Easy as Pi: Magic Circle duo acts on £615m deal as Swiss manufacturer buys Premier Farnell Matthew Field Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May have advised on the acquisition of British electronics company Premier Farnell by…
‘A sad day’ – Slaughters’ pioneering deal veteran Frances Murphy passes away Legal Business Frances Murphy, the City’s most prominent female deal lawyer who in 2008 became the first female head of corporate at…
Associate pay: Slaughter and May releases muted salary increases Legal Business Slaughter and May has released underwhelming associate salary increases, ranging between 2% and 5%, following its annual pay review.
Steel deal: Forsters and Slaughters lead as Tata sells first chunk of UK business Legal Business Forsters lined up against Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May on Tata Steel’s deal to sell its European long products…
Outgoing Slaughter and May senior partner Saul to launch mediation boutique Legal Business Slaughter and May’s longstanding leader, Chris Saul, will launch a mediation boutique once he retires from his role as senior…
Life During Law: Chris Saul, Slaughter and May Legal Business Every time my father got a promotion we had to move. It trains you to fit in with new crowds.…
News in brief – April 2016 Legal Business REED SMITH REPLACED AS SIEMENS REFRESHES PANEL Last month Eversheds and Osborne Clarke were reappointed to Siemens UK’s legal panel,…
Outgoing Slaughters senior partner Saul to launch mediation boutique Legal Business Slaughter and May‘s longstanding leader, Chris Saul (pictured), will launch a mediation boutique once he retires from his role as…
London calling: Slaughter and May resumes City focus with bumper promotion round of ten Legal Business The latest to release its partnership promotions, Slaughter and May has announced ten promotions all in the City, a big…
Slaughters elects new M&A head to replace incoming senior partner Cooke Legal Business Slaughter and May has chosen Roland Turnill (pictured) as head of the firm’s M&A practice, replacing new senior partner Steve…
Asia round-up: Olswang and Bird & Bird build offerings while Slaughters Hong Kong partner Hyman retires Legal Business The past week has seen changes for several UK-headquartered firms in Asia with Olswang appointing a new Asia managing partner…
Cooke: ‘Conveyor belt is not a phrase you will ever hear uttered at Slaughter and May’ Legal Business Corporate veteran vows to maintain City focus when he succeeds Saul in May The new senior partner at Slaughter and…
Trainee retention: Slaughter and May and Nabarro up their intakes for spring 2016 Legal Business Slaughter and May and Nabarro improved their trainee retention figures this month with the latter firm retaining 89%, while the…
‘Tremendous experience’: City M&A heavyweight Steve Cooke elected as senior partner at Slaughter and May Legal Business Slaughter and May, the UK’s most profitable law firm, has elected its longstanding head of M&A Steve Cooke as its…
Making the list: Former A&O and Slaughters lawyers Beringer and Randell awarded CBE Jaishree Kalia A host of figures within the legal profession including former Allen & Overy (A&O) senior partner Guy Beringer QC (pictured)…
Christmas comes early for Slaughter and May associates with biggest bonuses yet Legal Business Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May has followed up steep rises in salary earlier this year with bumper bonuses as…
Slaughter and May wins main corporate adviser role as John Lewis Partnership cuts legal panel to four Legal Business High Street retailer John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has cut its external legal panel to just four firms comprising Slaughter and…
Ropes, Shearman and Slaughters win key roles on Liberty Global’s proposed acquisition of Cable & Wireless Kathryn McCann Ropes & Gray, Shearman & Sterling and Slaughter and May have landed key roles on the proposed £5.5bn acquisition of…
Cleaning up: Linklaters and Slaughters advise on record-breaking disposal of Northern Rock mortgages Legal Business Linklaters and Slaughter and May have landed major roles advising on the government’s record-breaking £13bn sale of former Northern Rock…
Slaughters parachutes in to defend Rolls-Royce in SFO probe Legal Business Rolls-Royce has hired Slaughter and May to lead its defence as it faces an SFO probe into alleged bribes paid…
