Mishcon, Latham and OC up against City elite as shortlists announced for 2015 Legal Business Awards Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC), Mishcon de Reya, Osborne Clarke and DLA Piper are among those vying to win prizes at what…
News in brief – February 2015 Legal Business KENNEDYS OPENS IN SCOTLAND Last month, Kennedys finally entered the Scottish market with the opening of offices in Glasgow and…
Trainee retention: White & Case keeps on 100% of Spring 2015 trainees as OC retains 89% Legal Business White & Case and Osborne Clarke (OC) are the latest firms to reveal trainee retention rates this month, keeping on…
‘The first step’: Osborne Clarke restarts private client practice with double partner hire Kathryn McCann Osborne Clarke (OC) has relaunched a dedicated private wealth practice, following the departures of partners Sandra Brown, Robert Drewett and…
Revolving Doors: OC, Paul Hastings and Reed Smith bulk out their City offerings as HSF loses legacy Freehills partner in Singapore Legal Business Last week, Osborne Clarke, Reed Smith and Paul Hastings all expanded their City practices, while Clayton Utz hired Herbert Smith…
City departures continue for Edwards Wildman as Osborne Clarke recruits IP partner Sarah Downey Osborne Clarke has become the latest firm to dip into Edwards Wildman Palmer’s dwindling London partnership, and has recruited IP…
Revolving doors: OC hires from Bakers in international push while Ashurst and Dentons build European presence Legal Business Last week saw LB 100 firms Dentons, Ashurst and Osborne Clarke (OC) expand European offices while Addleshaw Goddard boosted its…
Double exit for Osborne Clarke as telecoms chief leaves for Reed Smith and technology head to Fieldfisher Legal Business Top 40 firm Osborne Clarke has suffered the double exit of telecoms head Angus Finnegan to Reed Smith and technology…
Financial results 2013/14: Osborne Clarke unveils a PEP increase of 46% Legal Business Osborne Clarke continues its upward growth trajectory with an announcement today (6 June) of a 46% increase in profit per equity…
OC joins Magic Circle on Dixons Carphone tie-up Legal Business Carphone Warehouse and Dixons merge along with DEMB and Mondelez Major M&A mandates have over the past month seen Linklaters,…
A good week for…Osborne Clarke, advising on the £3.6bn Carphone Warehouse/Dixons merger and IPO of Patisserie Valerie Legal Business Ordinarily a week advising on the AIM flotation of luxury cake and cafe chain Patisserie Valerie, which formally starts trading…
Financial results 2014: double-digit growth in UK as Osborne Clarke unveils 26% turnover rise Caroline Hill Following a year of further international expansion and lateral hires, Osborne Clarke (OC) today (12 May) announced that its global revenue…
Partner promotions: Osborne Clarke makes up five in the UK after Stephenson Harwood promotes City duo Legal Business Osborne Clarke (OC) has made up five new partners in its 2014 promotion round across the UK, constituting the firm’s highest-ever…
‘Definitely more interest in the EU’ – OC’s Silicon Valley head talks San Francisco launch and US strategy Legal Business Building on its existing offices in the Silicon Valley and New York, Osborne Clarke (OC) is rolling out its strategy of…
Revolving Doors: Lateral hires for Squire Sanders, Olswang, Irwin Mitchell, DAC Beachcroft and Osborne Clarke Legal Business In the latest series of lateral appointments across the UK’s leading firms, Squire Sanders has hired former Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)…
Leadership: Andrew Saul takes over as senior partner at Osborne Clarke Legal Business With its half year revenues up by 12% and following a two-year period of international investment, Osborne Clarke‘s (OC’s) UK…
H1 2013/14: Osborne Clarke sees half year revenues jump by 12% Legal Business Osborne Clarke is the latest top 50 firm to announce positive results for the first half (H1) of the 2013/14 financial…
Pharmaceutical boon: A&O, Proskauer and Osborne Clarke advise on $1.68bn Novartis hive off Sarah Downey The buoyant pharmaceuticals market threw up yet another high-profile healthcare deal this week, as Swiss giant Novartis announced the sale…
OC rocks up in BoHo New York to chase the creative dollar Francesca Fanshawe New York’s impenetrable legal community is well used to seeing – and rebuffing – the advances of UK law firms…
Growth plans: Osborne Clarke continues lateral hiring spree Francesca Fanshawe Osborne Clarke (OC) has made its 25th lateral hire in 18 months, while managing partner Simon Beswick has revealed plans…
