Cleary, Cahill, Slaughters and A&O share a Coke on bottler’s €28bn three-way merger Jaishree Kalia A raft of Global 100 firms, including Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May, have won work as three of…
Revolving doors: Mishcon loses City funds chief to OMM as firms bulk up in Asia Michael West O’Melveny & Myers (OMM) made a strategic move last week as it continues to ramp up its City office with…
Revolving Doors: US firms kick-on with big hires as Clydes invests Stateside Tom Moore As firms move to finalise their lateral hires before the holiday season starts, a string of US hires were wrapped…
Slaughter and May’s trainee retention slips to 89% for 2015 autumn intake Legal Business The first Magic Circle to report its trainee intake numbers for autumn 2015, Slaughter and May has revealed it is…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in June 2015 Legal Business US CITY TEAMS TAKE LEAD ROLES ON GHG’S £1.5BN DEBT RESTRUCTURING General Healthcare Group (GHG)’s £1.5bn debt restructuring, involving two…
Team exit for Ashurst in US gifts Paul Hastings added finance strength in New York and DC Jaishree Kalia A nine-lawyer team will be leaving the US offices of Ashurst, including its US managing partner, to join Paul Hastings…
KWM loses second City partner this week as Fried Frank takes funds specialist Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) City office has suffered its second partner exit this week, with financial markets partner Gregg…
Goodwin Procter makes second private equity hire from King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business US firm Goodwin Procter has made its second private equity hire from King & Wood Mallesons’ City office with private…
Dealwatch: A&O and Linklaters sweep roles on €25bn supermarket merger alongside US trio Kathryn McCann The €25bn merger between international food retailers Delhaize Group and Royal Ahold has seen Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters…
Dealwatch: US trio’s City teams take lead roles on GHG’s £1.5bn three-year debt restructuring alongside Simmons and CC Legal Business Teams at the London offices of Paul Hastings; Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy all took…
Reed Smith launches in Frankfurt with raid on US rivals Legal Business Nearly a year in the offing, Reed Smith has opened its second German office with a bang, hiring a total…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in May 2015 Legal Business SLAUGHTERS AND LINKS ACT ON SANTANDER AND UNICREDIT’S ASSET MANAGEMENT TIE-UP Slaughter and May, best-friend firm Uría Menéndez and Davis…
After downsizing Germany Orrick bucks trend with Geneva launch as US firm bolsters arbitration credentials Jaishree Kalia Having recently shut two out of four of its German offices as it refocuses its European strategy, Orrick, Herrington &…
Opening in London: Chicago’s Jenner & Block targets litigation as it sets up shop in the City Legal Business After starting up in Chicago 100 years ago, US litigation powerhouse Jenner & Block has confirmed it will open its…
Linklaters suffers blow as US firms hire trio of leading partners Legal Business Linklaters lost a trio of heavyweight partners in February with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Kirkland & Ellis cherry-picking…
Latham leads the way with $300m revenue hike as US elite posts robust 2014 results Legal Business Jaishree Kalia assesses the winners and losers as the US reporting season kicks off The broad-based economic recovery in the…
Under new leadership: Sadanandan replaces Nick Cline as Latham’s London chief Legal Business After five years in the post, and having nearly doubled the size of the office, Latham & Watkins‘ London head…
Letter from America – Reed Smith puts in confident 2014 showing with revenues up to $1.15bn Legal Business Re-enforcing what is already shaping up to be a robust year for major US-bred advisers, Reed Smith is the latest major…
Weil tops City partner promotions at leading Global London firms Legal Business US firms continue to break ground in London and are increasingly investing in moving their City lawyers up the partnership…
A robust year for M&A shows challenge for City leaders in competing with US rivals Legal Business With no single UK law firm having made a significant impact on the US market, it was no surprise that…
