Revolving doors: Quinn Emanuel adds star Covington partner as Ropes & Gray and Mishcon make hires Tom Baker City firms welcomed a host of new partners over Easter, with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Ropes & Gray and Mishcon…
Disputes round-up: Supreme Court loss for Pfizer as Mishcon’s Levitt QC returns to the Bar Tom Baker Allen & Overy (A&O) client Pfizer has lost a landmark Supreme Court battle against a host of manufacturers, leaving it vulnerable…
Blistering run comes to an end for Mishcon as PEP falls and revenue growth slows Marco Cillario In what has been a strong reporting year already for a number of mid-market pacesetters, it is perhaps surprising to…
The wheat from the chaff – Hustling start-ups meet City law Hamish McNicol In a quiet east London street off the bustling Brick Lane, a few doors from a sign tagged ‘Vegan Hair…
Disputes round-up: Rosenblatt listing eyes third-party funding expansion as trio of firms collaborate on new litigation tech Tom Baker London disputes specialist Rosenblatt is trying something new with its planned launch of a litigation funder, while three law firms have…
Acceleration: Mishcon de Reya aims to bring ‘propositions to life’ in second MDR LAB cohort Thomas Alan Mishcon de Reya has announced the second cohort of companies joining the firm’s incubation programme in London in the latest of…
Gender diversity: pay gaps revealed at Addleshaw Goddard, Mishcon de Reya and Gowling WLG Hamish McNicol A fuller picture of the legal industry’s gender pay gap issue is emerging as Addleshaw Goddard, Mishcon de Reya and Gowling…
‘Embarrassed’ Mishcon partner ‘condemns’ Presidents Club conduct as SDT suspends assault solicitor – more to come for the profession? Tom Baker Law may have a reputation as a relatively staid career but it was inevitable that the profession would be drawn…
‘Exactly what we’ve been looking for’: Mishcon de Reya hires equity capital markets head from Addleshaw Goddard Tom Baker Legal Business’ Law firm of the Year Mishcon de Reya has made a significant move to develop its corporate practice,…
Second Ashurst partner exit this week as disputes specialist Giaretta joins Mishcon de Reya Nathalie Tidman Ashurst has seen its partner bench further diminished with the departure of disputes stalwart Ben Giaretta to Mishcon de Reya.…
Bean bags primed – A&O buffs up disruptive cred as eight companies join its innovation hub Fuse Madeleine Farman Having already carefully cultivated an image as the most free-thinking City law firm in its weight class, Allen & Overy (A&O)has…
Watson Farley to retain all its qualifying trainees as Mishcon’s rate falls to 64% Tom Baker Watson Farley and Williams will retain 100% of its autumn 2017 qualifying trainees, while Mishcon de Reya‘s rate of retention has dipped…
Labour MP Keir Starmer opts against role advising Mishcon Academy Tom Baker Keir Starmer QC, the Labour MP and the party’s Brexit spokesperson, has decided against taking on a role advising the Mishcon…
Mishcon boosts fledgling cyber security consultancy service Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has brought in Mike Owen from PwC as the fourth member of its expanding cyber security consultancy…
Mishcon boosts fledgling cyber security consultancy service Tom Baker Mishcon de Reya has brought in Mike Owen from PwC as the fourth member of its expanding cyber security consultancy…
Financials 2017: Mishcon breaking targets again as revenue doubles in five years Madeleine Farman Law Firm of the Year Mishcon de Reya has posted yet another outstanding set of financials for 2016/17, with turnover…
‘Fantastic addition’: Mishcon hires Withers’ wealth planning co-head Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has appointed Withers’ co-head of European wealth planning Filippo Noseda, who joins Mishcon Private on Monday (19…
‘Young and ambitious’: Mishcon picks six legal start-ups for incubation programme Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has revealed a six-strong shortlist of legal tech start-ups to participate in its incubator programme, MDR LAB.…
Major LIA mandate for Enyo ends as SocGen settlement reached Tom Baker The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) represented by Enyo Law, has settled its longstanding dispute against Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) client…
Triple exit for BLP as Mishcon and Barclays take on partners Georgiana Tudor Mishcon de Reya has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partners David Leibowitz and Joanna Lampert, while partner Bobby Schrader is…
