Government body’s report criticises ‘slow’ move from elitism in legal sector Legal Business The top jobs in the legal sector are still dominated by private schools, with ‘patchy evidence of Law, Medicine and…
Law Society foresees return to pre-recession growth for industry by 2015 Legal Business The Law Society has forecasted the UK legal industry will return to pre-Lehman levels of growth by next year, according…
Withers wins roles representing property investors suing banks over swaps Legal Business Property tycoons are preparing to hit UK’s courts over allegations that some of the UK’s leading lenders mis-sold hedging products…
‘A true asset’: Travers Smith private equity star Phil Sanderson set to join Ropes & Gray Legal Business City firm Travers Smith has lost heavyweight private equity partner Phil Sanderson who is set to join US firm Ropes…
Freshfields NY corporate partner joins King & Spalding as former Amsterdam chief joins boutique Legal Business With Magic Circle firms still vowing to break ground in the US legal market, Manhattan-based corporate partner Matthew Jacobson has…
Paul Hastings and Weil Gotshal & Manges lead on German bank acquisition Legal Business US firms Paul Hastings and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have won lead roles on the OCEAN Holding acquisition of German…
Wachtell, Skadden and Goodwin Procter take lead roles on Bank of America’s $16.6bn settlement Legal Business Wachtell, Lipton Rosen & Katz; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Goodwin Procter have taken the lead roles on…
Another partner exit at Weil’s London office Legal Business Weil Gotshal & Manges’ head of European high yield Gil Strauss has become the most recent prominent partner to leave…
Quindell hires new legal chief as legal services division posts huge growth Legal Business Alternative business structure (ABS) Quindell has posted a huge revenue increase in the first half of 2014 with its Legal Services…
Accounts for Dechert’s UK LLP show revenues and profit falling Legal Business Profits at Dechert’s UK LLP dropped 21% from £35m to £27.7m for the 12 months to 31 December 2013, according…
Clydes continues to grow ME practice while Jones Day hires in Singapore Legal Business Following a string of international lateral hires over recent months, Clyde & Co continues to bolster its team in the…
Ex-Clydes partner settles whistleblowing case Legal Business After a long-running dispute between Clyde & Co and former partner Krista Bates van Winkelhof, the firm has finally settled the whistleblowing…
Mishcon de Reya set to move to full-equity LLP structure in 2015 Legal Business Mishcon de Reya is set to bring all partners into the equity and convert to a limited liability partnership at…
Post-merger fallout: Squire Patton Boggs loses 23-strong team in the Middle East Legal Business The legacy Squire Sanders practice in the Middle East, a team of 23 lawyers that included five partners, has exited…
Slaughters and HSF lead as BHP Billiton undergoes major demerger Legal Business Slaughter and May corporate partners Richard de Carle and Susannah Macknay are spearheading a demerger at mining giant BHP Billiton,…
‘We’re actively looking at our growth’: PwC hires King & Wood managing partner duo to spearhead Asia legal arm Legal Business PwC Australia has hired former King & Wood Mallesons managing partners, Tony O’Malley and Tim Blue, to spearhead the expansion…
Things to come – accountancy body handed power to grant ABS licences Legal Business There has been more attention of late on the corporate ambitions of major audit groups but news this week is…
Asia: Fears over Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy see vote of no confidence passed in local law society head Legal Business Hong Kong lawyers turned out in force last night (14 August) to cast a vote of no confidence in local…
Guest post: Wild Boys: Why some at the Tax bar need to learn to say no Legal Business It’s quite a rarity for a practising lawyer to suggest serious unethicality on the part of his or her colleagues,…
Financial results 2013/14: Slater and Gordon unveils UK revenue jump Legal Business Australian-listed firm Slater and Gordon (S&G) has today (12 August) announced financial results for the 2013/14 year, with UK revenues…
