‘A natural and necessary next step’: Pinsents to launch infra-focused practice in Johannesburg Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons is to launch an infrastructure-focused practice in Johannesburg, with two partners hired from local firm Bowman Gilfillan.
Ashurst misses out as Gibson Dunn and Pinsents take front row seats on $1.2bn Odeon deal Legal Business City firm Ashurst has missed out to former partners at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher on the $1.2bn sale of London-based…
Revolving doors: K&L Gates and CC make key appointments as Pinsent Masons makes Magic Circle hire for new Düsseldorf office Legal Business In this week’s appointment round-up, Clifford Chance (CC) has added muscle to its New York office and K&L Gates has…
Better together? – Those Anglo-Scots unions in focus Kathryn McCann Legal Business looks under the bonnet to assess how the Scottish arms of Pinsent Masons and CMS have fared post-merger.…
Financials 2015/16: A more subdued performance from Pinsents with revenue up 5% and PEP growing 2% Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons has posted more subdued figures for this financial year, with revenue up 5% from £362.4m to £382.3m and…
Pinsents, Gowling WLG and KWM appointed to reduced Royal London Asset Management panel Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons, Gowling WLG, King & Wood Mallesons and specialist commercial firm Cannings Connolly have been appointed to Royal London…
Rolling on: Pinsents sole supplier deal with E.ON to run full term Kathryn McCann Energy giant E.ON has confirmed its five–year single-supplier mandate with Pinsent Masons will run its full course, with the energy…
Pinsent Masons scraps leadership for life amid top-down management restructure Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons has made a series of changes to its management structure, including the introduction of fixed terms for those…
Revolving doors: HSF, Pinsents and Bird & Bird make key international laterals while High Court judge returns to Bar Legal Business Last week saw a host of international law firm lateral hires, while judge Sir Jeremy Cooke has left the UK’s…
Pinsents scraps leadership for life amid top-down management restructure Kathryn McCann Changes include new board responsibility for strategic decision-making Pinsent Masons has made a series of changes to its management structure,…
Revolving Doors: Freshfields, Dentons and Pinsents make key hires as Uber and Callcredit build in-house teams Legal Business Following a string of seven recent hires to its Advanced Manufacturing and Technology (AMT) sector, Pinsent Masons has boosted its…
Revolving doors: Pinsent Masons makes board appointments as BLP and Mayer Brown make City hires Legal Business In a busy week for City hires, Pinsent Masons, BLP and Mayer Brown have made key appointments, as DWF, Irwin…
Trainee retention: Pinsent Masons posts ‘disappointing’ 50% rate as Norton Rose, Ashurst release figures Legal Business In the latest run of trainee retention rate releases, Pinsent Masons has recorded a ‘disappointing’ rate of 50% of its…
Moving in-house: Pinsents Issacs seconded to Barclays litigation and investigations team Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons head of banking and finance litigation Michael Issacs, has been seconded to Barclays’ litigation and investigations team, led…
Pinsent Masons, Shearman and Clyde & Co major winners at 2016 Legal Business Awards mark Pinsent Masons, Shearman & Sterling and Clyde & Co were among the major winners at the 2016 Legal Business Awards,…
Pinsents partner grilled over appointment to human rights body Legal Business Two parliamentary committees have written to express outrage as a Pinsent Masons partner has been nominated to chair Britain’s leading…
Partner promotions: Pinsents makes up two thirds in the City as Weightmans makes up three in Liverpool Legal Business Pinsent Masons has made up two thirds of its 18-strong partner promotions round in its City office, while Weightmans promoted…
Adviser review: Pinsent Masons added to Land Securities panel Legal Business National firm Pinsent Masons has won a place on FTSE 100 firm Land Securities’ legal panel, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Pinsents makes senior political hire in a bid to boost international awareness Legal Business Former secretary of state for international development Douglas Alexander (pictured) is joining national firm Pinsent Masons as an adviser to…
City corporate push: Dentons makes M&A play with Pinsent Masons partner Levy Legal Business Dentons has made a corporate play in the City with the hire of Stephen Levy, who departs Pinsent Masons after…
