Policing the City – where do in-house lawyers fit in? Legal Business Stephenson Harwood’s Tony Woodcock argues that financial regulation has failed to clarify the status of in-house counsel Though one is…
Partner promotions: Stephenson Harwood makes up five in London as Ince promotes City duo and one in Dubai Kathryn McCann Stephenson Harwood and Ince & Co are the latest firms to announce their partner promotions, with the former making up…
Diversifying the group: Stephenson Harwood appoints a non-shipping head of finance Legal Business Stephenson Harwood has named restructuring and insolvency partner Sue Moore (pictured) as the new head of its global finance practice…
Back and forth: SFO wins document appeal against Tchenguiz brother Legal Business After being hit with a £4.5m settlement in the Tchenguiz battle, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has fired back and…
Old acquaintances: Stephenson Harwood enters alliance in Guangzhou with former partner’s firm Legal Business Following on from closing its office in Guangzhou in Greater China in September this year, Stephenson Harwood has entered an…
H1 2014/15: ‘Early stages’ – Stephenson Harwood’s revenues up 12% in first half Jaishree Kalia Stephenson Harwood has posted a 12% increase in turnover to £64m for the first half of the financial year 2014/15…
A £2.2bn claim: Stephenson Harwood and McGuireWoods act as Vincent Tchenguiz files against Grant Thornton and Kaupthing Legal Business Following on from the high profile Tchenguiz brothers’ lawsuit against the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in July this year, Vincent…
Stephenson Harwood scales back on Asia offering with Guangzhou office closure as Hogan Lovells makes another hire Legal Business UK firm Stephenson Harwood has closed its office in Guangzhou as the firm reviews its strategy in China, while Hogan…
LB100: The Second Quartile – Close Hauled Sarah Downey It’s an unforgiving environment, but 2014 once again shows the well-captained mid-tier outfits sailing free. ‘I’m a great believer that…
Stephenson Harwood gets licence to open Seoul office Jaishree Kalia Stephenson Harwood will open its Seoul office in autumn this year after the Korean Ministry of Justice awarded the firm…
Serious Fraud Office settles first Tchenguiz case for £3m with a further £3m in costs Jaishree Kalia The high profile Tchenguiz brothers’ lawsuit against the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for around £300m has finally settled after the…
Robert Tchenguiz switches from Shearman to Stephenson Harwood in £300m SFO claim Legal Business Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has replaced Shearman & Sterling with Stephenson Harwood as his adviser on a high profile lawsuit against the…
Growth for Stephenson Harwood with revenue up 8% and 19% hike in PEP Legal Business Revenue at UK top 40 firm Stephenson Harwood rose by 8% to £121m in the 12 months to 30 April 2014,…
Partner promotions: Osborne Clarke makes up five in the UK after Stephenson Harwood promotes City duo Legal Business Osborne Clarke (OC) has made up five new partners in its 2014 promotion round across the UK, constituting the firm’s highest-ever…
Stephenson Harwood enters Formal Law Alliance with Singapore’s Virtus Law Legal Business Stephenson Harwood has received formal approval to work with Singapore firm Virtus Law from the local Attorney General’s Chambers. Under the…
‘A good time to take over’: Stephenson Harwood appoints new head of corporate as H1 revenues up by 17% Legal Business With Stephenson Harwood’s chief executive Sharon White this month reappointed for a further three-year term, the high profile transactional lawyer has…
Asia round-up: DLA Piper, Hogan Lovells and Stephenson Harwood move to bolster regional networks Legal Business Despite the bearish mood that last year gripped many international law firms regarding Asia, and sustained tremors this year running…
Seoul searching: Stephenson Harwood hires DLA Piper’s South Korea head Michael Kim Legal Business With five of its nine overseas offices in South and East Asia, it is perhaps unsurprising that Stephenson Harwood has become…
LLP latest: Trowers accounts confirm profits slide as Holman and Stephenson Harwood power on Jaishree Kalia What finer way to kick off the New Year than a stream of law firm limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts?…
Financial results 2013: DAC Beachcroft, Stephenson Harwood, Brodies and Morgan Cole reveal their numbers Francesca Fanshawe Top 30 UK firms DAC Beachcroft and Stephenson Harwood today (15 July) unveiled growth in revenue for 2012/13, while Brodies…
