New brooms – Asian coup for Bakers as Clydes, HSF and TLT announce leadership changes Anna Cole-Bailey Anna Cole-Bailey rounds up the latest management reshuffles at home and abroad The autumn saw significant c-suite changes announced at…
Rigotti to stand down in 2020 as HSF starts search for a new leader Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) CEO Mark Rigotti is to stand down from his role next year, with the firm now…
Fantastic platform: TLT managing partner Pester to stand down after 19 years Hamish McNicol Long-standing TLT managing partner David Pester is to be replaced by corporate head John Wood (pictured) after 19 years in the…
Financial centre: Three Crowns chooses Middle East for first office since launch Muna Abdi Boutique arbitration firm Three Crowns has opened a Middle Eastern office in Bahrain, its first expansion since being founded five…
Clyde & Co further reshuffles leadership with internal CEO appointment Muna Abdi Clyde & Co has completed its management turnover by replacing long-standing chief executive Peter Hasson with chief operating officer Matthew…
Asia coup for Bakers as partnership chooses Hong Kong’s Cheng as new chair Thomas Alan The partnership of global giant Baker McKenzie has voted in Milton Cheng to become the firm’s next chair. A Bakers lifer,…
Three in the race to be next Bakers chair as partners prepare to vote Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie EMEA chief executive Fiona Carlin (pictured), Hong Kong managing partner Milton Cheng and North America head Colin Murray…
‘Focus and speed’: A&O to fast-track US investment after foiled O’Melveny merger with new hires imminent Nathalie Tidman Andrew Ballheimer, Allen & Overy’s (A&O’s) global managing partner, has promised heavy investment in its US practice in the wake of…
Kennedys looks to ensure next stage of growth with first managing partner Hamish McNicol Kennedys has appointed its first global managing partner following a sustained period of growth which has seen turnover increase 70% in…
Prestige, cash and a bit of spin: how to get ahead in trainee recruitment Thomas Alan As the associate pay war rages, Thomas Alan finds major firms are falling back on cultural tropes in the expensive…
Latham turns focus to Manhattan as chair Trobman relocates from London Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins’ leadership is moving out of London after four years with City-based chair and managing partner Rich Trobman…
Death and taxes: UK legal and accountancy firms hand over £19bn to the public purse Thomas Alan The legal and accounting sectors contributed an eye-catching £19.1bn in tax to the UK economy in 2018, suggests a new…
Gateley IPO pioneer Ward to stand down as chief executive Hamish McNicol The man who led Gateley in its pioneering move to become the first UK law firm to float on the public…
HSF hikes associate pay package to £105k as firms jostle for talent Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has joined the ranks of firms upping their associate pay commitments, boosting its compensation package to £105,000…
Linklaters digs down back of sofa to match rivals’ £100k associate pay packages Thomas Alan Linklaters has finished off the Magic Circle’s robust response to associate pay increases from US firms in London, raising its…
A&O pips Links to the post in Magic Circle NQ pay hikes Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest Magic Circle firm to hike its salary for newly-qualified solicitors (NQs) to…
Bakers scraps 46 City business services staff roles, more at risk Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie is the latest firm to scale down its London business support staff in favour of low-cost centres, scrapping…
Mayhew secures new four-year term at BCLP with Pritchard ineligible to run again Thomas Alan Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) co-chair Lisa Mayhew has been elected to serve another four years in the role. Meanwhile,…
Pay for today: Slaughters boosts associate remuneration package to £100k as talent war intensifies Thomas Alan Slaughter and May is bolstering associate pay to a £100,000 including bonuses, becoming the latest of the City elite to…
Latham confirms death of Spain managing partner Juan Picón Marco Cillario Latham & Watkins’ Spain managing partner and former DLA Piper senior partner Juan Picón, one of his home country’s top…
