Their kind of town: White & Case hires in Chicago as firm launches in the Windy City Nathalie Tidman More than 100 lawyers are eventually expected to join the new office White & Case is continuing its dynamic growth…
Legal 500 Data: Behind the story David Burgess UNITED STATES, 2018 Antitrust Cartel (tier 3) Civil litigation/class actions: defence (tier 1) Merger control (tier 2)
A new Global 100 elite emerges as the old ones decline Alex Novarese In the summer of 2017 the world’s top law firms were looking at their next financial year with scant optimism…
The City’s big four report steady growth in a boom deal year as CC leads Magic Circle Nathalie Tidman After last year’s double-digit revenue growth for three of the big four Magic Circle firms, 2017/18 financials for the same…
Debevoise next up as Tchenguiz drops Stephenson Harwood after €2bn claim fails Tom Baker Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has replaced longstanding legal adviser Stephenson Harwood with Debevoise & Plimpton after his €2bn claim against…
Disputes Eye: An English court in Paris – another warning shot Tom Baker There is a certain irony to be found in France’s enthusiastic uptake of English courts just as the UK detaches…
Shearman wins McKimm from Freshfields as Penn returns to A&O from Cleary Nathalie Tidman Two standout moves in June and July saw the Magic Circle and the Wall Street elite each lose and gain…
Moves of the month Legal Business White & Case boosted its City recruitment drive and funds credentials with London partner Shane McDonald joining its global banking…
To list, or not to list? More, and much bigger, firms are asking that question Hamish McNicol As DWF positions to float, Hamish McNicol asks if the legal IPO is going mainstream Eversheds Sutherland co-chief executives Lee…
City’s mid-weight elite set blistering pace as Travers and Macfarlanes surge in 2017/18 Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses the results amid another strong year for the City’s mid-tier The latest financial results by UK law…
The New GC Toolkit: Journey into the unknown – upgrading operations and tech James Wood For general counsel (GCs) struggling to manage the administrative and regulatory burdens of the role, a head of operations has…
Another big-dollar mandate for Travers as Micro Focus sells software business to EQT Marco Cillario Extending beyond its reputation for outstanding mid-market deal work, Travers Smith has once again put its name to a multibillion-dollar…
Dealwatch: Europe provides rich pickings for City firms and US giants Legal Business White & Case and a group of Italian elite independents advised CVC Capital Partners on the €3bn acquisition of a…
Eversheds wins key Rolls-Royce mandate as Norwegian group lands marine business Marco Cillario Nigel Cooke leads the team advising the UK giant on its £500m sale Engineering giant Rolls-Royce turned to long-term adviser…
Freshfields and King & Spalding secure mandates as Equitable Life completes its turnaround with £1.8bn sale Marco Cillario Equitable Life put pensions at risk when it nearly collapsed in 2000. But 18 years on it has completed its…
The new outlook for City leaders – Casinos hitched with a utility Alex Novarese Through much of 2018 the talk has been that major City firms have been extraordinarily busy. GDPR, a rebound in…
Law firm IPOs still don’t make much sense (but soon could) Alex Novarese ‘Who would possibly invest in a law firm?’ asks one leader this month, reflecting a common view. Yet the current…
The Last Word: The Big Long Legal Business From Trump and Brexit to debt and tech, we ask Global 100 leaders for their assessment of a turbulent 12…
Client profile: Martin Cook, Funding Circle Hamish McNicol The London office of peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle is exactly what you would expect from one of the UK’s largest…
Who Represents Who: The data behind the story David Burgess Kirkland & Ellis’ Fortune 100 representation Everyone knows Kirkland has strong ties with financial institutions, but you don’t get to…
