US firms Simpson Thacher and Wilson Sonsini connect for Microsoft’s $26.2bn LinkedIn purchase Matthew Field Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have advised on Microsoft’s acquisition of professional social network LinkedIn…
Following suit: Four firms match Cravath associate pay boost Legal Business Predictions of a pay war have proved correct after four US firms followed Cravath, Swaine & Moore into bumping up…
Barclays to extend value accounts framework as part of latest panel review Legal Business More firms set to repay bank if targets missed Barclays is planning to extend the value account system it introduced…
Pearson kicks off second US panel review after finalising litigation roster Legal Business Launch of US corporate review follows UK panel selection Pearson, the largest education company and book publisher in the world,…
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Deal watch: Corporate activity in May 2016 Legal Business SULLIVANS AND WACHTELL ADVISE ON $62m BAYER DEAL Sullivan & Cromwell, Allen & Overy (A&O), and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &…
Sidley secures TowerBrook work despite K&E charm offensive Legal Business Tussle continues over lucrative work after K&E raid After a high-profile tussle and one of the biggest team hires in…
Sidley secures TowerBrook work despite K&E charm offensive Legal Business After a high-profile tussle and one of the biggest team hires in the City, Sidley Austin has secured the corporate…
Willkie hires Bain euro GC as Wall St player strives to establish itself in City buyout sector Legal Business Willkie Farr & Gallagher has made a prominent recruit to its London arm with the appointment of Bain Capital Credit’s European…
One-stop shopping is here but it’s not doing what it was supposed to Legal Business Sometimes in business what you correctly forecast can prove as problematic as what you get wrong. Because even when you…
The last word – Swoop to conquer Legal Business With the publication of our annual Global London report, leading figures at US law firms in the City weigh up…
US law firms’ secret deal weapon blunted as Pfizer pulls plug on $160bn inversion bid Legal Business The wave of ‘inversion’ bids into Europe from US companies could be set to end, with the strategy pioneered by…
Revolving doors: Linklaters makes private client play in a big week for US firm moves in the City Legal Business Linklaters has made a key trusts hire in the City, while US firms Mayer Brown, Baker & McKenzie, Morgan, Lewis…
Latham’s global march slowed as capital markets slump hits US elite Legal Business After setting the pace during last year’s global reporting season, raising revenue by 14% to $2.61bn to become the largest law firm…
US financials: London launch sees firmwide Cooley revenues rise 14% Legal Business Cooley‘s financials for 2015 show revenue has risen 14% to $912m, while profit per equity partner increased by 9% to…
Cooley continues City expansion with Mayer Brown finance partner Clark Legal Business US firm Cooley continues to recruit major lateral hires into its year-old London office as it has announced today (11…
US financials 2015: Paul Weiss, Dechert, Goodwin and K&S all post strong results Legal Business US firm revenue-season has begun with leading firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison posting year-on-year growth. Revenues were up…
The pitch – A new kind of global law firm emerges but can Dentons live up to the hype? Legal Business A dismissed also-ran, Dentons has improbably reinvented itself as a pioneer taking legal globalisation to new heights. Critics snipe but…
US and Irish firms act on $16.5bn Tyco-Johnson Controls merger Jaishree Kalia Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, A&L Goodbody and Arthur Cox have all landed roles advising on…
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…
