US growth: Norton Rose Fulbright joins up with Chadbourne & Parke Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright has completed its combination with Manhattan-headquartered Chadbourne & Parke, strengthening its North and Latin American presence with…
Hogan Lovells to open new Boston office in Collora buyout Legal Business Hogan Lovells is to merge with Boston-based litigation and investigations firm Collora on 1 September, taking on all of its…
Ropes & Gray finance duo Wesseldine and Wheeler exit firm for King & Spalding Legal Business Ropes & Gray finance partners Mark Wesseldine and Fergus Wheeler have left the firm, for the City arm of King…
Simpson Thacher acts for CVC on record-breaking €16bn new fund Legal Business Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s London office has advised CVC Capital Partners on its record-breaking €16bn fundraising.
Former Dewey & LeBoeuf CFO Sanders vows to appeal guilty verdict Legal Business A Manhattan jury has found former Dewey & LeBoeuf chief financial officer (CFO) Joel Sanders guilty of altering the US…
To the hilt – Meet the US firms going all in to dominate the City’s leveraged finance scene Madeleine Farman Nowhere has the battle for City legal talent been more intense than in leveraged finance. Will the Americanisation of Europe’s…
‘We won’t stop’: A&O management team on building out in the US and breaking lockstep Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O)’s management is bullish about the Magic Circle firm’s US expansion plans, having broken lockstep twice in…
Q&A: Cooley’s Justin Stock talks launching in London and his ambition to match US success Legal Business Two years after Cooley‘s launch in the City with a dramatic flurry of hires, the office has hit turnover of…
Clyde & Co continues rapid US expansion after opening Washington and Chicago offices Legal Business Office launches follow team hire from Troutman earlier this year Clyde & Co continues to look for opportunities to expand…
Texas rangers: Gibson Dunn and Winston & Strawn launch new offices in the Lone Star State Legal Business Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Winston & Strawn have both added to their footprints in Texas this week, simultaneously announcing…
Norton Rose Fulbright eyes greater US depth through late-stage merger talks with Chadbourne Legal Business In what would be its second North American merger in two years, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is understood to be…
Kaye Scholer takeover fallout: Former London head to exit with team to K&L Gates Georgiana Tudor Just one month after Arnold & Porter‘s takeover of Kaye Scholer went live, legacy Kaye Scholer’s London head has quit…
Clyde & Co continues US expansion with ten partner hire to open in Washington and Chicago Legal Business Clyde & Co has continued its US expansion, launching in Chicago and Washington DC. The firm has taken on a…
US financials: London growth sees modest rise in Dechert’s global revenue and PEP Georgiana Tudor Dechert‘s financials for 2016 show revenue has risen 3% to $911.5m, while profit per equity partner (PEP) increased by 2%…
Freshfields loses another New York heavyweight as securities litigator Fishman moves to Goodwin Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost a member of its US partnership with Goodwin Procter hiring securities and commercial litigation partner…
KWM latest: More US firms in play as crunch time approaches for legacy SJ Berwin Legal Business A conclusion to the sorry saga which has been the European partnership woes of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is…
‘Detailed discussions’: KWM enters formal talks with shortlist of merger suitors Legal Business Partners at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) have been told at a partnership meeting today (9 December) of a shortlist…
Global London debate: The eagle has landed Mark McAteer Legal Business teamed up with Scottish Development International for a progress report on US law firms in the City. Has…
Allen & Overy and DLA Piper chip in as US elite act on $47bn Qualcomm deal Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper have won roles among US heavyweights as Qualcomm acquires Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors…
Faith in London: Texas firm Haynes and Boone to open in the City with boutique merger Madeleine Farman Texas headquartered law firm Haynes and Boone is to open its first European office, announcing a merger with London boutique…
