3.2m during the last financial year, a 33% increase on what was…
Dealwatch: Magic Circle trio and Travers Smith advise as Carlyle sells RAC stake to new investors Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have all landed advisory roles alongside Travers Smith on a deal which…
Codename Trident: Linklaters talks with two local firms as Shanghai venture looms Tom Moore Linklaters is in advanced discussions with two Chinese law firms, Shanghai Capital Law & Partners and Shanghai Kai-Rong Law Firm,…
‘Depth and prestige’: restructuring heavyweight Ereira leaves Linklaters for Paul Hastings Legal Business David Ereira, the City finance heavyweight who has spent 25 years as a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and latterly…
‘Tremendously positive’: Linklaters partners vote in Gideon Moore as its next managing partner Legal Business The 450-strong partnership at Linklaters gathered today at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London to pass through the appointment of…
Cleaning up: Linklaters and Slaughters advise on record-breaking disposal of Northern Rock mortgages Legal Business Linklaters and Slaughter and May have landed major roles advising on the government’s record-breaking £13bn sale of former Northern Rock…
Linklaters gets the client vote as annual GC poll shows elite firms tightening their grip Legal Business Linklaters has again been awarded top marks as an external adviser in Legal Business‘ fourth annual in-house survey, emerging as the…
Bakers loses second star litigator to Linklaters in a week as Cassels heads for Silk St Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie global litigation head Tom Cassels has become the second senior litigator to leave the firm for Linklaters…
Linklaters ranked best adviser for second year in annual survey Sarah Downey Sarah Downey reports on the clients’ verdict Linklaters has again been awarded top marks as an external adviser in Legal…