Come together – Bakers unites UK and EMEA under single profit pool but Germany and France stay out Marco Cillario Integration has long been one of the key issues for Baker McKenzie, a firm with heritage as a franchise and…
Corporate trumps disputes again as Palmer wins second term as HSF senior partner Tom Baker Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) lifer and incumbent James Palmer has seen off a challenge from disputes partner Mark Shillito to…
#MeToo hits the highest levels of law as head of Latham quits over ‘sexual communications’ Alex Novarese The #MeToo campaign has had a number of brushes with the legal industry but nothing like the shock news today…
Bakers agrees landmark deal to unite bulk of Euro business in one profit pool but Franco/German axis holds out Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie is to bring London and seven of its offices in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) into one profit…
Comment: Slashing to victory – the most dangerous law firm myth Alex Novarese ‘Turnover for vanity, profit for sanity.’ How many times have you heard that phrase or variations of the theme espoused…
Corporate v litigation: Palmer to contest HSF senior partner election against disputes head Shillito Tom Baker In an announcement that will do little to bridge the long-running divide between the firm’s transactional and contentious branches, Herbert…
DLA whittles senior partner race to three-way contest as elections grip the City Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol looks at the frontrunners amid a bumper season of senior leadership changes DLA Piper is making up for…
Being great at one thing is not enough – remaking a City leader for the times Alex Novarese LB: What have been the big wins for Herbert Smith Freehills [HSF] over the last two years? Mark Rigotti (MR):…
The Icarus syndrome – the highs and lows of Slater and Gordon Tom Baker Pride before a fall. Everything was going well when the world’s first listed law firm, Slater and Gordon, announced another…
Slashing to victory – the most dangerous myth Alex Novarese ‘Turnover for vanity, profit for sanity.’ How many times have you heard that phrase or variations of the theme espoused…
Natural selection: Darwin’s evolution to DLA Piper senior partner ‘only fitting’ Hamish McNicol DLA Piper has elected firm veteran Andrew Darwin its new senior partner after last year’s surprise departure of Juan Picón sparked…
And then there were three: DLA Piper senior partner finalists named Hamish McNicol DLA Piper’s first senior partner contest in a decade is down to three candidates after the first round of voting…
Parkinson stays away from SFO director race to take senior partner role at Kingsley Napley Tom Baker Despite calls for him to succeed David Green as the new director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), heavyweight white-collar…
#MeToo: Dentons launches investigation and puts partner on leave amid reports of sexual misconduct Marco Cillario With the recent #MeToo campaign shining a light on sexual harassment and misogyny across every industry, a Dentons partner has been…
On your marks: eight DLA Piper partners line up in tight senior partner race Hamish McNicol A large pool of partners have entered DLA Piper’s first contested senior partner race in a decade following last year’s…
More reshuffling as Hogan Lovells appoints new chair while Travers Smith confirms Patient managing partner Marco Cillario As the January senior appointments merry-go-round at City and global law firms continues, Hogan Lovells has announced a new chair…
Management moves: succession planning in train at Burges Salmon and Fladgate Hamish McNicol Two senior figures at Legal Business 100 firms Burges Salmon and Fladgate will see their tenures come to an end…
No politics, please – Macfarlanes names new head two years before high profile chief stands down Marco Cillario For most law firms, nailing down your c-suite successor two years in advance may look excessive, but when your leader…
He took the high road: Brodies ushers in next generation as veteran leader Drummond steps down Mark McAteer Hyperbole and cliché over the end of an era can be justifiably deployed this morning (5 January) with news that…
Better Call Saul: Osborne Clarke re-elects veteran senior partner Hamish McNicol Osborne Clarke (OC), one of only three firms in the current UK top 100 to have more than doubled its…
