US partner promotions: Mayer Brown promotes two in the City while McDermott adds one Madeleine Farman Mayer Brown has made up another two partners in the City, the same number as last year, while McDermott Will…
Olswang exits continue amid merger talks as restructuring head quits for US firm Legal Business US firm McDermott Will & Emery has taken on Olswang‘s head of restructuring & insolvency Alicia Videon in the first…
‘The next phase’: McDermott Will & Emery names successor to London head Nineham Legal Business Private client partner Andrew Vergunst (pictured) is to become the head of McDermott Will & Emery‘s London office, replacing corporate…
McDermott and DLA Piper partners join Orrick for Houston launch Jaishree Kalia Having announced it will open a new office in Houston, 13 partners have joined US firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe,…
Hitting the target: Latham & Watkins boosts female partner promotions in latest round Legal Business Almost half the lawyers made partner in Latham & Watkins’ latest 25 partner promotion round are female, following global chair…
Ropes adds first full-time City IP partner as it recruits McDermott privacy co-chairs in data security push Legal Business Ropes & Gray is pushing on with its City build-out with McDermott Will & Emery data privacy co-chairs joining the…
Revolving doors: Specialists and US firms build up in the City Legal Business Last week saw specialist and US firms strengthen their presence in the City and Europe as Kingsley Napley strengthened its…
Partner promotions: 20% of Ropes & Gray new partners in London while McDermott adds three Legal Business Ropes & Gray and McDermott Will & Emery are the most recent US firms to announce their partner promotions, with…
McDermott Will & Emery, CMS and Spain’s Olleros lead on €3.62bn Telefónica rights issue Legal Business McDermott Will & Emery and CMS Hasche Sigle have won the lead roles in advising Telefónica Deutschland’s €3.62bn rights offering to…
Revolving doors: Senior ex-Unilever and Amex lawyers move to private practice as McDermott boosts Paris office Francesca Fanshawe Some of the most high-profile strategic hires recently have seen former in-house counsel move to private practice, all following the…
US results season 2013: McDermott and King & Spalding post 4% increase in revenue David Stevenson Chicago-headquartered firm McDermott Will & Emery has continued its post-financial crisis recovery, unveiling a 3.5% increase in revenue to $881m, as…
More claims but fewer settlements – McDermott becomes the latest major law firm to face an employment dispute Legal Business McDermott Will & Emery yesterday became the latest law firm to stand accused of unfair dismissal and discrimination in the…
Dewey needs to take its head out of the sand Emma Sadowski As LB was going to press, news emerged that Dewey & LeBoeuf was set to lose its recently acquired London…
