‘We’re all struggling with how to capitalise on changes in the global marketplace’ – Simmons’ Hoyland points to Asia for growth Legal Business After announcing a return to form financially, with both revenue and profits up for 2013/14, Simmons & Simmons managing partner…
Revolving Doors: DLA hires in France and the US; Simmons grows Bristol; Gibson Dunn expands in Beijing and Hong Kong Legal Business International expansion last week saw DLA Piper hire Holman Fenwick Willan’s (HFW) Paris head of tax Hervé Israël and bolster its…
Financial results 2013/14: Ashurst unveils post-merger turnover of £586m and PEP of £801k as Simmons reveals return to growth Jaishree Kalia Ashurst has unveiled its first post-merger financial results, boasting revenues of £586m and a profit per equity partner (PEP) of £801,000.…
Ashurst finance partner Simon Thrower latest to leave with move to Simmons Jaishree Kalia Ashurst finance partner Simon Thrower has quit to join Simmons & Simmons’ City practice within days of the announcement that corporate…
Revolving Doors: HSF’s Rosen QC returns to the Bar; laterals for Weil Gotshal; Simmons; Rosenblatt and Payne Hicks Legal Business The latest standout lateral moves have seen Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) former advocacy chief Murray Rosen QC return to the Bar,…
Revolving Doors: Strategic UK hires for Irwin Mitchell; Simmons; Speechly and Winckworth Sherwood Legal Business A series of lateral hires across the UK last week saw Irwin Mitchell take on a trio of commercial litigation…
Revolving Doors: White & Case disputes partner joins the Bar as McGuireWoods; Covington and Simmons make key hires Legal Business The latest standout lateral moves have seen White & Case litigator Paul Cowen return to the Bar as McGuireWoods expands its…
Partner promotions: Simmons adds eight new partners, half in London Jaishree Kalia Simmons & Simmons has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership ranks, just one more than the top-20 LB100 firm made…
The end of the pipeline: Herbert Smith Freehills and Simmons advise AO on float to attain $1bn market cap Legal Business A healthy pipeline of London Stock Exchange listings has seen Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) advise online appliances website AO on…
Revolving doors: Bird & Bird, Bond Dickinson and Simmons all make lateral moves Legal Business The appetite shown by global elite firms to hire laterally at the start of the year has spread wider in…
Positive financials continue as Simmons & Simmons posts an 8% increase in H1 revenues David Stevenson Top-20 Legal Business 100 firm Simmons & Simmons has reported an 8% increase in revenues for the half year (H1)…
Negotiations conclude over Simmons’ hire of Mahrie Webb from Burges Salmon Legal Business Long-running negotiations have now concluded between Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons over the start date of funds partner Mahrie Webb,…
Bristol tussle over Simmons’ hire of Mahrie Webb from Burges Salmon Legal Business Negotiations are still underway between Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons over the start date of funds partners Mahrie Webb, who…
Trainee retention: Eversheds, Clyde & Co, CMS Cameron McKenna and Simmons reveal rates Legal Business The number of training contracts being offered by City firms may have dropped by over 20% but the recently revealed…
LB100 – The top 25: The age of turbulence Legal Business It’s been a bumpy ride for many of the UK’s largest firms, fighting battered profits with consolidation and increased global…
Takeover potential – Linklaters & Simmons lead on Amec’s £700m bid for Kentz David Stevenson Linklaters and Simmons & Simmons‘ longstanding corporate relationships with Amec and Kentz have gifted them with a potentially lucrative takeover bid…
Simmons sees marginal drop in turnover and PEP Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has released its financial results for 2012-13, posting a slight dip in revenues from £251.7m to £250.3m…
DLA and Simmons promote fewer partners as firms continue to favour Europe Jaishree Kalia DLA Piper and Simmons & Simmons are among the latest UK firms to announce a reduced number of partnership promotions,…
Banks could face backlash on legal panel reviews David Stevenson With the latest round of bank panel reviews in full swing, early indications show signs of a backlash from law…
A matter of time – Simmons & Simmons Legal Business After a failed merger, a drop in both revenue and a profits, and a slew of partner departures, Simmons’ new…
