Property play: Mills & Reeve to add £6m to its topline with Maxwell Winward acquisition Matthew Field In a move to enhance its London real estate team, LB100 firm Mills & Reeve is to tie up with…
‘An attractive location’: Dentons goes Dutch with Amsterdam merger Legal Business Dentons is set to enter the Netherlands, as the firm announced today (2 March) it has combined with Dutch law…
Digesting a merger: CMS absorbs Olswang’s Spanish and Belgian operations as Paris and Munich status remains uncertain Legal Business After considerable speculation over the fate of international partners post-merger, CMS Cameron McKenna has confirmed a number of lawyers in the…
East side story: NRF adds Manhattan capability with projects-driven Chadbourne tie-up Matthew Field In its second major US merger in four years, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has secured strength for its New York…
A good deal: DWF picked up claims firm Triton Global for 30% of its value, report reveals Kathryn McCann An FRP Advisory report on the administration of Triton Global has revealed that DWF purchased the claims management firm for…
Comment: HSF – At least one Down Under revolution worked Legal Business As Barclays sifts through the wreckage of King & Wood Mallesons‘ European practice and claims of fresh departures swirl around…
Legacy Norton Rose partnership given limited voting rights on Chadbourne merger Matthew Field Partners at legacy Norton Rose‘s European business will get a limited vote on the firm’s next potential US merger with…
Comment: There’s value in CMS’ purchase and one big hurdle ahead Alex Novarese In the wake of the eye-catching tie-up of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang, Legal Business noted last year that…
Sale of the century – Has Camerons picked up a bargain with Olswang and Nabarro? Matthew Field Amid a turbulent market, the three-way union of Camerons, Nabarro and Olswang has forged a UK giant. Has Camerons picked…
There’s value in CMS’ purchase and one big hurdle ahead Alex Novarese In the wake of the eye-catching tie-up of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang, Legal Business noted last year that the gnomic…
All over: Morton Fraser and MacRoberts call off merger talks Kathryn McCann Scottish firms Morton Fraser and MacRoberts have called off merger talks in recent weeks, Legal Business has learned.
‘Shared strategic objectives’: Weightmans in merger talks with Newcastle’s Ward Hadaway Kathryn McCann National firm Weightmans is in merger talks with Newcastle-based Ward Hadaway, Legal Business can reveal, with both firms understood to…
Orrick takes Olswang Paris head ahead of three way merger Madeleine Farman Olswang‘s Paris head Guillaume Kessler has left the soon-to-be-merged firm in favour of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Addleshaws US talks reach decisive stage as firm enters discussions with German outfit Luther Kathryn McCann Hunton & Williams is to decide in the next fortnight whether it will move to the next stage in merger…
Eversheds votes for US merger as Singapore tie-up delayed Kathryn McCann Partners at Eversheds and Atlanta-based Sutherland Asbill & Brennan have voted today (16 December) to create a new global firm…
United states: Kaye Scholer/Arnold & Porter union sees reshuffle in City practice Legal Business Merger will create a $1bn firm with over 1,000 lawyers In what is the largest announced US law firm merger…
‘We learnt a few lessons’: Fieldfisher tries again in China Legal Business Firm completes Beijing merger, plans Shanghai return in 2017 Fieldfisher re-established its China practice in November by merging with 12-partner…
Shoosmiths enters Northern Ireland through takeover of insolvency firm McManus Kearney Legal Business The second LB 100 firm to announce a move into Northern Ireland this week, national firm Shoosmiths has confirmed plans…
‘An element of control’: Market reacts as Eversheds confirms talks with Atlanta-based Sutherland Kathryn McCann It is no secret that Eversheds has long wanted a US tie-up, with the partnership heavily backing the strategy in…
‘Under one roof’: Nabarro and Olswang confirm move to CMS’ Cannon Place Matthew Field Nabarro and Olswang have signed up to move into CMS Cameron McKenna‘s offices at Cannon Place, taking on two additional…
