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Theresa Hargreaves

Private practice litigators, barristers and in-house lawyers gathered in the City’s Minster Building for Legal Business and Legal 500’s annual…

Theresa Hargreaves

‘Nobody really understood what I was going through, and they were nervous to discuss it with me.’ This is an…

Eliza Winter

A&O Shearman has filed its first set of accounts as a merged firm, shedding light on the financial implications of…

Eliza Winter

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of major law firms confirm plans to restructure their paralegal ranks and business services…

Alex Ryan

‘When you start a new practice, there are a tremendous amount of variables,’ says Jake Keaveny, head of European capital…

Will Lewallen

The usual period of pre-Budget speculation was ended prematurely yesterday (26 November) when the Office for Budget Responsibility inadvertently published…

News Editor

Legal 500 is expanding its offering with the acquisition of professional services content marketing, data and analytics company Mondaq. The…

Eliza Winter

Slaughter and May is advising Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) on its proposed acquisition of the Telegraph Media…

Will Lewallen

Collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) have been an important, if somewhat obscure, part of the finance ecosystem for many years. However,…

Will Lewallen

Paul Hastings has hired its fourth lateral partner in London this month, bringing over funds finance partner Jennifer Passagne from…

Eliza Winter

Leading the high profile hires this week, Latham & Watkins has continued its financial sector push with a notable partner…

Eliza Winter

‘Bringing together two firms with more than a billion dollars in revenue each has never been done before. There’s never…

Eliza Winter

Clifford Chance (CC) is set to cut around 10% of its business services staff in London, as part of a…

Kate Peacock

Proskauer has further expanded its London finance practice with its hire of Andrew Payne. Previously at Linklaters in Singapore, Payne…

Georgina Stanley

Perkins Coie and Ashurst are set to combine in a transatlantic merger that will create a top 20 global law…

Will Lewallen

Irwin Mitchell is set to scrap its litigation assistant role following a review of its legal support team,  in a…

Alex Ryan

Cadwalader has been the subject of much merger speculation in recent weeks, with Atlanta-based Alston & Bird one firm hotly…

Will Lewallen

Paul Hastings has hired two tax partners into its London office, building out its City tax offering following a pair…

Will Lewallen

Ropes & Gray has seen two more departures from its London private equity practice, with partner duo Dan Oates and…

Theresa Hargreaves

Quinn Emanuel has significantly bolstered its international arbitration practice in London, bringing over senior partner and practice co-lead Andrew Savage…