Reed Smith’s City outpost delivers 12% profit surge as staff numbers lifted Legal Business Reed Smith experienced a double-digit surge in staff numbers across its largest Europe and Middle East offices last year as…
Winston & Strawn elects corporate partner Ashcroft as London board member as Madden steps down from global executive Legal Business US firm Winston & Strawn has shaken up its global executive committee, and replaced London board member and disputes partner…
US law firms take advantage of early retirement myths at City leaders, argues report Legal Business New research suggests US firms are picking up top talent by taking advantage of the misconception that UK firms exit…
Comment: The Dirty Conversation – hard choices for leading US firms as the Boomers clock out Legal Business With the first wave of the Baby Boom about to turn 70, firms are asking the hard question, earlier and…
‘A hole in the market’: Scott + Scott opens in the City with plans to exploit conflicts and cash in on competition class actions Jaishree Kalia In anticipation of a boom in competition-based disputes as the Consumer Rights Act comes into force, US firm Scott+Scott is…
‘The final piece of the jigsaw’: DAC Beachcroft launches Miami office targeting Latin America Victoria Young DAC Beachcroft has opened an office in Miami, led by a former AIG lawyer, as it looks to strengthen its…
NYLon – if you can make it there… Legal Business If there is one big trend in the analysis of Legal Business in recent years it is the encroaching existential…
Mintz Levin scales back London office as managing partner leaves to set up pharma boutique Sarah Downey Having lost the bulk of its City patent practice to fellow US firm Cooley earlier this month, Mintz, Levin, Cohn,…
Cooley continues London expansion with launch of City patent practice Legal Business With a mandate to generate London revenues of upwards of $40m, Cooley is making good on its City ambitions and…
Comment: The Global 100 – so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Alex Novarese Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
Global 100 Overview – Heavyweights Tom Moore A busy US deal market saw rainmakers pack a bigger punch than ever at the world’s largest law firms but…
Global 100: New York report – City heat Legal Business Legal Business took a tour of New York for our Global 100 special and found Wall Street’s elite in a…
Global 100: The regional view – Stick and move Legal Business 2014 saw US firms continue to build on a solid home base but extend their reach in Europe, Asia and…
The Global 100: so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Legal Business Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
Booming pharma sector delivers work to US firms’ City offices Legal Business M&A work in the pharmaceutical industry continued apace last month, with White & Case’s London office winning its first mandate…
Guest post: ‘More mystery and misinformation’ – welcome to a world without the AmLaw 100 Legal Business We’re now well into the Am Law 100 season. My former colleagues at The American Lawyer have published their biggest…
Freshfields looks to ruffle New York disputes market with hire of Simpson Thacher’s Martin Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made a significant move to enhance its US practice with the hire of Simpson Thacher &…
US firms step up in the City with new practices Legal Business Goodwin Procter and Ropes & Gray launch in PE and ComLit International firms in the City maintained their expansive form…
Heavyweight US trio advises on €15.6bn Alcatel takeover Kathryn McCann Three US law firms – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell – leveraged…
One of the giants – Bankruptcy legend Harvey Miller dies at 82 after defining US workouts for decades Legal Business Bankruptcy pioneer Harvey Miller, one of America’s leading commercial lawyers of the post-War period, has died at the age of…
