KWM administration report shows £18.3m hole for creditors as former staff set for payouts Thomas Alan Two years after the collapse of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) the saga rumbles on, with administrators primed to pay…
Corporate partner David Wilkinson wins Fieldfisher senior partner election Tom Baker Corporate partner David Wilkinson has beaten competition from real estate head Anthony Phillips to win Fieldfisher’s senior partner race, replacing…
City biz services staff under threat again as Taylor Wessing mulls 34 redundancies Marco Cillario The transfer of business services roles into low-cost bases shows no sign of slowdown in 2019, with top 20 UK…
Hogan Lovells partner leaves firm after watching pornography at work Marco Cillario A Hogan Lovells partner has agreed to leave the firm after being caught viewing pornographic images on a work computer. The…
Watson Farley management get second term as half-year revenue comes in flat Hamish McNicol Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has re-elected its management duo for a further five years. Chris Lowe and Lothar Wegener (pictured…
After the hammer, a scalpel – Kirkland confirms long-groomed successor to ‘visionary’ chair Hammes Marco Cillario In probably the worst kept secret in Chicago legal circles, Kirkland & Ellis has confirmed that partner Jon Ballis will become…
‘An international guy’: Ouwehand wins Clifford Chance race to become first non-London senior partner Nathalie Tidman Clifford Chance has elected Amsterdam head Jeroen Ouwehand as its first ever senior partner based outside the City. The news comes…
More of Joe ‘n’ Elliott show for Dentons after unopposed leadership contest Marco Cillario Globetrotting firm Dentons’ chair Joe Andrew and chief executive Elliott Portnoy have been elected for their third and fourth terms…
Travers’ former tax head Kathleen Russ elected as senior partner successor to Chris Hale Tom Baker Travers Smith has nominated former tax department head Kathleen Russ (pictured) as its new senior partner, to succeed long-serving Chris Hale…
Two European candidates remain as CC’s senior partner contest goes down to three Marco Cillario The likelihood of Clifford Chance’s (CC) next senior partner being based outside London has surged after the first round of…
Trebles all round as Simmons re-elects Hoyland for another term Nathalie Tidman Simmons & Simmons has re-elected Jeremy Hoyland as managing partner for a third term on the back of a year of…
OC’s Berg prepares for rockier roads following re-election to managing partner Hamish McNicol Osborne Clarke (OC) has elected incumbent UK managing partner Ray Berg (pictured) to a second term in a ‘glowing endorsement’ of…
Baker McKenzie chair Rawlinson temporarily steps back due to ‘exhaustion’ Marco Cillario Paul Rawlinson (pictured) has stepped back from his responsibilities as Baker McKenzie global chair due to a personal medical issue.…
Levine goes unopposed to win second DLA managing partner term Hamish McNicol DLA Piper international managing partner Simon Levine has been re-elected for another four years following an uncontested election. Levine’s reappointment was…
Linklaters sets sights on future talent as it raises trainee and NQ salaries for second time Marco Cillario Linklaters has announced the second increase in its trainee and newly qualified (NQ) salaries this year, with the latter now…
Five stand as CC kicks off senior partner race but early favourite Sandelson not in contention Marco Cillario Leadership at Clifford Chance (CC) has over the last 20 years swung wildly between prestige and poisoned chalice but the…
City job cuts loom as Bakers puts 300-plus business staff under consultation in efficiency drive Marco Cillario Support roles in the City are under threat again as Baker McKenzie has launched a review of its entire London…
Levine bids for second managing partner term as DLA kicks off election Hamish McNicol DLA Piper’s partnership is headed to the polls again for its managing partner election, less than a year after eight…
The talent debate: The war rages on Alex Novarese James Tsolakis, NatWest: One of the great challenges setting this up with Alex is in the long period I have…
‘The time is right’: Ince senior partner Heuvels steps down amid job losses Tom Baker Ince & Co’s senior partner Jan Heuvels has stepped down just weeks after a wave of cuts in the firm’s London…
