SFO drops case against Slaughter and May client Olympus Legal Business The UK Serious Fraud Office has dropped its case against Slaughter and May client Olympus two years after charging the…
Slaughter and May wipes £600m from cartel claim against British Airways Legal Business Three months after forcing High Court judge Mr Justice Peter Smith to recuse himself from deciding on a £1bn claim…
Winning work: Freshfields takes Slaughters’ place as government cuts its stake in Lloyds Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has stolen a march on rival Slaughter and May after winning the role representing the UK government…
‘Why £70k? That’s where we think we need to be’: Travers Smith boosts NQ salaries by 9% to match Slaughters Legal Business Having enjoyed another respectable financial performance for the 2014/15 year, Travers Smith has boosted its newly qualified (NQ) associate salaries…
Dealwatch: Slaughters and Freshfields lead as Zurich bids £5.6bn for UK’s RSA Legal Business Magic Circle duo Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles as Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group bids to…
Dealwatch: Fieldfisher wins role opposite Slaughter and May on private equity takeover of Currencies Direct Legal Business Tech-focused firm Fieldfisher bagged an advisory role opposite a five-partner team from Slaughter and May as private equity duo Palamon…
Cleary, Cahill, Slaughters and A&O share a Coke on bottler’s €28bn three-way merger Jaishree Kalia A raft of Global 100 firms, including Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May, have won work as three of…
Kirkland picked to defend Baxalta as Slaughters and Ropes take the lead on Shire’s $34bn hostile takeover Legal Business Shire has turned to longstanding adviser Slaughter and May in the UK while Ropes & Gray won the mandate in…
Dealwatch: Slaughter and May and Ashurst win big on Ladbrokes £2.3bn merger with Gala Coral Michael West As consolidation continued apace in the gambling sector following the merger of 888 Holdings and Bwin.party last week, Slaughter and…
Slaughter and May’s trainee retention slips to 89% for 2015 autumn intake Legal Business The first Magic Circle to report its trainee intake numbers for autumn 2015, Slaughter and May has revealed it is…
Jacobs frontrunner for next Linklaters senior partner Legal Business Slaughters’ senior partner race also underway ‘There’s no-one else,’ mused one ex-Linklaters partner. ‘If Charlie Jacobs isn’t the next senior…
White & Case’s City office wins first work from CVC as PE house leads on $2bn Alvogen acquisition Legal Business White & Case, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Slaughter and May have all won roles as CVC Capital Partners, Vatera…
Slaughters’ leadership race starts as senior partner Chris Saul confirms plans to stand down and retire Legal Business Part of a wider changing of the guard, Slaughter and May is preparing to elect a new senior partner following…
CC matches peers in associate salary race – both Slaughters’ £70k NQs and Links’ 3 year PQE pay Legal Business Clifford Chance has revealed its 2015 pay bands for newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers, matching the £70,000 NQ rates of Slaughter and May while also meeting…
Slaughters starts salary race with £70k for NQs Legal Business The yearly contest to attract new talent has started with Magic Circle duo Slaughter and May and Linklaters both making…
Dealwatch: Bakers wins role alongside Slaughters on Equinix’s £2.35bn takeover of Freshfields client Telecity Tom Moore Slaughter and May teamed up with a Baker & McKenzie team led out of London to help US data giant Equinix in its…
Linklaters reveals NQ salaries of £68,500 – under Slaughters but tops it with 3 year PQE band Tom Moore Linklaters has revealed its salary bands for junior lawyers in London with newly-qualifieds (NQs) receiving a £3,500 pay bump to…
£70,000 NQ salary: Hogan Lovells matches Slaughter and May as legal salary race reaches new heights Legal Business Hogan Lovells has bumped up the salaries of its newly qualified lawyers by £5,000 to £70,000 in a move that…
A&O, Freshfields and Slaughters land key roles on biggest-ever all-UK deal Legal Business Shell offers £47bn for BG Group The proposed £47bn acquisition of BG Group by fellow energy major Shell saw a…
Slaughter and May raises associate pay with NQs getting £5,000 boost Legal Business Traditionally a bellwether of trainee and associate salaries among the Magic Circle, Slaughter and May has made significant hikes to…
