Morton Fraser has picked up four places on Edinburgh City Council’s £3.1m panel, being appointed alongside larger firms such as Pinsent Masons and CMS Cameron McKenna.
Switching sides: Eversheds Manchester banking head departs to take GC role
Eversheds Manchester banking head Nigel Dale is leaving the firm after 20 years to join specialist lender Together as its general counsel (GC).
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‘I’m less and less keen on the generalists’: Simmons posts modest half-year revenue rise as firm targets high-growth sectors
Reduced commercial activity has slowed growth at Simmons & Simmons after a record-breaking 2014/15, with the firm reporting a modest 1% rise in revenue for the first half of the current financial year.
Simmons & Simmons picked to defend RBS against £800m rate-rigging claim
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has instructed Simmons & Simmons to defend a £800m claim from former Sheffield lawyer turned property mogul Glenn Maud over alleged losses from Euribor rigging.
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In-house: DWF, Eversheds, Addleshaws and Clydes win places on Tata Chemicals inaugural panel
DWF, Eversheds, Addleshaw Goddard and Clyde & Co have been awarded places on Tata Chemicals Europe’s first panel following a review led by the company’s general counsel Phil Davies, the legal and estates manager Sally Evans and a team from external adviser GC Hub.
DWF opens in Germany through local acquisition while Pinsents strengthens Munich with four-partner team
Just a week after launching its first office in continental Europe in Brussels, DWF has acquired the four-partner German arm of commercial and tax outfit BridgehouseLaw to establish a footprint in Europe’s biggest market.
‘The most stringent data laws in the world’: European Union agrees on penalties to protect personal data
Lawyers are warning of substantial change following the European Union’s agreement last night to regulate data collection and punish companies that violate EU data protection laws with penalties of up to €1m or up to 4% of the global annual turnover of a company.
Comment: The limits of culture – WLG needs more than common ground to fulfil its ambitions
Let’s get this out of the way up front. The least expected new entrant to the Global 100, Gowling WLG, is going to have to work very hard to avoid being the classic 2 + 2 = 4 union when its tie-up goes live in January.
Hitting the target: Gateley posts 11% rise in revenue in first post-IPO results
The UK’s first listed law firm Gateley has hit its revenue target by achieving a 10.9% rise to £29.6m, up from £26.7m in 2014, in audited half year results released today (15 December).
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In the race: A&O announces candidates for upcoming management elections
Allen & Overy (A&O) has confirmed eight candidates for its upcoming management elections which are to take place in February.
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Revolving doors: DLA and Stephenson Harwood make key hires as Gordons loses property litigation head
After announcing two major City finance hires last week, DLA Piper has hired Paul Reeskamp as a partner in the firm’s IP and technology group. Reeskamp joins the Amsterdam office from top tier Dutch IP outfit Klos Morel Vos & Reeskamp, where he was partner and head of patent litigation, and brings with him associate Marijn van der Wal.
H1 2015/16: Double-digit growth for TLT as Browne Jacobson praises London for revenue lift
Bristol-headquartered TLT has continued its strong growth into the first half of this financial year, posting double digit revenue growth of 14%, as Browne Jacobson has praised its London office for 7.5% revenue growth.
‘Steadily building’: Debevoise ramps up Asia practice with Sullivan corporate hire
In a rare move, Debevoise & Plimpton has picked up Hong Kong based corporate partner William Chua from US elite firm Sullivan & Cromwell.
‘Brought to an end’: Addleshaw Goddard and Grant Thornton settle Berezovsky fee dispute
Following an original High Court costs ruling in April, Addleshaw Goddard has reached a settlement with the administrators of former client Boris Berezovsky’s estate, ending a dispute over £12.6m in fees.
H1 2015/16: ‘Well balanced’ – Clyde & Co turnover rises 8% as firm praises sector focus
Clyde & Co has posted an 8% rise in turnover totalling £192m for the first half of the 2015/16 financial year, improving on last year’s 5.3% increase over the same period to £178m.
H1 2015/16: ‘Plenty more to be done’ – DAC Beachcroft posts modest 2% revenue rise
National firm DAC Beachcroft has unveiled a 2% rise in 2015/16 half year revenues to £100.8m, while overall net debt fell by £4.7m (17%) year-on-year.
‘Irrelevant word-smithing’: Leading law firms to pay millions for apprenticeships payroll tax
Preliminary Law Society figures estimate more than 250 firms will be hit by the 0.5% payroll tax to supplement apprenticeships announced in last month’s Autumn Statement, as full details of the levy are delayed.
Property panel: Hogan Lovells, Wragges and CMS Cameron McKenna take places on M&G Real Estate roster
Prudential investment arm M&G Real Estate has finalised its external legal panel with places going to Hogan Lovells, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG), and CMS Cameron McKenna following a tender process.
US partner promotions: Sidley Austin makes up just one in London in reduced round
Sidley Austin is the latest US firm to announce its partnership promotions, electing 24 new partners, but making up just one in London in a reduced partnership round.
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Comment: UK’s fintech boom is set to dazzle but advisers are still struggling to respond
Unless you have been too busy reconciling your cheque book stubs against your monthly paper bank statements, you may have heard that the financial technology (fintech) sector is white hot right now.