Revolving doors: Mishcon loses City funds chief to OMM as firms bulk up in Asia Michael West O’Melveny & Myers (OMM) made a strategic move last week as it continues to ramp up its City office with…
Eversheds merges with Heisse Kursawe after ‘a very long courtship’ as it plans greater German investment Legal Business After a full year of advanced negotiations, Eversheds has merged with its German partner Heisse Kursawe Eversheds, allowing the duo…
Strike action: Network Rail turns to Eversheds for legal challenge over rail workers’ looming walkout Legal Business Eversheds has been instructed by Network Rail on its legal challenge to the TSSA union in an attempt to limit…
Right to vote: Eversheds reforms fixed-share partner scheme to include voting and greater profit share Kathryn McCann In the wake of HMRC’s tax changes which have seen fixed-share partners (FSP) contribute capital at a slew of LB100…
Partner promotions: Eversheds makes 22 up to partner with nine overseas Kathryn McCann As LB100 firms continue to make efforts to improve the gender diversity of their partnerships, Eversheds has made up 22…
‘A significant phase of renewal’: King & Wood Mallesons takes real estate team from Eversheds Legal Business Three months after persuading Eversheds‘ heavyweight real estate trio William Naunton, Clive Jones and Cornelius Medvei to stay in Big…
Q&A: A long-term commitment – Severn Trent’s in-house team share the thinking behind the new five-year sole adviser mandate with Eversheds Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 water company Severn Trent recently re-appointed Eversheds as its sole adviser for a five-year term, commencing 1 April.…
Severn Trent sticks by Eversheds as sole adviser until 2020 Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 water company Severn Trent has reappointed Eversheds as its sole adviser for a new five-year term, despite having…
In-house: Severn Trent sticks by Eversheds as sole adviser until 2020 Kathryn McCann FTSE 100 water company Severn Trent has reappointed Eversheds as its sole adviser for a new five-year term, despite having…
Revolving Doors: Management hires for K&L Gates and Eversheds plus a high-profile GC appointment Kathryn McCann Last week’s laterals saw a focus on hiring management with K&L Gates bringing in a new finance head in Sydney,…
Bringing lawyers and consultants ‘under the same roof’: Eversheds launches financial services consulting arm Legal Business Eversheds has expanded its consulting services business, Eversheds Consulting, with the launch of a financial services regulatory compliance offering, and…
Under new leadership: Eversheds appoints senior partner in Paris as Brown departs after 18-year tenure Kathryn McCann Eversheds has appointed Rémi Kleiman as the new senior partner in its Paris office, following the departure of long-standing incumbent…
Job openings: Vacancies at real estate legal teams expand quickest in the City in 2014 as legal job market grows Legal Business In an indication of the legal job market’s growing strength, research analysing vacancy rates at law firms has shown that…
Selling the NEC: Eversheds, Wragge Lawrence Graham and Gateley on Birmingham’s £307m deal Kathryn McCann Eversheds, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, and Gateley have all led on the sale of the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)…
Revolving doors: New Year moves at Eversheds, DLA Piper and HFW Legal Business Many City partners got the New Year started at new firms, with Eversheds, DLA Piper and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)…
Revolving Doors: NRF makes a key finance hire in the City, Eversheds bets on Scottish real estate and Dentons hires a team in Paris Legal Business Last week saw Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Duane Morris grow their capital markets and employment teams in the City…
‘A testament to our strategic direction’: Naunton and Jones ditch real estate boutique dream to join King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business Senior Eversheds partners William Naunton and Clive Jones, who handed in their resignations at the start of this year with plans…
Ireland: Tracking Dublin’s Young Tigers Sarah Downey Ireland is breathing a little easier again. With more than five years of economic turbulence battering both businesses and reputations,…
Eversheds real estate head and tax partner to form high-end boutique Legal Business The head of Eversheds’ international real estate group, William Naunton, is to leave the firm alongside tax partner Clive Jones…
Eversheds real estate head and tax partner to form high-end boutique Legal Business William Naunton and Clive Jones to depart after year-long notice period. The head of Eversheds’ international real estate group, William…
