US partner promotions: Jones Day makes up two in London from 47-strong round Legal Business Jones Day has become the latest US firm to announce its partner promotion round with 4% of the 47-strong round…
US bonus season: Skadden ups the ante with bonus as Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss and others match Cravath associate pay Legal Business Wall Street’s top firms have announced their bonuses for associates, with many matching the levels of Cravath, Swaine & Moore,…
US partner promotions: Quinn Emanuel makes up one in London in global round of nine Kathryn McCann Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has promoted one partner in the City in a global promotions round which saw the…
Cravath kicks off bonus season with associates in line for up to $100,000 Legal Business Cravath Swaine & Moore has set the benchmark for US associate bonuses becoming the first major law firm to announce its…
‘Do what we think is right’: Eversheds continues search for US deal as Foley & Lardner ends merger discussions Kathryn McCann Eversheds will continue to search for a US deal after the firm’s top target, Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner, ended merger…
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…
Revolving doors: National, boutique and US firms all make key hires Legal Business Recently floated Birmingham-based firm Gateley has turned to recently merged Midlands rival Shakespeare Martineau for its latest lateral hire, taking…
Making history: US elite lines up to advise on Pfizer takeover of Allergan Legal Business In what has been reported as the largest pharmaceutical deal in history, four of the biggest Wall Street players have…
‘Not interested’: Eversheds’ lead US suitor Foley calls time on merger talks Kathryn McCann Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner has ended merger discussions with Eversheds, just over a week after reports Eversheds had identified the US firm…
News in brief – November 2015 Legal Business SLAUGHTER AND MAY WIPES £600M OFF BA SUIT Litigators at Slaughter and May have successfully struck out around £600m from…
Global 100 quartet line up as Shire continues acquisition spree Legal Business Ropes & Gray, Slaughter and May, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Sullivan & Cromwell have all picked up advisory roles…
King & Spalding’s London revenues up 16% as legal headcount lifted by 40% Legal Business Revenue at the London branch of US firm King & Spalding (K&S) surged 16% to £27.2m in 2014 as the firm…
Dealwatch: US firms line up as Russia’s largest driller prepares exit from London stock exchange Legal Business The management of Eurasia Drilling Company Limited is being advised by US firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as it prepares…
The conservation game – up close with New York’s original inner circle Jaishree Kalia Amid a changing global legal market, three storied Wall Street firms retain commanding reputations. Legal Business assesses New York law’s…
Pillsbury and Chadbourne in merger talks as NY’s legal mid-tier continues to consolidate Legal Business US firms Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Chadbourne & Parke are in early merger talks, with the potential to create…
BLP boosts Berlin practice by six with lateral hires from Orrick Victoria Young Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired two partners, Norbert Impelmann and Albrecht von Breitenbuch, along with four other lawyers from…
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…
Latest hires boost Fried Frank’s bold City expansion plans under Graham White Legal Business Former Kirkland & Ellis de facto London head Graham White has experience in building City practices and almost a year…
The Global London debate – Tipping points Alex Novarese To mark our annual Global London report, Legal Business teamed up with Venturis Consulting to assess the dramatic progress made…
Dealwatch: A&O wins place alongside Latham, Ropes and Sidley on Carlyle’s $8bn tech buyout Jaishree Kalia A raft of firms, including Allen & Overy (A&O), have landed roles on Carlyle Group’s $8bn purchase of software-storage company…
