Fieldfisher has broken through the £100m revenue threshold reporting a 10% rise to £104m and a moderate 3% increase in profit per equity partner (PEP) to £415,000 for the 2013/14 financial year. Continue reading “Financial results 2013/14: Fieldfisher breaks through £100m threshold with 10% rise in turnover”
Financial results 2013/14: Ashurst unveils post-merger turnover of £586m and PEP of £801k as Simmons reveals return to growth
Ashurst has unveiled its first post-merger financial results, boasting revenues of £586m and a profit per equity partner (PEP) of £801,000. The results come as Simmons & Simmons has revealed a return to growth in 2013/14 with a 7% rise in revenue to £268.6m for the 12 months to 30 April 2014 and an increase in PEP of 5% to £550,000.
Taylor Wessing launches US rep offices in Palo Alto and New York
Taylor Wessing on 23 June announced the opening of two representative offices in the US to facilitate access to its European network. Located in tech-focused Palo Alto and New York, both offices are set to open in September this year.
The top 20 firm will not be practising US law, but instead plans to use its new US bases to push out work to its international network across Europe, CEE and Asia.
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Mishcon de Reya sees PEP soar by 16% while Pinsent Masons posts 4.6% revenue increase
Mishcon de Reya has hit its target of £100m in revenues by 2016, with 2013/14 turnover up 18% to £104.6m and profit per equity partner (PEP) up by 16% to £975,000, constituting 107% growth since 2009.
The results come as Pinsent Masons enjoyed an uptick in its financials for a second successive year, with revenue up 4.6% to £323.3m, while profit per lawyer increased by 11% from £40,000 to £44,500. PEP increased 4.7% from £387,000 to £405,000.
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A&O and Davis Polk London line up on €7bn IPO of NN Group
Billed to be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Europe to date this year, Allen & Overy (A&O) and the London office of Davis Polk & Wardwell are advising on the sale of up to 77m ordinary shares in NN Group, valuing the Dutch insurer at €7bn and bringing in proceeds of €2bn for ING. Continue reading “A&O and Davis Polk London line up on €7bn IPO of NN Group”
Reed Smith builds City finance practice with Pinsents REF partner Matthew Heaton
Reed Smith continues to piece together its City finance offering with a series of lateral hires, as Pinsent Masons partner Matthew Heaton becomes the latest to make the switch, joining the firm’s international real estate finance practice. Continue reading “Reed Smith builds City finance practice with Pinsents REF partner Matthew Heaton”
Careers counsel for aspiring lawyers: Roche’s Funke Abimbola
Roche UK managing counsel Funke Abimbola (pictured) has embraced diversity in both her widely varied in-house activity and in her equally challenging voluntary work. Recognised as a leading healthcare and life sciences lawyer, she received the 2012 Association of Women Solicitors’ in-house award and most recently saw her team shortlisted for the 2013 in-house team of the year distinctions at the Legal Business Awards and Halsbury Legal Awards. Continue reading “Careers counsel for aspiring lawyers: Roche’s Funke Abimbola”
Financial results 2013/14: Olswang suffers further drop in PEP to £490k with turnover up 7% to £117.6m
Olswang has reported mixed 2013/14 financial results with profit per equity partner (PEP) down 4%, following a double-digit drop last year, while revenue is up 7% to £117.6m. Continue reading “Financial results 2013/14: Olswang suffers further drop in PEP to £490k with turnover up 7% to £117.6m”
Bird & Bird secures further international tie-up with Istanbul tech leader BTS
Bird & Bird has entered into a cooperation agreement with leading Istanbul IT and telecoms boutique BTS & Partners, just a week after announcing a similar arrangement with two Indonesian firms. Continue reading “Bird & Bird secures further international tie-up with Istanbul tech leader BTS”
Cleary bumps up London junior pay in end to salary freeze
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has increased its trainee and junior-level associate pay following a salary freeze, pushing second year post qualification experience (PQE) lawyers into a six digit sum. Continue reading “Cleary bumps up London junior pay in end to salary freeze”
Davis Polk promotes first City partner in five years
Davis Polk & Wardwell has made up its first London partner in five years with the promotion of corporate lawyer Reuven Young, in a further nod towards the investment the Wall Street firm is making in its City presence. Continue reading “Davis Polk promotes first City partner in five years”
SRA votes to cut minimum PII cover from £2m to £500k despite fears over damage to legal brand
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has voted to cut the minimum compulsory cover for professional indemnity insurance (PII) from £2m to £500,000 despite strong opposition from the Law Society and the City of London Law Society (CLLS) to the speed of change and lack of consultation with insurers. Continue reading “SRA votes to cut minimum PII cover from £2m to £500k despite fears over damage to legal brand”
Further Edwards Wildman City fallout as CMS set to take on corporate partner
The fallout from the embattled City office of US firm Edwards Wildman continues as it emerges that corporate partners Eero Rautalahti and Stuart Blythe have resigned, with Blythe set to join CMS Cameron McKenna. It was not known at the time of going to press where Rautalahti is headed. Continue reading “Further Edwards Wildman City fallout as CMS set to take on corporate partner”
Guest post: public access to the Bar – more sideshow than shifting paradigms
Recent headlines seem to suggest that the Bar is gearing up to ‘bypass’ solicitors and embark upon an all-out war with for business in these increasingly competitive times.
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Financial results 2013/14: Herbert Smith Freehills’ first full financial results post merger show revenue of £800m and £741k PEP
Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF’s) first full financial results post merger has seen it unveil revenues of £800m and profit per equity partner (PEP) of £741,000 for 2013/14.
The firm’s net income stood at £232m. Continue reading “Financial results 2013/14: Herbert Smith Freehills’ first full financial results post merger show revenue of £800m and £741k PEP”
In-house: Groupon’s latest offer is a new GC
Chicago-headquartered online deals company Groupon has appointed Dane Drobny as its new general counsel (GC).
Continue reading “In-house: Groupon’s latest offer is a new GC”
Double exit for Osborne Clarke as telecoms chief leaves for Reed Smith and technology head to Fieldfisher
Top 40 firm Osborne Clarke has suffered the double exit of telecoms head Angus Finnegan to Reed Smith and technology head Mark Webber to Fieldfisher.
Finnegan joins Reed Smith’s media and technology (MT) practice in London, becoming the group’s thirteenth partner in the capital. Continue reading “Double exit for Osborne Clarke as telecoms chief leaves for Reed Smith and technology head to Fieldfisher”
Financial results 2013/14: Clifford Chance unveils highest-ever results as turnover up to £1.36bn and PEP £1.14m
Clifford Chance (CC) has drawn a line under last year’s disappointing financials, unveiling its highest-ever financial results, with revenue up 7% to £1.36bn while profit per equity partner (PEP) leapt by 16% to £1.14m. Continue reading “Financial results 2013/14: Clifford Chance unveils highest-ever results as turnover up to £1.36bn and PEP £1.14m”