‘No reservations’: Linklaters hires divisive director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders Tom Baker As City firms continue to ramp up their efforts to snare former prosecutors, the UK’s director of public prosecutions (DPP),…
The generation game – Linklaters makes Italian corporate play with veteran rainmaker Casati Marco Cillario It is well known that Italian law firms owe much of their fortunes to a small group of veteran rainmakers…
‘We are no longer just making up males in London’: Linklaters increases female partner count to ten in 27-strong promotions round Marco Cillario Linklaters has increased the size of its promotions round for the fifth year in a row, adding 27 lawyers to…
Linklaters offers top-of-equity deal to recruit Cleary rainmaker Casati ahead of his 70th birthday Marco Cillario In one of the most significant senior moves in the Italian market in recent years, Linklaters has hired Cleary Gottlieb…
#MeToo spotlight still shines on law as former Linklaters partner jailed for sexual assault Marco Cillario A court in Munich has sentenced a former Linklaters partner to three years and three months in prison for sexual…
Life during law: Tom Cassels, Linklaters Marco Cillario My family moved from London to Essex in the seventies, we bought a big house with a big garden and…
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For what they’re worth – Links, 2Birds and Pinsents among law firms disclosing chunky gender pay gaps Marco Cillario The UK’s top law firms have begun disclosing figures on gender pay gaps, with an initial round of numbers showing…
Deal watch: Linklaters and Simpson line up on £6bn KKR deal as Ashurst leads on £575m float Marco Cillario Capping off another busy year for European buyouts, Linklaters lined up opposite Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Dentons as Unilever…
‘It’s no different to being a deal lawyer’ – Jacobs reflects on a year at Linklaters’ helm Marco Cillario Last October, Linklaters’ Charlie Jacobs took over as senior partner amid high hopes that the rainmaker would bring flair and…
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…
Disputes round-up: Links and Milbank secure win on high-stakes Visa dispute as High Court rules against Morrisons on data breach Marco Cillario Linklaters and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy have successfully defended client Visa in a claim brought by Sainsbury’s, with Mr Justice Phillips…
Linklaters throws down gauntlet as Latham funds co-head makes rare City switch Marco Cillario In an unusual City move from a US firm to the Magic Circle, Latham & Watkins co-head of investment funds…
As rivals retrench Linklaters retains expansive German form as A&O veteran becomes third lateral of 2017 Marco Cillario Linklaters is following up on its recent investment in Germany by strengthening its finance practice with a lateral from Magic…
Looking east: Linklaters cements Saudi partnership as Hogan Lovells shuts Mongolia base Marco Cillario Two Global 100 firms have made opposing international moves this week, with Linklaters signing a partnership with a local firm…
Magic Circle prove mettle as Tata and ThyssenKrupp agree €15bn steel JV Tom Baker Following last month’s separation of Tata Steel’s business from the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS), Linklaters and Slaughter and May…
A first for everything: Ex-Linklaters partner breaks new ground with High Court appointment Tom Baker As the profession’s liberal wing casts a sceptical eye over the Bar’s lack of diversity, former Linklaters capital markets partner…
Deal Watch: Third time lucky for Links and Ashurst on software bid as HSF puts PR shop into the headlines Marco Cillario Given the steady hum of deal activity over the summer, the crucial September period has yet to take off with…
‘Knowhow and track record’: Magic Circle dominates new panel as seven firms dropped in government legal services revamp Marco Cillario Magic Circle firms constitute four of the nine advisers appointed to the government’s new finance and complex legal services panel…
Freshfields freezes associate pay bands after 2016 largesse but battle for top juniors to intensify Madeleine Farman Amid a simmering market for junior City lawyers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opted to hold the line on associate salaries following a…
