‘The costs have been managed hard’ – LG profits in sharp rebound as two parts of Wragge Lawrence Graham confirm 2013/14 results Legal Business Recently formed national player Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has unveiled the combined results of its legacy firms for the…
Wedlake Bell’s acquisitive streak continues as Christopher Tite and Louise Gowman join from LG; Clive Thorne from RPC Legal Business The recent acquisitive streak by Wedlake Bell has seen the UK top 100 firm bring in legacy Lawrence Graham’s (LG’s) former…
Partner promotions: CMS promotes 30; Clyde & Co nine; Lawrence Graham five Legal Business The latest round of partner promotions among the top 20 UK firms has this week seen CMS Cameron McKenna announce the…
Wragges announces post-merger management line-up but Addleshaws faces scrutiny over leadership team Francesca Fanshawe For Addleshaw Goddard the timing could have been more flattering. On the day that national rival Wragge & Co confirmed a new…
LLP results 2012/13 – CC reveals drop in management committee pay as LG records further decline in turnover Sarah Downey Clifford Chance’s (CC’s) limited liability partnership accounts for the 2012/13 year have revealed a 5% drop in total remuneration paid…
Sealed at last – Wragges secures major City merger as vote backs LG tie-up to forge £171m practice Francesca Fanshawe After years of rejecting the need for a City presence – and subsequent years hunting for a major London deal…
Comment: ‘Mishcon’ no more but a City player at last? Wragges needs a big deal and the old magic Legal Business ‘Wragge & Co was the Mishcon of its day.’ That statement from a former veteran of the Midlands giant sums…
‘Mishcon’ no more but a City player at last? Wragges needs a big deal and the old magic Legal Business ‘Wragge & Co was the Mishcon of its day.’ That statement from a former veteran of the Midlands giant sums…
If the shoe just about fits – Wragges in merger talks with Lawrence Graham Legal Business Proposed merger promises Birmingham firm significant City presence. The announcement last month that Wragge & Co and Lawrence Graham (LG)…
At last a City deal for Wragge & Co? Midlands giant aims for £170m tie-up with Lawrence Graham David Stevenson Wragge & Co at last has the prospect of achieving its long-held dream of securing a substantive City merger, with…
India still a land of promise as LG tightens referral relationship Jaishree Kalia With foreign investor confidence in India shaken by the weakening rupee and the country’s high debt-to-GDP ratio in many ways…
Revolving Doors: Macfarlanes, LG and Howes Percival boost commercial real estate as CMS takes on RPC reinsurance head Sarah Downey A resurgence in commercial real estate work has seen heightened lateral activity in the sector with hires by Macfarlanes, Lawrence…
Panic has ramped up merger mania Pritchard A clear message from last month’s LB100 report was that the merger of two firms that have ‘simply cuddled together…
Tough decisions needed for LG/FFW Pritchard Ahead of our LB100 report next month, one merger is on the table that requires some hard choices now to…
Crunch time Legal Business The past few years have seen dramatic changes at Lawrence Graham and Nabarro, two firms hit hardest by the real…
