Mishcon de Reya has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partners David Leibowitz and Joanna Lampert, while partner Bobby Schrader is joining Barclays after less than two years with BLP. Continue reading “Triple exit for BLP as Mishcon and Barclays take on partners”
Linklaters has pushed through with its long awaited plans to spin off part of its Shanghai office in order to practice local law under new Shanghai Free-Trade Zone (FTZ) rules. Continue reading “Linklaters close to obtaining Chinese law capability with long awaited spin-off”
In another active week for lateral hires, firms have expanded their ranks in the UK and internationally. DAC Beachcroft has added to its Manchester office, while ARC Pensions Law, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and McDermott Will & Emery have all also made key hires. Continue reading “Revolving doors: DAC Beachcroft hires from DWF as Ropes partner quartet leave for Gibson Dunn”
In the middle of a monumental class action against RBS representing around 25,000 claimants, Signature Litigation founding partner Graham Huntley talks to Tom Baker about the firm’s co-operative structure, the market and the pressures facing commercial litigators in 2017. Continue reading “Q&A: Signature Litigation’s Graham Huntley on potential mergers and the need for litigators to behave”
Former King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partners who took out personal loans from Barclays for their capital contributions have received payment ultimatums as the bank is demanding repayment by the end of April. Continue reading “Barclays deadline looms for KWM partners who took personal loans for capital”
Will this year’s Global London report chronicle the high watermark for the Square Mile as a global hub for foreign law firms? The possibility has to be considered with the article 50 notice about to be delivered as I type these words, representing the biggest threat to London’s position since the 1990s’ run-up to the launch of the euro. Continue reading “Comment: Global London – Has the City reached the end of its curious post-Lehman boom?”
In a bid to offer more flexible career options for associates, Linklaters is trialling an alternative career track which would see associates take a pay cut for a reduced working week in its German offices. Continue reading “Linklaters trials fixed-hours week for German associates”
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) joint-head of bribery and corruption Ben Morgan to its corporate crime and global investigations practice. Continue reading “‘Super valuable’: Freshfields hires SFO’s joint-head of bribery in corporate crime boost”
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up 10 partners in London with banking, international capital markets and corporate each seeing three promotions in the City in an increased global round of 24. Continue reading “A&O makes up 24 partners in largest promotion round since 2008”
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made up four partners worldwide in a significantly smaller promotions round, while Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) promoted four in London, two thirds of whom are women, in a round of six. Continue reading “Women make up two thirds of CRS partnership round as BLP drastically reduces promotions”
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has re-signed a deal with Tesco, giving it a three year mandate as the supermarket giant’s lead property adviser. Continue reading “Three more years: Tesco extends real estate mandate with BLP”
Pinsent Masons is launching its third international office in less than a year with the opening of a Madrid office in May. Continue reading “Pinsents opens third international office in 12 months with Madrid launch”
Weil, Gotshal & Manges confirmed today (19 April) that it has hired infrastructure and real estate finance partner Paul Hibbert from Baker McKenzie, as the US firm continues to ramp up its finance coverage in the City. Continue reading “Weil adds to banking practice with Baker McKenzie infrastructure specialist Hibbert”
Details behind one of the largest penalties awarded against a law firm by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) have been released after Clyde & Co received a fine of £50,000, while three partners also were also fined £10,000 for breaching accounting and money laundering rules. Continue reading “Inadequate systems: SDT lays out Clydes failings in money laundering case”
In a highly symbolic break from its 2000s incarnation, Linklaters is to phase out individual partner metrics and annual assessments to focus on broader measures of team and firm performance. Continue reading “‘Giving the partnership back’: Linklaters to ditch individual partner metrics to target team performance”
St Louis-based consumer goods group Post Holdings is set to take on UK brand Weetabix Food Company for $1.76bn after five years of Chinese ownership, with Baker McKenzie, Linklaters and Mills & Reeve all winning mandates on the deal. Continue reading “Linklaters, Bakers and Mills & Reeve all get a taste on $1.76bn Weetabix deal”
Clifford Chance commercial litigation partner Simon Davis has been elected as the Law Society’s deputy vice president. Continue reading “Law Society lines up Clifford Chance’s Davis to take over as president”
Clyde & Co has trimmed back on its partner promotions, making up just nine compared to 16 last year and just one in the City.
This year’s lighter round follows several years of increasing numbers for the firm, which made up 16 in 2016 and 13 the previous year.
Continue reading “Clydes trims partner round to nine as Asia sees bulk of promotions”
DLA Piper has closed its Canberra office, marking the firm’s third office closure in a month following its exit from Tbilisi and Berlin.
Continue reading “Down under: third office closure in a month for DLA as it shuts in Canberra”
Professional services company Capita has finalised its commercial legal panel, with a raft of firms making it onto a 21-strong roster.
Continue reading “National firms lead pack as Capita completes legal panel review”
