More outward-facing but does new leadership have a message for Pinsents? Kathryn McCann Pinsents has delivered operational competence at the expense of flair and visibility. Kathryn McCann asks if a more outward-facing leadership…
Dealwatch: A&O, Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons lead on Lloyds’ £400m Keepmoat homebuilder sale Sarah Downey Allen & Overy (A&O), Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons have all secured leading roles advising on Lloyds Banking Group’s £400m…
Reed Smith builds City finance practice with Pinsents REF partner Matthew Heaton Legal Business Reed Smith continues to piece together its City finance offering with a series of lateral hires, as Pinsent Masons partner Matthew…
Contested senior partner elections at Pinsent Masons as Chris Mullen challenged by head of construction Legal Business Pinsent Masons senior partner Chris Mullen will next month face construction head challenger Richard Foley in the first contested elections at the…
Pinsents expands German presence with double Munich hire Legal Business Pinsent Masons is the latest UK firm to announce expansion in Germany, bolstering its Munich office with the hire of competition…
DWF brings in Pinsents partner to take over from Leaitherland as CEO of commercial services Francesca Fanshawe DWF has appointed Pinsent Masons head of financial institutions and human capital Stephen Miles to take over from managing partner Andrew…
Management elections at Pinsents as firm makes up 15 new partners Legal Business Pinsent Masons is getting ready for its first management elections since current managing partner David Ryan was elected in 1999, after…
Diageo’s consolidated panel unveiled as Slaughters, Addleshaws and Pinsents win a place Francesca Fanshawe Global drinks brand Diageo has appointed Slaughter and May, Addleshaw Goddard and Pinsent Masons as its ‘general preferred suppliers’ for the UK…
LLP latest: Mayer Brown sees revenue dip by 9.5% as Pinsents gains £20m from McGrigors merger Jaishree Kalia Mayer Brown has released its LLP results for the year ending 2012/13 for the UK business, reporting a 9.5% loss…
Asia-Pacific: Pinsents continues expansion with high-profile appointments in Singapore and Shanghai Francesca Fanshawe Pinsent Masons has continued to develop its Global 100 credentials, this time bulking up its Asia-Pacific corporate capability with the…
Team hire: Pinsents boosts Paris practice with TMT hires from local boutique Francesca Fanshawe Pinsent Masons has launched a Paris TMT practice with a six-strong team from Paris-based boutique technology firm Ichay & Mullenex…
London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance halves panel as Pinsents, TLT and Ashford reappointed Francesca Fanshawe The London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance (LBLA) has joined the rising number of organisations to drastically slim down its roster of…
Party for one: E.ON appoints Pinsent Masons as its sole UK adviser Legal Business The single-supplier legal advisory model appears to be gaining traction as Pinsent Masons has won its second exclusive fixed-fee contract this…
Eversheds, Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper lead the UK pack in The Legal 500 Legal Business National heavyweights score for breadth of recommendations as CC shines in the City Eversheds has once again emerged as the most…
European expansion: Speechlys opens second Swiss base as Pinsents and OC bolster Euro offices through lateral hires Sarah Downey It’s been a year of highs and lows for private client firm Speechly Bircham which, after enduring flat revenues for…
Litigation heads from Lloyds Banking and Pinsent Masons leave for US and South African LPO providers Legal Business US legal process outsourcing (LPO) provider Clutch has signalled its intentions to expand its UK presence with the hire of…
Revolving Doors: Squire Sanders, Pinsent Masons and Bird & Bird boost corporate and finance capability Legal Business Squire Sanders has today announced the hire of US Dorsey & Whitney City-based corporate finance partner Matthew Doughty in a week that has also seen…
Pinsent Masons’ post merger revenue up by 40% Legal Business Top 20 UK law firm Pinsent Masons has seen its year-on-year turnover increase by 40% from £221m to £309m thanks…
Revolving Doors: Chadbourne, A&O, Trowers and Pinsent Masons boost City offering Francesca Fanshawe London dominated the lateral hiring scene over the past week with firms including US Chadbourne & Parke, Allen & Overy…
Three steps forward… will Tyco-style deals ever sweep the market? Francesca Fanshawe As infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty signs up Pinsent Masons as its sole legal adviser for general matters, Legal Business asks…