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…
Wealth of experience: Fieldfisher hires private client duo from Linklaters Muna Abdi Fieldfisher has hired Linklaters’ head of trusts Peter Golden to lead up its private client team. Golden will replace partner Penny…
Revolving doors: US moves for Baker McKenzie and Linklaters as Morgan Lewis makes City play Muna Abdi US and City firms have extended their reach in key jurisdictions with Baker McKenzie making a move in Silicon Valley and…
Linklaters leads Magic Circle pack amid solid 2018/19 trading but uncertainty looms over the City elite Nathalie Tidman Lawyers are a pessimistic bunch by nature and, with the big four Magic Circle firms posting another year of solid…
Dealwatch: Kirkland and CMS drink in $3bn pub group takeover as Slaughters and Latham analyse Moody’s disposal Muna Abdi In the customary rush to get deals over the line before the summer lull, the City and US elite have…
Dice falls in Linklaters’ favour as partner profits shoot up 10% and £100m added to top line Marco Cillario Linklaters has posted the strongest financial performance of its peer group with a 7% revenue uptick to £1.63bn and double-digit profit…
Linklaters digs down back of sofa to match rivals’ £100k associate pay packages Thomas Alan Linklaters has finished off the Magic Circle’s robust response to associate pay increases from US firms in London, raising its…
Global Elite line up on Nestlé’s $10bn skincare business sale to EQT Thomas Alan Latham & Watkins is acting alongside US counterpart Kirkland & Ellis in advising EQT as the private equity house looks…
Deal watch: City teams fly on £4.6bn Rolls-Royce pension deal as Kirkland and Goodwin take multi-billion dollar mandates Nathalie Tidman Big-ticket deals have been fuelling the market in pensions, private equity and fundraising recently with UK top-10 firms and US…
Deal watch: Kirkland and Linklaters take care of Nestlé business as UK advisers get busy in Europe Marco Cillario International investors have been keeping UK and US counsel busy this week, with Linklaters and Kirkland & Ellis winning roles…
Flexi lawyering on the up as Linklaters launches Peerpoint-style platform and LOD makes Australasian acquisition Marco Cillario Linklaters has become the latest firm to venture into the ever busier flexible lawyering market after hiring the former director…
