‘Redefining leadership’: Hogan Lovells teams up with Oxford Said Business School on partner leadership programme Legal Business Hogan Lovells has begun piloting a new leadership programme for experienced partners with Oxford Said Business School, an initiative which…
‘A watershed moment’: Q&A with Cooley’s CEO on the firm’s London launch and philosophical decisions Legal Business Joe Conroy, chief executive of tech focused Californian firm Cooley, talks to Tom Moore on why it was harder to…
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…
‘We are deeply saddened’: Dechert disputes star Antony Dutton dies Legal Business Antony Dutton, a leading disputes partner who had been at Dechert since January 2012, died suddenly in early January.
Targeting Europe: Marco Compagnoni elected to Weil’s management committee Legal Business Private equity guru Marco Compagnoni (pictured) has been selected to fill the vacant management committee spot at Weil, Gotshal &…
16 years in the role: Neville Eisenberg to step down as BLP managing partner Tom Moore Berwin Leighton Paisner’s longstanding managing partner Neville Eisenberg (pictured) is set to step down from the role after 16 years…
A ‘challenging period’: ABS Quindell brings in PwC for internal review as share price slides Jaishree Kalia Alternative business structure (ABS) Quindell, which posted a substantial increase in revenues in its legal services division this summer, has…
Management shuffles: Freshfields names new financial co-head as KWM appoints chiefs in Hong Kong Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made another change in management before the year ends, appointing head of the firm’s retail sector…
Investing in law: Parabis secures £13m from Duke Street to fund upgrades Legal Business Parabis Group has secured a further £13m investment from private equity company Duke Street Capital with the aim to improve…
Not always an ‘easy journey’: Q&A with Jonathan Scott, outgoing HSF senior partner Legal Business Tom Moore talks to Jonathan Scott, senior partner and chair at Herbert Smith Freehills, about management, why he’s stepping down…
Evasive Action – Can Olswang live up to its own ambitions? Legal Business TMT leader Olswang is hard to pin down these days as profits ebb, reports of discord emerge and a leader…
Leadership: managing partner candidates emerge as Freshfields elections loom Legal Business With next year being David Aitman’s final period as global managing partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, two partners are emerging…
‘Culture of valuing and recognising everyone’s contribution’: Slaughters unveils bumper associate bonus package Legal Business Slaughter and May has increased the size of its annual bonuses, with associates qualified for more than four and a…
US associate bonuses: Simpson first to unveil, Cravath follows and Skadden tops with $110,000 bonus Legal Business The US bonus season, usually led by Cravath Swaine & Moore, has this year seen Simpson Thacher & Bartlett kick-start…
Slimming down: Linklaters to vote on overhaul of management structure Legal Business The Linklaters partnership will vote on plans to shrink the firm’s international board by four members tomorrow (25 November 2014)…
‘Naturally delighted’: Jeremy Hoyland re-elected as Simmons & Simmons managing partner Legal Business Simmons & Simmons’ partnership re-elected Jeremy Hoyland as managing partner after an uncontested election, seeing him begin a second four-year term on…
Management changes: DLA Piper overhauls board as Ince & Co picks new senior team Legal Business A mass reshuffle has taken place of DLA Piper’s executive managment team, with the firm’s Dutch head of corporate Barbara…
A relief result – Turf war avoided as Palmer defeats Crean in HSF senior partner battle Legal Business London-based corporate partner James Palmer has triumphed over Sydney-based Mark Crean to become the next senior partner at Herbert Smith…
‘A very different role’: Q&A with HSF’s new senior partner James Palmer Legal Business James Palmer (Profile) talks to Legal Business about being elected the first senior partner at Herbert Smith Freehills since the…
Focus: Charlie and the deal factory: can Geffen help Gibson Dunn reach new heights in the City? Legal Business Jaishree Kalia reports on the Los Angeles firm’s recent London hiring spree Although relatively late to the game, Gibson, Dunn…
