Edwards Wildman loses associate quartet to City firms as tensions mount over potential Cooley takeover Sarah Downey Having endured a spate of high profile partner exits during the summer, US firm Edwards Wildman has now seen four…
Bingham’s Hong Kong office looks set to close as Akin Gump pounces again Tom Moore Bingham McCutchen’s Hong Kong office has been put in a precarious position with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld making a two…
Mergerwatch – discussions crank up a gear as Morgan Lewis and Bingham look set to combine Mark McAteer After months of wrangling, the heavily trailed union between Global 100 firms Bingham McCutchen and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius looks…
Accounts show fee and profits slide at Edwards Wildman in London as partner departures pile up Legal Business Having endured a difficult time in recent months with an exodus of partners from its London office, US law firm…
Hostile takeovers globally at highest value since May 2007 Legal Business Increase in bids raises hopes of a rise in UK M&A work M&A partners are predicting that the UK could…
Global 100 Choice of Law – Clash of the Titans Legal Business In the global market, there remain two great powers: English and New York law. While US law has gained an…
Weil Gotshal hires restructuring heavyweight Wilkinson from Goldman Sachs Legal Business It has long been renowned as the top restructuring shop in the US but Weil, Gotshal & Manges was a…
Dwindling partner promotions at A&O and Freshfields fail to maintain current partnership levels Legal Business The UK’s elite law firms often point to their rigorous partnership promotion process as a natural selector of the best…
FBI and Manhattan DA charge four former Dewey managers with fraud Legal Business The long-running investigation into the collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf shifted up a notch today with the announcement that three…
Tax overhaul threatens US firms with four-year cash drain but could boost global mergers Jaishree Kalia US law firms are facing a fundamental overhaul over the way they calculate and distribute their profits that could result…
US merger talks: Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders confirm ‘early’ discussions Legal Business Washington-based Patton Boggs and transatlantic top 40 Global 100 firm Squire Sanders are in preliminary merger talks, the firms confirmed to Legal…
Tax overhaul threatens US firms with four-year cash drain but could boost global mergers Legal Business US law firms are facing a fundamental overhaul over the way they calculate and distribute their profits that could result…
Early numbers in US results season confirms solid growth as Shearman and Dechert lead the pack Legal Business US leaders grind out growth in 2013 despite ‘anaemic economy’ Despite having to contend with what Latham & Watkins’ outgoing…
Taking Manhattan – Gibson Dunn posts strong 2013 financials after another impressive year Jaishree Kalia Identified as one of a handful of firms based outside New York that have mounted a serious challenge to the…
US results season: Sidley posts a 7% increase in turnover as Mayer Brown sees a return to 2007 PEP levels Jaishree Kalia A year of expansion has seen top 15 Global100 firm Sidley Austin post solid 2013 results, with revenue up by around 7%…
Investment funds: Schulte Roth to grow London practice with move to bigger City premises Jaishree Kalia Schulte Roth & Zabel’s (SRZ’s) 80-strong top-tier transatlantic funds practice is set to grow after the US firm announced this week…
US bonus season: Boies Schiller, Cahill Gordon and Sidley among leading US firms to unveil numbers Legal Business Since New York elite firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore kicked off the US bonus season at the start of December with…
Quinn makes record number of promotions as US firms announce partner elections Jaishree Kalia US firms have begun to announce their partnership promotions with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan making the largest number of…
Reed Smith set for record year in London thanks to lateral push and sector focus Legal Business David Stevenson reports on Reed Smith’s evolution into credible global contender For a 1,500-lawyer, top-30 Global 100 firm, Reed Smith…
US bonus season: Cravath kicks off by holding bonuses at 2012 levels Jaishree Kalia The US bonus season has kick-started with elite New York firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore setting the tone by revealing it will…
