Simmons & Simmons to shut Rome office as firm focuses on ‘doing it all out of Milan’ Legal Business Simmons & Simmons is set to shut its nine-partner office in Rome following a ‘detailed review’ and focus on clients…
City moves: Simmons builds construction team with Trowers’ disputes partner Legal Business Partner exits continue to mount in Trowers & Hamlins’ construction practice as City-based construction disputes partner Rob Horne moves on…
Taking the firm to the client – Simmons’ head argues that traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business When I qualified (was it really 30 years ago?) I had this impression about how law firms worked. The partnership…
Taking the firm to the client – traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business Simmons senior partner Colin Passmore argues a new breed of collaborators are the rainmakers of tomorrow When I qualified (was…
Financials 2014/15: Simmons returns to form with strongest-ever results Legal Business With its fortunes tied to its large financial services client base, Simmons & Simmons has brought to an end a…
Simmons breaks into growing legal product market with start-up tool targeting hedge funds Legal Business Seeking to turn the City’s next big hedge funds into clients, Simmons & Simmons has entered the growing legal product…
Dealwatch: US trio’s City teams take lead roles on GHG’s £1.5bn three-year debt restructuring alongside Simmons and CC Legal Business Teams at the London offices of Paul Hastings; Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy all took…
Revolving doors: Simmons welcomes back a partner from Cadwalader as Nabarro hires from McGuire Woods Michael West Last week saw a range of firms bolstering key practices areas with a capital markets partner returning to Simmons &…
Simmons & Simmons votes through new business plan targeting stronger US links and looking after the ‘crown jewels’ Legal Business In a unanimous vote, Simmons & Simmons has voted through a new three-year business plan with a focus on strengthening…
Partner promotions: Simmons makes up 13 partners in bumper round as Charles Russell Speechlys promotes five Tom Moore Continuing the trend of increased partner promotions this year, Simmons & Simmons has promoted 13 lawyers to partner in its…
Building the team: Proskauer Rose hires Simmons M&A partner as it targets City PE market Legal Business Matt Rees, an M&A partner at Simmons & Simmons focusing on private equity, has resigned from the firm to join…
One up, one out: Simmons promotes finance partner as it loses another to Squire Patton Boggs Legal Business Squire Patton Boggs has hired Simmons & Simmons‘ acquisition finance partner John Hayward as it sets out to expand its…
‘Doing more for the large clients’: Simmons & Simmons posts 8% rise in revenue Tom Moore Top-20 UK firm Simmons & Simmons has seen revenue rise 8% for the first six months of the 2014-15 financial year…
‘Naturally delighted’: Jeremy Hoyland re-elected as Simmons & Simmons managing partner Legal Business Simmons & Simmons’ partnership re-elected Jeremy Hoyland as managing partner after an uncontested election, seeing him begin a second four-year term on…
Partner exits pile up: Edwards Wildman loses leading Hong Kong insurance partner to Simmons & Simmons Legal Business Having been plagued with a series of partner departures from London, Edwards Wildman Palmer has now taken a hit to…
‘More flexible models’: Simmons launches contract lawyer service with Adaptive Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has become the latest firm to jump on the innovation bandwagon with the launch of a high-end…
Life During Law: Jeremy Hoyland Legal Business I always wanted to be an architect. Unfortunately I’m very messy and that’s a bad combination. Building useful things, such…
Asia: Simmons & Simmons launches Beijing IP agency as Bakers hires from Magic Circle firms in HK push Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has created a specialist trade mark practice in China, hiring George Chan as a partner from Asia…
Simmons & Simmons forms Africa alliance with Fasken Martineau Legal Business Top-20 UK firm Simmons & Simmons has become the latest firm to establish a presence in Africa, by forming an…
Simmons & Simmons expands in Saudi Arabia Tom Moore Top 20 UK firm Simmons & Simmons is set to expand in Saudi Arabia through the opening of a new…
