Covington picks up Sidley’s Cheveley as HFW, DLA hire in London and CRS expands in Europe

Covington picks up Sidley’s Cheveley as HFW, DLA hire in London and CRS expands in Europe

Topping this week’s major moves, Phil Cheveley has joined Covington & Burling’s cross-border M&A practice group in London as a partner. Cheveley departs Sidley Austin, bringing a wealth of experience from top firms, including legacy Shearman & Sterling, where he served as EMEA and Asia M&A head, as well as his previous role as M&A …

‘With an open checkbook, they’ll likely target top talent’ – Davis Polk London scale-up turns heads

‘With an open checkbook, they’ll likely target top talent’ – Davis Polk London scale-up turns heads

Compared to some of its flashier US rivals, it’s fair to say Davis Polk has not taken the fastest route to building up in the City. Despite having an office in London for more than five decades, the firm only started practising English law in 2012, and has been relatively cautious about lateral recruiting ever …

‘All options are on the table’: HSF’s CEO on why they chose Kramer – and whether more mergers could follow

‘All options are on the table’: HSF’s CEO on why they chose Kramer – and whether more mergers could follow

‘We want to use this combination to forge a new global elite,’ Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) CEO Justin D’Agostino tells Legal Business as he discusses the firm’s ambitious merger plans with New York’s Kramer Levin. Heralding the planned union as ‘the first real transatlantic and transpacific merger’, D’Agostino stresses that the deal offers ‘a winning …

‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plans

‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plans

While interest in transatlantic tie-ups is currently peaking in the wake of the A&O Shearman and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer deals, one firm that is ahead of the trend du jour is Eversheds Sutherland. The firm – the result of the 2017 combination of the UK’s Eversheds and Atlanta-based Sutherland Asbill & Brennan – has since …

‘A wake-up call to those resisting integration’: HSF US merger marks further shift towards profit-sharing

‘A wake-up call to those resisting integration’: HSF US merger marks further shift towards profit-sharing

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has made no secret of its ambition to grow in the US, and has long been touted as a potential merger partner for Stateside firms. Even so,  Monday’s news (11 November) that it is intending to combine with New York’s Kramer Levin came as a surprise to some partners within the …

Just how global is the Global 100? LB looks beyond revenue to find some true global leaders

Just how global is the Global 100? LB looks beyond revenue to find some true global leaders

What does it take to be part of the global elite? When Legal Business unveiled the very first iteration of its ‘global elite’ back in 2003, 15 firms made the grade, of which six were headquartered in the UK. They were selected based on criteria including: being a leader in their home jurisdiction in at …