Revolving Doors: Three leave Taylor Wessing after merger vote, while Gibson Dunn taps Freshfields for APAC rebuild Eliza Winter Mayer Brown has hired City real estate duo Mark Rajbenbach and Victoria Butcher from Taylor Wessing, ahead of the UK…
McDermott boosts London revenues by more than 50% as post-merger firm sits on brink of $3bn Kate Peacock McDermott Will & Schulte has boosted London revenues by more than 50%, with the newly merged City office contributing $154m…
Revolving Doors: Dechert bolsters private capital with senior in-house hire as McDermott recruits from A&O Shearman Theresa Hargreaves Dechert has boosted its private capital capabilities in London with the hire of a senior in-house lawyer from Singaporean wealth…
Sidley London partner promotions up despite smaller global round Kate Peacock Sidley Austin has promoted three lawyers to the partnership in London, with a total of 29 new partners made up…
Power hungry: how big tech’s demands are supercharging the energy market Alex Ryan ‘Clients in the tech space are more interested in energy than they’ve ever been, and clients in the energy and…
Revolving Doors: A&O Shearman builds in Riyadh as Kirkland, Paul Hastings, and more make flurry of City hires Eliza Winter Kirkland & Ellis has strengthened its London antitrust and competition practice this week with a double partner hire from Weil.…
DAC Beachcroft in fresh talks to sell claims business to PE Will Lewallen DAC Beachcroft is exploring a potential sale of its claims business to private equity investors. The firm is talking to…
Thirty firms win roles in revamped £820m government legal panel – with three new appointments Theresa Hargreaves The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has announced its final legal panel, worth up to £820m, with a total of 30…
‘There’s definitely competition around rates’ – Clifford Chance and Linklaters match Cravath bonuses for US associates Kate Peacock Clifford Chance and Linklaters will match Cravath scale year-end and special bonuses for associates across their US offices, but not…
Cohen & Gresser follows McDermott in eyeing up external investment Eliza Winter Cohen & Gresser is positioning itself to become one of the first US law firms to tap external capital, confirming…
‘I’m sure I made a ton of mistakes’ – McDermott’s Coleman on fresh thinking, leadership lessons and why scale matters Alex Ryan Everyone told me how miserable law school was, so I decided that if I was going to be miserable, I…
Revolving Doors: Bumper hiring week at Eversheds while Quinn brings on international arbitration heavyweight Theresa Hargreaves Quinn Emanuel has significantly bolstered its international arbitration practice in London, bringing over senior partner and practice co-lead Andrew Savage…
McDermott continues post-merger expansion with DLA London hire Alex Ryan McDermott Will & Schulte has hired financial services regulatory partner Karen Butler from DLA Piper, as the firm continues to…
McDermott promotes 74 to partnership in first post-merger round, adding two London partners Alex Ryan McDermott Will & Schulte has made its first round of partner promotions since its $3bn merger went live, with 74…
The $3bn McDermott Will & Schulte merger: four things the data tells us Alex Ryan The headline figures for the McDermott Will & Schulte merger speak for themselves – combined revenue of $3bn, and more…
Revolving Doors: Eversheds hires in London and Frankfurt while Simpson Thacher and Cadwalader build in finance Theresa Hargreaves Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its tax department in London with the addition of Kevin Cummings from McDermott Will & Schulte.…
Revolving Doors: Orrick swoops for Gibson Dunn oil and gas duo as Addleshaw secures lawtech leader Bertie Ford As London is gripped by autumn’s blustery arrival, law firm partners continue to be swept into new firms and practices.…
Trading places: Quinn New York arbitration head leaves for Brick Court as McDermott makes first post-merger laterals Alex Ryan Quinn Emanuel New York international arbitration practice head Mark McNeill has left the firm to become a barrister at Brick…
Revolving Doors: Proskauer takes Schulte partner in post-merger exit as William Fry picks up Eversheds Dublin quartet Bertie Ford Proskauer has hired financial services regulatory partner Anna Maleva-Otto from legacy Schulte Roth & Zabel into its London funds group,…
Three months to make a $3bn merger: how McDermott sealed the Schulte deal in double-quick time Alex Ryan ‘It was from May to July, from discussion to finalisation’, says Ira Coleman (pictured top), chairman of the newly merged…
