In transformation: KPMG’s Barton to rework legal team amid review of external firms Kathryn McCann KPMG’s UK general counsel (GC) Jeremy Barton is leading a transformation of its legal team, while also reviewing the broad…
US focus: Columbia Threadneedle restructures legal division post-merger Sarah Downey Following its US merger, international asset manager Columbia Threadneedle has carried out a restructure of its UK legal team, scrapping…
DLA to cut 200 UK jobs as global firms trim support roles Legal Business Norton Rose and Dentons follow suit as offshoring takes flight DLA Piper is to cut 200 business support jobs in…
Lloyds offers bonus for help filling senior legal roles amid shake-up Legal Business Unease over department restructuring continues Lloyds Banking Group is pushing an incentive scheme to its lawyers to secure new recruits…
Lloyds offers bonus for help filling senior legal roles amid management shake-up Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group is pushing an incentive scheme to its lawyers to secure new recruits into senior legal roles following…
KWM cutbacks hit 37 support staff in the City Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made 37 business services jobs redundant in London as part of wide-reaching cutbacks across…
Shell to cut back on project lawyers as it finalises legal structure post-BG merger Kathryn McCann Royal Dutch Shell has announced its target operating model after finalising its £35bn takeover of BG Group in February, and…
KWM real estate duo land at Ashurst following restructure Tom Moore With 24 partners on the market following King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) decision to axe 15% of its European and…
Comment: KWM – ultimately it comes down to a question of confidence Legal Business These are tough times for the house that Stanley Berwin built, with exhibit A being recent news that King &…
Dentons shakes up profit-sharing arrangement in China Legal Business Following its landmark combination with Dentons to create a 7,500-lawyer legal giant, legacy Dacheng is restructuring its practice to reduce…
Reform underway as Dentons shakes up profit-sharing arrangement in China Legal Business Following its landmark combination with Dentons to create a 7,500-lawyer legal giant, legacy Dacheng is restructuring its practice to reduce…
KWM – ultimately a question of confidence Legal Business These are tough times for the house that Stanley Berwin built, with exhibit A being recent news that King &…
News in brief – April 2016 Legal Business REED SMITH REPLACED AS SIEMENS REFRESHES PANEL Last month Eversheds and Osborne Clarke were reappointed to Siemens UK’s legal panel,…
Shell starts panel review as BG Group legal team undergoes post-acquisition restructure Legal Business Shell external roster set to dominate reconfigured in-house department Royal Dutch Shell has kicked off a review of its external…
Shell starts panel review as BG Group legal team undergoes post-acquisition restructure Legal Business Royal Dutch Shell has kicked off a review of its external legal roster after finalising its £47bn takeover of BG…
KWM global revenue drops 1% as firm unveils 2020 strategy and restructures London practice Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) global revenue dropped 1% to $1.02bn in 2015 as the Hong Kong-headquartered firm unveiled a…
Colt Group legal chief Saphra departs following structural review Legal Business Colt Group’s longstanding group general counsel Robin Saphra (pictured) has left the company following an internal structural review. He is…
‘Challenging to maintain’: German market has volatile November Legal Business Germany saw a flurry of activity last month, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and White & Case pulling out of several…
Parabis carved up in £50m pre-pack administration Legal Business One of the first firms to benefit from sweeping liberalisation of the legal services market in 2012, Parabis Group has…
A royal departure: Crown Estate general counsel Vivienne King to leave amid business restructure Legal Business The Crown Estate’s high profile general counsel and director of business operations, Vivienne King is leaving as the company undergoes…
