Brexit fallout: US firms feel the pressure in London but A&O and Freshfields commit to New York pay increases Legal Business With most US law firms experiencing something of a slowdown in the London market following the instability around the referendum…
Magic Circle chase Chinese law as Linklaters launches Shanghai spin-off Legal Business The decision by Linklaters to spin off part of its Shanghai office in a bid to then merge with it…
Remuneration revamp: Clifford Chance hikes NQ salaries Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) is the latest Magic Circle firm to reveal its 2016/17 pay bands for newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers. Having…
Media matters: Magic Circle firms take lead roles on £1bn Argus Media deal Legal Business Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy have all won advisory roles as US company General Atlantic has taken…
Magic Circle take the lead as Glencore sells $2.5bn stake in agricultural arm Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters advised on Glencore’s $2.5bn sale last month of a 40% stake in Glencore Agricultural Products…
Less bark, more bite – competition to the fore as tougher enforcement arrives Legal Business New legislation and a tougher outlook from regulators has competition partners salivating, but the old guard maintain their dominance in…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2016 Legal Business FORSTERS AND SLAUGHTERS LEAD ON TATA STEEL SELL OFF Forsters and Slaughter and May acted on Greybull Capital’s rescue deal…
Magic Circle trio land £2bn London City Airport sale Legal Business Three Magic Circle firms have closed the £2bn sale of London City Airport to a Canadian-led consortium of investors. Linklaters,…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in March 2016 Legal Business TRAVERS SMITH ADVISES ON $540M SOFTWARE DEAL Travers Smith and Kirkland & Ellis landed lead advisory roles on the $540m acquisition by Micro…
Derivatives experience helps Ashurst join Magic Circle on Credit Suisse UK legal roster Sarah Downey A strong reputation for derivatives work has seen Ashurst selected to join the Magic Circle’s big four international firms on…
Magic Circle play: Dentons hires Clifford Chance veteran Voisey Legal Business Dentons continues to build its City offering through lateral recruitment, confirming the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) senior capital markets…
Flight to quality as big-spending JPMorgan signs entire Magic Circle to EMEA panel Legal Business CMS, Eversheds and NRF also picked as Ashurst, Simmons and HSF miss out Several London-headquartered law firms, including the entire…
Flight to quality as big-spending JPMorgan signs entire Magic Circle to EMEA panel Legal Business Several London-headquartered law firms, including the entire Magic Circle, have won places on JPMorgan Chase’s panel for Europe, the Middle…
Magic Circle trio and KWM advise on Clydesdale float as owner makes cut-price share offer Legal Business Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy (A&O), Linklaters and King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) are advising on Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank’s…
Skadden and Freshfields top global deal tables as M&A figures reach record heights Legal Business In a record year for global M&A, US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Magic Circle firm Freshfields…
City firms line up on £13bn sale of Northern Rock mortgages Legal Business Linklaters, Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Hogan Lovells landed major roles in November advising on the government’s…
Price of debt – austerity and the plight of a project finance partner Legal Business The Magic Circle has so far been able to hold off the advance of US firms in project finance, but…
Magic Circle firms join Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s bulked up legal panel Legal Business Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among a handful of UK firms to win spots on The Chinese…
Comment: The NYLon law firm – outmoding a Global Elite and Magic Circle firm near you Alex Novarese If there is one big trend in the analysis of Legal Business in recent years it is the encroaching existential…
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…
