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)…
‘Not just blue sky thinking’: Linklaters launches innovation group and pilots coding training Legal Business Linklaters has set up a partner-led global innovation team to oversee the firm’s use of technology, including plans to teach…
‘A competitive auction’: Clifford Chance and CMS advise as consortium buys majority of National Grid Madeleine Farman Clifford Chance, CMS Cameron McKenna, Linklaters and Eversheds have advised as National Grid has agreed the sale of its gas…
‘A matter of efficiency’: BAT drops Linklaters from bribery probe Legal Business British American Tobacco (BAT) has picked Slaughter and May as its sole legal provider for its investigation into allegations of…
Linklaters LLPs show profits up 5% as board members share £20m Legal Business Linklaters top board members received almost £20m in profits for the 2015/16 financial year, according to the firm’s latest LLP…
