Deals Yearbook 2022: Fionnghuala (Finn) Griggs, Linklaters – partner since 2017 Georgina Stanley Why did you decide to become an M&A lawyer? Was there anyone in particular who inspired you early on in…
Linklaters ushers in lockstep shake-up to attract and promote top talent Tom Baker The latest strategic move in the war for junior talent, Linklaters has introduced a significant overhaul of its lockstep pay…
Financials 2020/21: Linklaters maintains Magic Circle resilience with double-digit profit hike Tom Baker Despite the pandemic, the 2020/21 financial year proved to be an improved outing for Linklaters as revenues inched up and…
‘Laser-sharp focus’: Linklaters elects finance head Lewis as managing partner Nathalie Tidman Linklaters partners have elected global finance head Paul Lewis as the successor to managing partner Gideon Moore, the firm announced today…
‘Confidence and distinction’ – M&A grandee Comiskey elected Linklaters senior partner Nathalie Tidman In a case of second time lucky for Aedamar Comiskey, Linklaters’ illustrious head of corporate, the M&A heavy-hitter has been…
Diversity guaranteed in Linklaters senior partner race as Jacobs takes JP Morgan role Nathalie Tidman Charlie Jacobs, senior partner, chairman and rainmaker of Linklaters has taken the road less travelled for outgoing law firm leaders,…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Real Estate Team of the Year Mark McAteer After much back-and-forth between the judges in a keenly contested category, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of…
Deal view: Linklaters rues loss of corporate golden generation but in Covid era inherent strengths remain Thomas Alan Thomas Alan finds resilience at the heart of Linklaters, but without meaningful change the firm risks breathing life into unfavourable…
Linklaters edges revenue up despite global slump as City results start flowing in Alex Novarese Traditionally, like the proverbial London transit, you wait ages for one set of Magic Circle results and then they start…
Linklaters acts on $500m ‘virtual trial’ while insurers and claimants agree coronavirus ceasefire Thomas Alan The Commercial Court is going fully virtual on a case worth over $500m this week, with Linklaters and King & Spalding among…
Coronavirus impact widens as Links and Eversheds become latest City firms to send staff home Marco Cillario Linklaters has followed its City rivals in asking staff to work from home due to the quickening spread of COVID-19. The firm today (17 March) moved to a…
More partner conferences suspended amid spike in coronavirus cases Thomas Alan Coronavirus is increasingly having its impact felt in the business of law, with Simmons & Simmons the latest firm to postpone…
Dealwatch: Kirkland lift first Cinven mandate since Maguire hire as Links, Gowling and Jones Day bed roles in week of PE records Marco Cillario Kirkland & Ellis has this week won roles advising on one of the largest European private equity transactions since the financial…
From Silk to Rope: Linklaters signs lease for Ropemaker Street move in 2026 Marco Cillario Linklaters is moving its 1,200-lawyer City headquarters out of Silk Street after 30 years to take up 14 floors at…
Regime change – The scorched-earth approach to legal education reform Thomas Alan Its supporters are accused of advocating reforms not fit for purpose, posing a threat to the standing of the profession;…
Freshfields recruits Linklaters’ alternative legal services head as chief operating officer Nathalie Tidman Linklaters’ global head of alternative legal services has quit just months into his role to become chief operating officer at…
Deal watch: Simpson Thacher conjures Blackstone and Alibaba mandates as Linklaters and CC lead on British Steel takeover Muna Abdi Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has picked up two high-profile mandates advising Blackstone on the acquisition of MagicLab alongside the Hong Kong…
Linklaters ExComm bag £25m amid surge in revenue from US and AsiaPac, LLP accounts reveal Marco Cillario The 12 members of Linklaters’ executive committee and senior partner Charlie Jacobs saw a 17% pay increase to more than…
Dealwatch: Rich pickings for A&O and Linklaters on €120bn tech listing as Addleshaws wins Battersea redevelopment Marco Cillario The European teams of Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters are set to bring in a total of more than €4m in…
Linklaters mourns death of high-profile M&A partner Iain Wagstaff after cycling accident Marco Cillario Linklaters partner Iain Wagstaff, one of the firm’s most prominent deal lawyers, has died at the age of 44. The…
