‘Unique opportunity’: Linklaters takes on Goldman restructuring specialist Sarah Mook Legal Business Linklaters has hired Goldman Sachs managing director Sarah Mook into the firm’s restructuring team. Mook joins the global restructuring and…
Linklaters elects 26 new partners as round size increases again but misses female partner target Legal Business Linklaters has promoted 26 new lawyers to its partnership, increasing the size of its promotions round for the fourth year…
Linklaters last Magic Circle firm to post spring trainee retention rates as Osborne Clarke keeps 100% Legal Business Linklaters, Norton Rose Fulbright and Osborne Clarke have all posted their spring trainee retention rates, with Osborne Clarke keeping 100%…
Repeat business: Slaughters and Linklaters act as Wood Group to take over Amec in £5bn deal Legal Business Slaughter and May and Linklaters gained advisory roles as energy services group Amec Foster Wheeler agreed to a £2.2bn takeover…
Refreshing the ranks: Magic Circle firms freshen up practice area leadership Legal Business Slaughter and May is changing heads in three practice areas: dispute resolution, outsourcing, technology, intellectual property (IP) and sport, and…
Deus ex machina: Linklaters signs up Lloyds and RBS to ring-fencing software as firm develops brace of AI products Matthew Field Linklaters has launched a pair of artificial intelligence (AI) products in the latest innovation push for the Magic Circle firm,…
Linklaters alumni line up opposite former firm in Reckitt’s $16bn takeover of Mead Johnson Legal Business In the first transatlantic merger to make headlines so far in 2017, Kirkland & Ellis partners David Holdsworth and Paula…
Deus ex machina: Linklaters signs up Lloyds and RBS to ring-fencing software Matthew Field Linklaters has launched a pair of artificial intelligence (AI) products in the latest innovation push for the Magic Circle firm,…
To the bank: Linklaters’ Elliott takes chair role at Permanent TSB Legal Business After 27 years at the Magic Circle firm, former senior partner Robert Elliott has been appointed chairman at Irish bank…
Freshfields and Linklaters take spots as GIC and Hellman win bid for Allfunds Bank Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Ropes & Gray, Linklaters and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have all won roles advising on the €1.8bn…
Linklaters ups the ante in Washington with veteran hire amid Trump DoJ shakeup Legal Business As the US Department of Justice (DoJ) sees further exits as the Trump administration moves in, Linklaters has hired former…
Paying up: Linklaters and Eversheds advise as Sir Philip Green agrees £363m pensions deal Legal Business Sir Philip Green has paid £363m into the BHS pension pot following the collapse of the retailer last year, with…
Paul Weiss, Linklaters and Freshfields alumni lock horns as Kraft Heinz drops $143bn deal for Unilever Legal Business In what would have been the second largest M&A deal in history, Unilever has rejected a $143bn takeover approach from…
Linklaters leads for Reckitt Benckiser on $17.9bn acquisition of Mead Johnson Legal Business Linklaters, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Kirkland & Ellis have all won roles advising on Reckitt Benckiser’s (RB’s) $17.9bn acquisition…
Ashurst refreshes Hong Kong outpost with Linklaters hire Madeleine Farman Ashurst continues to bulk up its Asia Pacific offering with the hire of Linklaters partner PH Chik to its Hong…
Magic Circle duo to take home £102m in fees from mega stock exchange merger Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are expected to take home £102m in fees as they advise on the London Stock…
Revolving doors: Linklaters hires in Germany as Akin Gump takes Addleshaws litigator Legal Business In a busy start to the year, Linklaters and Simmons & Simmons have added to the benches in Europe, while…
Linklaters continues litigation push with Goldman Sachs hire Legal Business Linklaters has hired Goldman Sachs managing director Susana Cao Miranda as a partner to strengthen its London litigation offering.
Linklaters joins SullCrom and Cravath on $65bn Linde and Praxair megadeal Matthew Field Sullivan & Cromwell, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Linklaters and Hengeler Mueller have won roles on another potential mega merger, between…
Linklaters, Cleary and White & Case advise as Glencore and Qatar take stake in Rosneft Legal Business Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and White & Case are advising as Glencore and the Qatari Investment Authority (QIA)…
